{"id":3685,"date":"2024-10-19T06:12:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T06:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=3685"},"modified":"2024-10-18T14:32:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:32:22","slug":"7-throwback-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/7-throwback-covers","title":{"rendered":"7 Throwback Covers By Sofar Artists That Serve Up Some Serious Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was the best of times (for skinny jeans); it was the worst of times (for growing out our natural roots under highlights). Welcome back to the \u201890s, \u201800s, and \u201810s\u2014three iconic decades of music, deeply entrenched in words like \u201ciconic\u201c, \u201cironic, and, yes, \u201ctoxic\u201d (see below).<\/p>\n<p>Here are seven of our favorite covers from the era, performed by some of the most talented Sofar artists on the stage today. Unlike Y2K, these covers have had a lasting impact.<\/p>\n<h2>Anthony Hall \u2014 \u201cNo Diggity\u201d (Cover) by Blackstreet (1996)<\/h2>\n<p>For all intents and purposes, we like the way he works it. In this clip, Anthony Hall covers Blackstreet\u2019s \u201cNo Diggity\u201d in an intimate, backyard show in Las Vegas. It\u2019s smooth, sultry, and leaves us rocking our beanies side-to-side every time we watch it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anthony Hall - No Diggity (Blackstreet Cover) | Sofar Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wx_DXVFaDvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Sonia Barcelona \u2014 \u201cFly Away\u201d (Cover) by Lenny Kravitz (1998)<\/h2>\n<p>If you can immediately imagine the neon-greenish music video of this seminal Kravitz anthem\u2026you\u2019re not alone. In this cover slash mashup, Sonia Barcelona brings \u201cOld Town Road\u201d into the fold. Sonia, Lenny, Billy Ray, and Lil Nas X all at once? What a quad.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sonia Barcelona - Fly Away\/Old Town Road Mashup (Cover) | Sofar Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I2roozllB_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Rebecca McCartney \u2014 \u201cToxic\u201d (Cover) by Britney Spears (2003)<\/h2>\n<p>There exists a type of cover that is such a departure from the original song that you can hardly believe both occupy the same space in your temporal lobe. Rebecca McCartney\u2019s phenomenally raw cover of Britney Spears\u2019 \u201cToxic\u201d does just that. Be prepared to want both on your playlists\u2014for very different occasions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rebecca McCartney - Toxic | Sofar NYC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-ur96UC_SY?start=12&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Spectrum \u2014 \u201cWhat Else Is There?\u201d (Cover) by R\u00f6yksopp Cover (2005)<\/h2>\n<p>Blink and you might find yourself in 2005, strobing the night away at an underground Oslo rave. In this full-throated tribute, Spectrum puts a modern spin on R\u00f6yksopp\u2019s critically acclaimed single \u201cWhat Else Is There?\u201d at a packed show in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spectrum - What Else Is There? (R\u00f6yksopp Cover) | Sofar Bucharest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OTpZVzcpCUs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Joshy Soul \u2014 \u201cElectric Feel\u201d (Cover) by MGMT (2007)<\/h2>\n<p>MGMT\u2019s \u201cElectric Feel\u201d throws us back to a certain time, a place, and an entire way of being. This jazzy, big band cover by Joshy Soul brings back the hit to a sashaying audience in San Francisco. Scrub to 1:23 for a crowd-pleasing sax solo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joshy Soul - Electric Feel | Sofar San Francisco\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTaKr3IZvBE?start=53&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Cole Brandt \u2014 \u201cGet Lucky\u201d (Cover) by Daft Punk (2013)<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re up all night to get some\u2026 epic jamming! In this clip, Chicago-based guitarist Cole Brandt unleashes an instrumental take on Daft Punk\u2019s unforgettable (truly, that beat is never leaving you) 2013 hit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cole Brandt - Get Lucky (Daft Punk Cover) | Sofar Chicago\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTTY7HcRNao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Idly \u2014 \u201cLost on You\u201d (Cover) by LP (2016)<\/h2>\n<p>In the eight years since its release, LP\u2019s live performance of \u201cLost on You\u201d has garnered over 1.4 billion views on YouTube. In the comments of Idly\u2019s peaceful cover of the haunting single, fans describe the upside-down remake as \u201cangelic\u201d, \u201csoft vintage\u201d and sung \u201cin cursive.\u201d Hear it for yourself:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Idyl - Lost on you (LP Cover) | Sofar Li\u00e8ge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JdBe8E8ya8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sofarsounds.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ready to see artists like these in real life? Catch a Sofar show near you!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was the best of times (for skinny jeans); it was the worst of times (for growing out our natural roots under highlights). 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