This has to be heard to be believed. Courtesy of Dan over at Country Universe, the Oak Ridge Boys (you know…”Elvira”?) appear to have followed in the footsteps of Johnny Cash by covering an alternative classic. Rather than Nine Inch Nails, they opt for the White Stripes classic “Seven Nations Army”. Check out the original if you’re not familiar (shame on you!), and then the Oak Ridge Boys’ cover.
The fact that I have referenced the Oak Ridge Boys and the White Stripes in the same entry is surely a sign of the apocalypse. However, I really like the cover. Now, if I didn’t know the original, I’m sure I would despise this version, but it works. Look for the Oak Ridge Boys single on Tuesday, and the full length drops on the 19th.
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I know I’ve done a few of these video entries lately, but this one goes a little deeper than “oooh, check out this video”. Elliott was my pick all through American Idol Season 5, going all the way back to his Hollywood Week performance of “A Song For You”. This is an example of what can happen when the Idol producers stay out of the mix, letting the music and the performers speak for themselves. While Elliott was eliminated during the Top 3 week, it was the closest margin in the history of the show, with all three (Taylor Hicks and Katherine McPhee being the other two) receiving just over 33% of the vote.
I don’t want to call it revenge, but sometimes life corrects itself. Elliott ended up with the biggest record of the top 3 that season (“Wait For You”), his debut has already been certified Gold, and he still has his original record deal, which the other two don’t. His second full-length is called “Fight For Love”, and it drops this coming Tuesday. The title song hasn’t exactly set the world on fire yet, but I am really liking this new video. Maybe I’m crazy, but I see Elliott and Shayne Ward going in the same direction, and could easily see Shayne singing this song as well. Judge for yourselves…
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