Question
The Song Police on My Back Production Comparison
Identify a
popular song that has also had a successful cover version (example: Dolly
Parton ‘I Will Always Love You’ and Whitney Houston’s rendition). Include the
following information for the song:
• Song Title
• Artist
• Album
• Label
• Year released
• Cover version Artist
• Year cover version released Listen to both
versions and write a comparison of their respective productions. Topics to
include in your comparison can include:
• Instrumentation
• Tempo
• Use of FX (reverb, delay,
distortion, etc.)
• Reharmonization (changes in
chord structure)
• Form and feel (structure and style of
performance)
• Were either of the songs stripped down or did they have lavish production
Expert Solution
Eddy Grant sang the song Police on
My Back, recorded by his label the Equals in 1967 and released in the
Sandinista album. The cover version was sung by the artist Mushroom Pillow of the
Clash group and was released in 2014. The original song and its cover version
have significant comparisons that are observable. The tempo in the original is
a slow pace with a regular rhythm and repeated patterns, while the cover
version has a faster pace with an irregular rhythm. The original has the entire
band participating in singing the chorus, while the cover version has only one
person singing the entire song.
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