Thursday, December 4, 2008

Sgt Pepper, Jones the voice, poetry and the holiday spirit.

This week on Through The Looking Glass I will be playing the whole of the Beatles “Sgt Peppers” in cover versions, Using cover songs to expose the poetry hidden in songs that you know and love. There will be a few covers sang by Tom Jones, My featured cover artist this week. I will also throw in a few seasonally inspired covers and remixes to prepare you for the holiday onslaught.
This weekend is the 42nd anniversary of the Beatles entering the studio to start recording “Sgt Peppers Only Hearts Club Band” it took them over 4 months to record, a mammoth session for the sixties but speedy compared to today’s bands (GNR anyone). There have been at least three full cover albums of Sgt Peppers and countless versions of all the songs all over the world of music. I have compiled a playlist that covers many musical forms and interpretations; I hope that you will be suitably entertained.
To add some form of continuity within the show I will occasionally feature an artist who has a lot of cover versions in their back catalogue. This week it is Tom Jones who throughout his long career has consistently included cover versions on most of his albums. Recently he has had resurgence in England playing with bands like Portishead, Robbie Williams, Jools Holland and the Cardigans.
Remember to tune in Fridays from 6pm to 8pm Mtn time at KTAOS 101.9 or stream at KTAO.com. Thanks
Dan (the English one).

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