107.9 The River » song covers http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Bob Dylan, the Beatles + the Cars Covered By Prince During Toronto Concert http://theriver1079.com/bob-dylan-the-beatles-the-cars-covered-by-prince-during-toronto-concert/ http://theriver1079.com/bob-dylan-the-beatles-the-cars-covered-by-prince-during-toronto-concert/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:00:37 +0000 Karen 'Gilly' Laney http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=35436 Prince paid tribute to classic rock artists Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Cars by covering their songs during a three-plus hour performance in Toronto on Friday night (Nov. 26).

]]> http://theriver1079.com/bob-dylan-the-beatles-the-cars-covered-by-prince-during-toronto-concert/feed/ 0 Stuart Wilson, Getty Images The Beatles' 'Revolution' to be covered by Flaming Lips as Tribute to Steve Jobs http://theriver1079.com/the-beatles-revolusion-flaming-lips-cover/ http://theriver1079.com/the-beatles-revolusion-flaming-lips-cover/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:57:39 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=30354 Apple Inc. and the Beatles have been intertwined since the computer giant’s earliest days, so it’s only fitting that the band’s music should be used to pay tribute to recently deceased company founder Steve Jobs.

The Flaming Lips have announced plans to debut their cover of the classic Beatles track ‘Revolution’ at the O Music Awards 2 on Oct. 31 — and record their performance on an iPad. 

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