With the growing popularity of Coverville (thank you!), I get the occasional email asking if I accept submissions from independent artists and recording companies.
ABSOLUTELY! Feel free to email individual mp3s to the coverville@gmail.com, or send physical submissions (CDs, etc.) to:
Brian Ibbott
Coverville
PMB 12
15400 West 64th Ave, Unit E-9
Arvada, CO 80007
Please include with your submission that you give me permission to play your music on my show, and include any bio information that you’d like me to mention when I play the track, including a website where I can direct people who want to learn more about you.
NotLame records is a good example of a recording company that has seen some great response from music I’ve played on my show. (make sure to check out their excellent Cars Tribute: “Just What I Needed”, which features some excellent cover versions of Cars classics.
Great show, as always.
I'd attribute This Wheel's on Fire to Bob Dylan/The Band, since Dylan did it for the Basement Tapes c 1967, but it wasn't released until 1975, while The Band's version on Big Pink was the first one available, in 1968.
on the second musically challenged Rocky horror on broadway was titled 'The Rocky Horror Show" the movie was 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' according to my singing actor bro-in-law who played brad in a local theater production outside of Houston
That's exactly right – good point! The audio came from the Tim Curry movie performance, but you're right about the name of the original play.
Indeed you are correct! Way to go on my Musically Challenged, Brian and Tina – I am duly impressed with your "Backwards Broadway" skills! (And STILL really surprised that neither of you got the iconic song name from "Phantom of the Opera!")
For anyone who's interested, here are the dates on the songs, in reference to their common thread (which was that they were all stage plays later adapted for film):
Phantom of the Opera – silent film 1925, stage play debut 1986, film adaptation 2004
Grease – stage play debut 1971, film adaptation 1978
Annie – stage play debut 1976, film adaptation 1982
Mamma Mia – stage play debut 1999, film adaptation 2008
Jesus Christ Superstar – stage play debut 1971, film adaptation 1973
Rocky Horrow (Picture) Show – stage play debut 1973, film adaptation 1975
(Thank you Wiki!)
And I have to apologize – I was semi-wrong about my thread – seeing as Phantom was a silent film first, THEN a play, and THEN another more recent film adaptation! I'd completely forgotten about the silent film that predated the Broadway play.
This was fun! Look for more Backwards Musically Challenged to come your way again…