HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of "The Story Of Tonight"
HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of "The Story Of Tonight"
#1HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of "The Story Of Tonight"
Posted: 2/7/16 at 4:16pm
Now I may have missed one or two somewhere, but I believe this is the first cover of a song from a new musical to be done and released as a major single by a mainstream group (rather than a theatre performer or even a jazz singer) in a great many years.
I think that this is the type of thing that is really telling as to how much of an impact this show is having.
Shrek3
Featured Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#2HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 4:17pm
Yeah and Clyde HATES it! He doesn't understand how important it is.
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#3HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 4:20pm
Depends on what you mean by mainstream. There are a number of club covers of Broadway songs. Defying gravity has been the subject of several such covers. My old roommate used to crank them when he was getting ready to go out.
I tried listening to this but I couldn't handle the auto tune.
#4HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 4:25pm
Shrek3 said: "Yeah and Clyde HATES it! He doesn't understand how important it is."
Correct, Pintobean. I do hate this. Some sh!tty pop/punk band did a cover of a song from a huge musical in order to insert themselves into relevancy and make money. Please elucidate how this cover is "important."
#5HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 5:16pm
Clyde... chill.
I thought it was an interesting development, but it's importance is debatable (thus the question mark) so I thought I'd start a discussion. No need to get your panties in a twist.
#6HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 5:17pm
That wasn't directed toward you. I'm tired of Pintobean and his nonsense.
#7HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 6:40pm
@ChiTheaterFan-those "club covers" actually have a smaller average sales figure than show music. Imagine that.
@Clyde-you have your perspective screwed on backwards. What is important is the flow from a musical to the mainstream, not what the mainstream does with it. In this case, what's they have done with it is truly awful. But that's beside the point.
#8HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 6:55pm
Ariana Grande/MIKA did a coverish mashup of Popular.
I'm not a fan of this...but I'm also not all that bent out of shape over it.
#9HAMILTON Landmark? We The Kings cover of
Posted: 2/7/16 at 7:08pm
ChiTheaterFan said: "Depends on what you mean by mainstream. There are a number of club covers of Broadway songs. Defying gravity has been the subject of several such covers. My old roommate used to crank them when he was getting ready to go out.
I tried listening to this but I couldn't handle the auto tune. "
Are you referring to the defying gravity remix?
#10HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/7/16 at 7:31pm
I don't know the group, but I thought it was kind of a cute cover of the song. The selection of this song in particular confused me though, it's not among the best songs in the show.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#12HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/7/16 at 7:37pm
FindingNamo said: "Who?"
We the Kings
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#13HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/7/16 at 7:41pm
Some sort of Florida scene band? Why?
#14HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/7/16 at 7:46pm
Because they're the ones that recorded the cover???
#15HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/7/16 at 7:50pm
I'm hoping that other, better bands cover the Hamilton material.
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#16HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/7/16 at 8:51pm
Call_me_jorge said: "ChiTheaterFan said: "Depends on what you mean by mainstream. There are a number of club covers of Broadway songs. Defying gravity has been the subject of several such covers. My old roommate used to crank them when he was getting ready to go out.
I tried listening to this but I couldn't handle the auto tune. "
Are you referring to the defying gravity remix?
"
Honestly I'm not sure. I just heard it blasting from my basement and when I said "there's a dance club version of defying gravity?" The response from my roommate was "have you met any gay men? Of COURSE there's a dance club version of defying gravity."
he listened to it on repeat despite "hating wicked..."
ETA: I know nothing about music post-2000. I feel old whenever reading about the Grammies because I've never heard of any of them. I had never heard of we the kings but all I know is I can't stand all that auto tune. I feel so much like an old lady. I don't know what the kids these days are listening to. (Evidently mid-30s is Middle Aged. Or so one of my cousins tells me...)
Updated On: 2/7/16 at 08:51 PM
asmith0307
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/14
#17HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/7/16 at 9:49pm
As someone mentioned above, MIKA and Ariana Grande somewhat did a cover of Popular a few years back
WinstonSalem
Chorus Member Joined: 10/14/15
#18HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/11/16 at 1:28pm
Honestly, I love to see a Broadway/pop crossover! I'm interested in anything that brings Broadway to more people's attention in a positive way. What I like best about this rendition is (1) the band made it their own, really incorporating their own sound, and (2) whether you like this version or not, the song does work completely outside the context of the show (so, congrats on that LMM). I think the latter is pretty remarkable, and I can't criticize the effort. Is it coattail-riding Hamilton's popularity? Eh. Who cares? If they're making money off this song, it's because LMM has permitted them to. Is this going to make "the Hamilton crowd" go out and buy We the King's album? I doubt it. But it does expose We the King's core audience (however limited) to Hamilton/Broadway, and I support that. (Good grief; I'll step off the soapbox now!)
Lilly7
Stand-by Joined: 7/7/15
#19HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/11/16 at 2:55pm
Wow, this cover is terrible. There should be a rule that no pop punk band should ever cover Hamilton.
#20HAMILTON Landmark?
Posted: 2/12/16 at 3:34pm
I literally just keep singing their song "Check Yes, Juliet" from middle school.
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