Crucial Track for 20th May 2025 - "Hello" by Alaine
What’s a remix or cover you like more than the original?
There are a number of covers I could pick. Virtually any Elvis song, for example. Although I’ve heard many of the originals and liked them, I like Elvis' versions more…but because his versions are so familiar they often don’t feel like covers, especially given singer-songwriter-ing wasn’t as much of a thing at the time.
Instead I’ve picked a song from one of my favourite micro-genres - reggae covers.
This is the Adele song, not the Lionel Ritchie. Adele’s original is marvellous, but I listen to Alaine’s version more often