"American Standards & Classics" Cover Album - Pre-Pre-Release Thread

[Thunder Revenant 20,654]

I hope whe will stick to old jazz standards only for thid album so all the current-pop-only-flops can choke

[past the bushes 30,906]

I'd like the album better if she covers older songs, not only I'd get to hear her own renditions, but I would also discover many hidden gems I probably didn't know about 

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1 hour ago, bel air rose said:

i think if lana is gonna throw in some more current covers then the name couldn’t be “american standards and classics” and obviously it’s a placeholder but.... will she? i don’t see a patsy cline song next to a weeknd song. i can however see an amy cover since amy’s sound was so jazzy

 

it’s hard to tell but since lana is so inspired by these older generation artists I think it’s fair to assume most covers will be from songs majority of us won’t recognize and i have no problem that 

And that’s why I said it was a wack idea. Those songs don’t belong on an album together 

[Rorman Nockwell 53,495]

But Amy is British and it's American standards and classics is it not?

 

If she's magically and inexplicably covering British artists then I demand a Florence cover

[takeitdoen 10,615]

I can't wait for her to cover Adele, America's greatest living artist, who has produced both standards and classics. Wouldn't she sound positively bitching on Chasing Pavements.

 

7 minutes ago, RormanNockwell said:

If she's magically and inexplicably covering British artists then I demand a Florence cover

Lana sing Cosmic Love.

[Rorman Nockwell 53,495]

2 minutes ago, takeitdoen said:

I can't wait for her to cover Adele, America's greatest living artist, who has produced both standards and classics. Wouldn't she sound positively bitching on Chasing Pavements.

 

Lana sing Cosmic Love.

I'm Not Calling You A Liar

[necessary sacrifice 8,864]

I think Stars Fell On Alabama would be a perfect song choice for Lana for this album

[DLT 7,472]

I def am wanting more jazz tunes. I’m really thinking it will be older songs as in sixties and before. It’s just a vibe I get. I don’t see any modern covers being done honestly. I really found it kind of interesting how she referred to it as a classical album in one of her recent posts. I believe it was one of the posts about her dad so that really makes me think we are going older and more “classic” than a more open ended interpretation variety.

 
Edit. Nvm. Apparently her dad has a classical record he’s working on.  
 

Either way I’m here for the old songs. Please bring them on! 
 

I want this album to be as big as possible. Squeeze them all in!

[rosesofsaigon 1,559]

I DEMAND MORE NINA SIMONE.

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39 minutes ago, Roses of Saigon said:

I DEMAND MORE NINA SIMONE.

Could you imagine a cover of Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair? I feel like Lana’s voice would suit it so well. 
 

 

[rosesofsaigon 1,559]

4 minutes ago, PatentLeatherDoOver said:

Could you imagine a cover of Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair? I feel like Lana’s voice would suit it so well. 
 

 

The flavor 

[takeitdoen 10,615]

Lana cover Send in the Clowns, the Lanaboard's national anthem. 

 

original by Glynis Johns . . . who proves anyone with a bit of character can sing it!

Spoiler

 

 

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she said look over there with this album 

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2 hours ago, takeitdoen said:

I can't wait for her to cover Adele, America's greatest living artist, who has produced both standards and classics. Wouldn't she sound positively bitching on Chasing Pavements.

 

Lana sing Cosmic Love.

Adele's great and simply amazing, but America's greatest living artist is Lana

[Terrence Loves Me 71,515]

also adele is british

[American Bottom 16,237]

Lana will cover "Time Of The Season" by The Zombies, and Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" on this album. 

[domandapiano 11,572]

It’s not *technically* American at its roots, but it’s been sung enough times it’s become a standard of American singers so I’m gonna throw out “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair”. The Nina Simone version is iconic and I’d love to hear a Lana version. 
 

(also a wiki search indicates MANY artists have included this song on their American folk song standards records so for all intents and purposes the version of the song we know is considered American)

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3 hours ago, RormanNockwell said:

I'm Not Calling You A Liar

Various Storms & Saints

[Veinsineon 70,206]

time of the season

close to you 

the girl from ipanema

bang bang 

 

[American Bottom 16,237]

"Happy Together" by the turtles

"Cry Me A River" 

"One" (by Three Dog Night)

"Unchained Melody" 

 

"It's A Man's World"  

 

I KNOW im reaching at this point, but lowkey the possibilities are ENDLESS