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Sinéad O'Connor

Post a cover that's done in a different style than the original version.

I don't know if this is Sinead's original cover of Nina Simone's Sinnerman but it definitely deserves to be mentioned with this prompt. Musical style is different but that's not the only difference. Lyrics also changed from sinner's perspective to deity's perspective in Sinead's version.

Crucial Connections

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Si Me Quieres Escribir
Rolando Alarcon
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A song from the 1960s that you like or means something to you.

This prompt made me think of three songs:

  1. Si Me Quieres Escribir — Rolando Alarcon
  2. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free — Nina Simone
  3. California Dreamin' — The Mamas & the Papas

These three are songs dear to my heart. They all evoke the feeling that Herbert Marcuse described as "the spectre of a world that could be free." If I need to pick one, I pick Si Me Quieres Escribir (and the whole album). Rolando Alarcon is a staple in my music rotation.