Evolution of the song Sweet Dreams from 1982 to today

By: Fabian Kolly
Sweet dreams: From 1982 to today's house version.

Original: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams 4:48
Recorded in 1982 and released in January 1983.

It’s the most famous song of the group Eurythmics, the music video for “sweet dreams” was filmed in January 1983, shortly before the single and the album were released. The video received heavy airplay on the MTV channel and is widely considered a classic clip from the early-MTV era. The lyrics are about the people in your live who want to profit from you in every place of the world. The message is to don't care about this people and to moving on.

Sylvie Vartan – Déprime 3:33 

It’s a readaptation of the original song, the melody is exactly the same but the lyrics are completely different and they have no common with the original lyrics. This cover version was wrote in 1983. The lyrics of the french version are about a someone who is in a depression and who's medicament is the love of someone else.

Marilyn Manson cover: 4:39 min
The cover version from Marilyn Manson is the first single from the remix album, Smells like Children. Marilyn Manson added some extra lines to the lyrics that are not present in the Eurythmics version: "I wanna use you and abuse you/I wanna know what's inside you." and "I'm gonna use you and abuse you/I'm gonna know what's inside you".
The lyrics are quit the same than in the original version but they seem much harder because of the video and how the singer sings them.
It’s a much harder version than the original and the clip is very bizarre.
 Recorded in 1994 and released in 1996.

Steve Angello Remix: 5:50
Recorded in 2005, the song is longer and haves more electric components and stronger bass.

Benny Benassi remix: 3:29
 The lyrics are the same and from the same singer but over the normal melody the DJ placed bass and electronic elements.

I also found many other cover versions and remixes, but they are not so important for me because I want to show the evolution from the original song to the electro house version.

If you want to see the list of all the cover versions and remixes please visit: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Dreams_(Are_Made_of_This)_(Lied)

The Baseballs

The Baseballs, a famous cover band from germany, were founded in Berlin in 2007. They cover a lot of popular pop songs which they turn into a rock'n'roll song.
They're not just like all the other cover bands, they're really like a band from the fifties with their style.

                                         Basti                                Sam                        Digger

Some Songs

1. Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls
2. Let's Get Loud - Jennifer Lopez
3. Angels - Robbie Williams
4. Hot'n'Cold - Katy Perry
5. The Look - Roxette
6. Umbrella - Rihanna
7. I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters

Albums

 

Songs Strike 

1. Umbrella
2. Love in this Club
3. Hey There Delilah
4. Bleeding Love
5. Hot 'n' Cold
6. I Don't Feel Like Dancing
7. Don't Cha
8. Let's Get Loud
9. Angels
10. Crazy in Love
11. This Love
12. The Look

Songs Strike Back 

Tracks Disc 1

1. Umbrella
2. Love in this Club
3. Hey There Delilah
4. Bleeding Love
5. Hot 'n' Cold
6. I Don't Feel Like Dancing
7. Don't Cha
8. Let's Get Loud
9. Angels
10. Crazy in Love
11. This Love
12. The Look

Tracks Disc 2

1. No One
2. Chasing Cars
3. Monday Morning
4. Poker Face
5. Jungle Drum

By Anja and Nadine

The Beatles-Paul is Dead

By Annika

 In 1969, the cover of the Beatles' recently released album Abbey Road started a rumor that quickly spread through America. "Paul is dead." The theory was that on November 9, 1966, Paul McCartney stormed out of the recording studio, got into his car, and drove off. Soon after, he got into a car accident and died. Not wanting to make a big fuss, the remaining Beatles replaced him with the winner of a Paul McCartney look-alike contest, who, with a little plastic surgery, looked so much like Paul that nobody noticed.



Coincidentally, Paul's double can also talk and sing exactly like him. They were so much alike that nobody noticed that the real Paul was dead until three years later, when the Beatles released Abbey Road.







The Evidence:

Some of the most substantial "evidence" was on the cover of Abbey Road.

This scene was interpreted by some fans to be a funeral procession. In front, John is dressed in white, like a religious person. Next, Ringo is dressed in black, representing a mortician or a mourner. Paul, barefoot with a suit, would of course be the corpse. Lastly, George is wearing simple jeans, representing the grave digger. In addition, Paul is out of step. The license plate of the yellow VW bug is 28IF. This was interpreted to mean that Paul would be in his 28 year of life IF he were still alive.

Since Paul had died earlier than the release of Abbey Road, previous albums also had clues, claimed the believers of this rumor.

On the back cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul has his back turned to the camera.

In this picture, also included in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul is shown sitting in the fetal position. This is how Indians bury their dead. The Beatles were known to be fascinated with the Indian culture. On his uniform, the white bars and epaulets are trimmed in black for death. Most shocking, however, is the patch on his left arm, which reads "O.P.D." In Britain, this means "Officially Pronounced Dead."

The Magical Mystery Tour came with a 24-page pamphlet full of pictures, many of which also have hidden "clues."

