Also - I've spent the whole day thinking about what U2's 'With or Without You' would sound as sung by the Beatles. There's probably a whole market for hit songs as sung by long-gone hit bands. Call it DeepSongs or some such thing. #smallstories
@Downes I may well use this as an exercise for my 'structures and politics of rock' class next Sept. (it was the one I inherited at very short notice last (this) year, and when given the choice of remove it from the curriculum options (e.g. no non-classical option) or I keep doing it - I said I'd keep on with it.
Great fun homework project :) ...could be in groups and they have to perform one aspect live. :D
@lauraritchie I want to hear the results. They could interpret as the Beatles singing about their break-up - John singing 'You give yourself away', Paul singing "See the stone set in your eyes / See the thorn twist in your side". The whiole group in harmony doing the "With or Without you" bit.
@Downes@mastodon.social@lauraritchie I guess the best example of this sort of thing is Post-Modern Jukebox, which is very good, but they don't emulate modern (post-60s) bands, only earlier (Jazz/lounge) styles. http://postmodernjukebox.com/ My favourite of their is their take on 'Crazy'.
@Downes I think I'll think up a few pairs that mix very established styles or particularly progressive sounds - Sex Pistols, Epic Rock Ballads, Pet Shop Boys.... with the idea that people would have to understand the underlying components in order to swap them out - style, instrumentation, harmony, texture... it's a really great idea you had ;)
@Downes @lauraritchie We saw Postmodern Juke Box live a few years ago and it was great fun ...