Mark Ronson Version
Mark Ronson is the forefather of the cover. He has tapped into his celebrity phonebook and pulled out a few favours I’m sure, to produce this show stopping album. Its an alubs of bootlegs and covers and is populated with the voices of his celebrity mates.
What’s not to love about the cover or bootleg? Rather than getting the pleasure of just one perfectly penned song or the sonorous emissions from a world class musician, you get both.
His music takes a tongue in cheek look at the way music is produced. For example the Brittany spears toxic song is covered by Ol' Dirty Bastard and Tiggers. What couldn’t be funnier than putting a song my Ms Squeaky clean (well at least she was) against the gritty vocals of Ol' Dirty Bastard?! It works brilliantly and adds a twist of humour to the otherwise pretty staid world of modern pop.
But toxic is not the best song on the album, not by a long shot. It can’t feel great when the cover of your song is sung better than you ever could. It can’t feel good when the cover is remembered with more resonance than the original. Just listen to the Amy Winehouse cover of Valerie.
| Merchant | Title | Price |
 | Version | £6.99 |
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