If one examines the drum closely, it is possible to read the words on the drum: "Love the 3 Beatles."

In this pictures, also included in the pamphlet, the Beatles all have red carnations. Except for Paul...his is black, symbolizing death.



In many of the pictures published with later albums, there is something about Paul that makes him stand out from the others, be it a black carnation, a different angle, no shoes, etc. Fans took these as "clues" telling them about his death. The list of evidence goes on and on. In addition, "deeper meanings" were found in some of the songs telling fans more about the death of Paul.

The Beatles denied accusations of having planted these clues either as a joke or to promote sales, so whether or not they did it purposely will remain a mystery.

If you would like to read more about the "Paul is dead" theory and the evidence, visit:
http://www.ispauldead.com/501.html
http://www.turnmeondeadman.com/index.php

Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin

The song was written and sung by the members of Led Zeppelin in 1971.
The song was produced more accidentally. The band was trying to finish the song "4 Sticks" but they failed. So they were just playing around and spontaneously they created the son "Rock and Roll".

Other Cover Versions:
There are more than 40 different versions.
For example:

• Heart (1980)
• Gotthard (1994)
• Cactus Jack (2002)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (2008)  

I think that the version of Alvin and the Chipmunks is the best, because it's really cute!^.^

by Annick

Hush by Billy Joe Royal

The song was written by Joe South for Billy Joe Royal, which became just a minor hit. The more famous version is from Deep Purple, recorded in 1968 for their debut album Shades of Deep Purple.

                                                           Original sung by Billy Joe Royal


Other cover versions:

• Deep Purple 1968
• Russell Morris & The Rubes 1976
• Kula Shaker 1997

The version from Deep Purple was used in various movies:

• Appollo 13 (1996)
• Isn`t she great (2000)
• When strangers appear (2001)
• Beyond the sea (2004)
• Children of men (2006)

I think that the version by Gotthard is the best, because... Well, just because^^


© by  Flavia

The Beatles-Part 3: The Break-up

By Annika

During an interview in 1966, Lennon stated that in his opinion, Christianity was dying, and the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus now." This started a huge controversy in America, especially in the "Bible belt" (the South). South African radio banned the Beatles until 1971. Religious and social conservatives, as well as the Ku Klux Klan, criticized Lennon and the Beatles. In a press conference, Lennon said, "if I'd said television was more popular than Jesus, I might have got away with it," but "if you want me to apologize, if that will make you happy, then okay, I'm sorry."

In June 1967, they released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It is widely regarded as a masterpiece, and Rolling Stone ranked it number one among its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." On June 25th, they performed their newest song, All You Need is Love, on television. This was the "Summer of Love," and the song was adopted as a "Flower Power" anthem.

Two months later, their manager, Brian Epstein, died. The Beatles were disoriented and worried about the future. On December 26, 1967, the band aired The Magical Mystery Tour film. For this they received their first major negative feedback from the UK press. It was called "blatant rubbish," "a colossal conceit," and "a kind of fantasy morality play about the grossness and warmth and stupidity of the audience."

During recording for a new album, trouble started for the members of the Beatles. Starr quit for a while, so McCartney had to play drums for several tracks. More tension was caused by Lennon's romance with Yoko Ono. Despite the agreement that partners were not to enter the recording studio, Lennon brought her to all their recording sessions. He lost interest in writing with McCartney, and became more and more critical of McCartney's songwriting.

Recording for Let It Be was "a miserable experience" for the Beatles, so McCartney suggested recording another album, Abbey Road.  Before they could start recording in February, they had to agree on the format on the album. Lennon wanted his music and McCartney's music to be on separate sides of the album. The compromise that they were finally able to agree on was to have separately composed songs on the first side and a medley on the second. On August 20, 1969, they finished Abbey Road with the recording of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)." This was the last time that all of the Beatles were in a recording studio together.

On September 20 1969, Lennon told the group he was leaving. In January 1970, the remaining three Beatles recorded Harrison's "I Me Mine" to complete the Let it Be album. On April 10, McCartney publicly announced that he was leaving the band. On December 31 1970, McCartney filed a suit for the dissolution of the Beatles. However, because of legal disputes, it did not take effect until 1975. The "reassuring, geometrically perfect, once apparently ageless family of siblings" that had captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world was over.

Mighty Quinn by Bob Dylan Cover Versions

Dylan originally recorded the song in 1967 under the name Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn), but didn't release a version. The song was picked up and recorded by the British band Manfred Mann, who released it under the title Mighty Quinn.

           Bob Dylan                                                                    Manfred Mann

• Manfred Mann 1968
• Ian and Sylvia 1968
• Gary Puckett & The Union Gap 1968
• Fruitgum Company 1968
• Julie London 1968
• The Hollies 1969
• The Beatles 1970
• Gotthard 1996
• Phish 1999
• Grateful Dead 2000
• Les Fradkin 2006
• Nena Daconte 2007
• Cornershop 2009