Comment Bang Bang - 01/10/12
Ever since my days in MIR research, I have been fascinated by musical renditions. This fascination emerged because I realized that renditions were great test pieces for my music similarity algorithms. Now that I don’t have a practical need for renditions, I have begun to appreciate them and wonder about their less tangible qualities. I find it so interesting that even though the core song remains the same, the changing of other musical qualities can sometimes completely alter the listening experience and emotions that are evoked by the piece. To demonstrate, I have compiled 10 renditions of the song ‘Bang Bang’. This song was first recorded by Cher in 1966 even though the more well known version is by Nancy Sinatra who covered it in the same year. My favorite version is by Le Bang Bang. Get the playlist on Grooveshark
