A cover of Scatman John's "Scatman" for the first round of the Song Cover Battle. Recording by Nick Allan.

Thanks to Shaun Porter, Tim Abel, Jacinta Lee, and Sam Cupitt.

Scatmen - SONG COVER CHALLENGE #1

My submission for the eighties round of the Song Cover Challenge. I tried to channel Phil Collins a little in this one. Thanks to Jacinta Lee for choosing the song, and to everyone I used as a sounding board.

Song originally written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard. Cover by Nick Allan.

Watch the music video I made with some friends:
https://youtu.be/4RPgWKdrUxw

"Prayer for Likes" - SONG COVER CHALLENGE: The Eighties

My submission for the Australiana round of the Song Cover Challenge.

Song originally written and produced by The Church. Cover by Nick Allan.

Music video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdLYMZuvb5I

"En Garde, Merman!" - SONG COVER CHALLENGE: Australiana

For David Bowie.

My submission for the SCC round in honour of the Goblin King himself.

Song originally produced by David Bowie & Arif Mardin, and memorably performed by David Bowie in the 1986 film "Labyrinth". Cover by Nick Allan. Thanks to Matt Godfrey for playing bass for me.

Video link:
https://youtu.be/cuF7T5CpIGk

"Tragic Prance"  - SONG COVER CHALLENGE: David Bowie

For the champs round of the Song Cover Challenge, my final SCC submission. This time around everyone covered "Wonderwall" by Oasis, perhaps the most covered song of the last couple of decades. I put together this tribute to all the wonderful walls out there in the world, and a fond farewell to what has been a weird, fun, educational, and above all WONDERFUL year of Song Cover Challenge.

"Wonderwall" originally by Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. "What a Wonderful World" written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, originally recorded by Louis Armstrong. "Another Brick in the Wall" originally by Pink Floyd, written by Roger Waters.

YouTube link:
https://youtu.be/UXW3pGwh6a8

"What A Wonderful Wall" - SONG COVER CHALLENGE: Wonderwall

It's been six months since I last entered the comp, but this could very well be my favourite song of all time, so I had no problems getting motivated to have another crack at the SCC. It has a bit of a similar vibe to the Elvis Presley version with the first verse inspired by Johnny Cash's version. I wanted to collaborate heavily on this and ended up with contributions from Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and even London! A big thank you to Tim in the U.K. for his vocals and guitar work, Dave for trombone and vocals, Alex for stepping in last minute to provide some bass, Ryan for a little bit of harmonica, Emily for triangle, and Chris for sacrificing his Sunday to go film the video with me.

I hope you enjoy it!

And Tim and Dane: looks like I got the last laugh after all! HAHAHAHAAAAAAA!

Original song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon & Garfunkel.

"A Drubbed Twelve Roger Riot" - Nick Allan - SCC Round 19 (Natural Bodies of Water)

I wanted to have a go at making a soundtrack for a trailer in the style of every blockbuster trailer you’ve seen in the last decade. Figuring out how to create some of the sounds you find in modern trailers was a cool learning experience - and that’s why I love the Song Cover Challenge!

Original song recorded by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and produced by Nick Launay. Featured on the album "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (2008).

Video:
coming soon

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