Canadian-American musician and singer Rufus Wainwright had briefly met Jeff Buckley and recorded a tribute to him after his 1997 death. That song, “Memphis Skyline”, referenced Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah”, which Wainwright would later record, though using piano and a similar arrangement to Cale’s. Wainwright’s version was included on the album Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture, although it was Cale’s version that was used in the film itself. The Shrek soundtrack, containing Wainwright’s cover, was certified Double Platinum in the United States in 2003 as selling over two million copies.
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Rod Stewart – Maggie May (live)
“Maggie May” is a song written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart in 1971 for his album Every Picture Tells a Story. “Maggie May” expresses the ambivalence and contradictory emotions of a young man involved in a relationship with an older woman, and was written from Stewart’s own experience. In the January, 2007 issue of Q magazine, Stewart recalled: “Maggie May was more or less a true story, about the first woman I had sex with, at the 1961 Beaulieu Jazz Festival.”
Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World (live)
Rockin’ All Over the World is the tenth studio album by the British band Status Quo, released 1977. It is the first of their records to be produced by Pip Williams, and the first to feature Andy Bown as an official band member. It was released in November 1977, and reached #5.
The title track, written and originally recorded by John Fogerty, was released by Quo as a single in September 1977, reaching a peak position of #3. Its b-side was “Ring of a Change”, from their previous studio album. No other singles were issued from the album, although “Can’t Give You More” was re-recorded by the band in 1991 for their album “Rock ‘Til You Drop” and issued as a single, reaching #37.
Little Richard – Tutti Frutti (live)
“Tutti Frutti” (means “All Fruits” in Italian) is a song co-written by Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman), which was recorded in 1955 and became his first major hit record. With its opening cry of “A-wop-bom-a-loo-mop-a-lomp-bom-bom!” (a verbal rendition of a drum pattern that Little Richard had imagined) and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also a model for rock and roll itself.
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
“Billie Jean” is a song by the American recording artist Michael Jackson. It is the second single from the singer’s sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by him and Quincy Jones. There are contradictory claims to what the song’s lyrics refer to. One suggests that they are derived from a real-life experience, in which a female fan claimed that Jackson had fathered one of her twins. However, Jackson himself stated that “Billie Jean” was based on groupies he had encountered. The song is well known for its distinctive bassline and Jackson’s vocal hiccups. The song was mixed 91 times by audio engineer Bruce Swedien before it was finalized.