Cover - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Starfucker

Original: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper

Genre: Electroacoustic/Disco House
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Latest Album: Julius EP (2010)
Label: Polyvinyl Records
Other Notable Songs: "Julius"

Fun Fact: Band members, particularly bassist Shawn Glassford, will frequently wear women's clothing during live performances.

Starfucker Website HERE.



The Original:

Covers - "La Vie En Rose" by Louis Amstrong

Original: "La Vie En Rose" by Edith Piaf

Who says covers have to be new in order to be ground breaking? There is nothing better than a musical legend covering another musical legend, in my humble opinion. Louis Amstrong covered "La Vie En Rose" by the amazing Edith Piaf, who popularized the song in 1946. This cover gained popularity in 2008 when it was used the soundtrack to the imensely successful animated film WALL-E. 


This jazz classic has been covered dozens of times, but I maintain that Louis did it the best next to Edith herself.



Another interesting version is by none other than pop-princess Cyndi Lauper. I'm not a huge fan of hers, generally speaking, but every once and a great while I hear a song by her that really stuns me. This might be one of them.