The Script Meets Eminem's "Lose Yourself"

The Script are one of my favorite bands. Their music is so unique and different, and fuses many different genres. When I first heard of them over a year ago, I was amazed at their versatility, and then I learned that they write, play and produce all their own work, and also write/produce for others. Their self-titled album is amazing, from beginning to end, full of great songs and surprises. I HIGHLY recommend it. They are really talented and can do anything. Here is a cover they did for Radio 1s Live Lounge.

And Irish rock band did a killer cover of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem. (Note: The video is crap and the audio is not in sync with the video, but it's a great cover and worth listening to)

Kris Allen - "Live Like We're Dying"

Kris Allen, the winner of American Idol last season, is set to release his self-titled major label debut on the 17th of November. The album will have Kris Allen's killer cover of "Heartless" as well as the lead single called "Live Like We're Dying". The song was written by members of the Irish band, The Script, and was a bonus track on the Japanese release of their self-titled album and was also a b-side to one of their single.

The song is a great and very deep, but being a huge fan of The Script. I love the lyrics and the tempo of the song, it's a faster paced pop song. I heard The Script's version a while back and it is one of my favorites, but Kris Allen holds his own. He does a great job and hopefully it will be a successful single. While I am a fan of Kris Allen, there are certain parts of the song that I prefer The Script's version, especially the bridge of the song. Danny O'Donoghue's voice is very unique and really suits the material he writes and produces for his band The Script. (I highly recommend picking up a copy of The Script by The Script - it's a great album that fuses pop/rock/rnb/regeaa and hip-hop elements. It's like listening to John Legend, U2,Sting, and maybe some Eminem. It's good!)

Kris Allen - Live Like We're Dying

Kris Allen is now living the good life. He upset Adam Lambert and became the 8th American Idol winner. And win he did.

In 2007 he released an album called "Brand New Shoes". While Kris is a great musician and has a great style, I think his real talent is for arranging and reinterpreting songs. During American Idol, Chris briallinatly covered "Fallin' Slowly" from Once/Swell Season, "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers, and "She Works Hard For The Money" by Donna Summer. And he can (almost) credit his win to his cover of "Heartless", originally done by Kanye "Jackass" West. In fact, Kris Allen's version, in my opinion, is far better than Kanye's, or The Fray's version.

His new single, "Live Like You're Dying" is a cover, originally a b-side on The Scripts single, We Cry. And he does the song justice, adding his identity to the track.

What do you think?