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Adam Sweeting
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Paperback. Girls Aloud record the Pointer Sisters' 'Jump'; Atomic Kitten record Blondie's 'The Tide is High' and Kool and the Gang's 'Ladies Night" Westlife record Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl', Phil Collin's 'Against All Odds', Abba's 'I Have a Dream', and Barry Manilow's 'Mandy'.. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Girls Aloud record the Pointer Sisters' 'Jump'; Atomic Kitten record Blondie's 'The Tide is High' and Kool and the Gang's 'Ladies Night'' Westlife record Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl', Phil Collin's 'Against All Odds', Abba's 'I Have a Dream', and Barry Manilow's 'Mandy'-Thanks to the boom in TV-created pop stars, ancient pop classics have never had it so good, with 'Unchained Melody' massacred afresh by Gareth Gates and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' eviscerated by Hear'Say. But back in pop's early days, every record was a cover version. Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald were famous for interpreting other people's songs, and the ... Read more
Girls Aloud record the Pointer Sisters' 'Jump'; Atomic Kitten record Blondie's 'The Tide is High' and Kool and the Gang's 'Ladies Night'' Westlife record Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl', Phil Collin's 'Against All Odds', Abba's 'I Have a Dream', and Barry Manilow's 'Mandy'-Thanks to the boom in TV-created pop stars, ancient pop classics have never had it so good, with 'Unchained Melody' massacred afresh by Gareth Gates and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' eviscerated by Hear'Say. But back in pop's early days, every record was a cover version. Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald were famous for interpreting other people's songs, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844135448
SKU
V9781844135448
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About Adam Sweeting
Adam Sweeting writes for the Guardian, Uncut, The Times, Gramophone, and High Life. In his spare time he makes television documentaries with his production company, VTVC.
Reviews for Cover Versions
A thoroughly enjoyable book that anyone interested in popular music will find a whiz to read
Herald
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