By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone
We love good covers, those that take on the reinterpretation of a classic song with rebellion, with audacity, even, if you will, with disrespect, overcoming the stage of admiration for the original composers and accepting the urge to slap them for having done something wonderful before anyone else.
A cover is one thing, a tribute is another. The latter is assumed with the commitment to the unaltered copy. It is generally a boring product, a mania invented to amuse intransigent drunks in a seedy bar, a consolation prize for those who feel a nostalgia that cannot be altered in the slightest, an act of exaggerated devotion made by musicians whose future, we wouldn't be surprised, is linked to a garage church., a corporate cult of unforgivable edicts. The cover, on the other hand, part of the wonderful sin of questioning, Even from a place of fascination, the initial work, the primary reference point, the one perhaps celebrated by millions, many of whom are far removed from the possibility of accepting a possible reconstruction. In short, the cover, in many cases, It's a fun game that opens other windows and laughs at the inviolability of unpublished matter.
Since the beginning of the year, we've been collecting interesting covers recorded by Latin artists, and now that we've reached 13, we couldn't wait to put them together in a 45-minute playlist, perfect for these uncertain and turbulent times. The original tracks belong to artists as varied as... Soda Stereo, Nine Inch Nails, the ever-remembered Jeanette, Depeche Mode, Amy Winehouse, King Changó, Aterciopelados, Inti Illimani, Babasónicos, Celia Cruz, Javiera Mena and Ulises Butrón. Their versions were performed in ranchera, pop, rock, cumbia, ska, folk, punk, and traditional music styles by artists from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, and Chile, some of whom reside in Great Britain and the United States. I hope you enjoy this little bit of fun with us and share it with your friends and loved ones.