These are what I consider to be the best remakes of all time; meaning, the new version is better than the original:
Jimi Hendrix’s version of Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower
U2’s version of Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower
Stevie Ray Vaughn’s version of Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing
The Soup Dragon’s version of I’m Free by The Rolling Stones
Blind Melon’s version of School House Rock’s Three is a Magic Number
The Blue Man Group’s version of I Feel Love by Donna Summer
Counting Crow’s version of Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
Green Day’s version of I Fought the Law by Sonny Curtis and the Crickets
The Lemonhead’s version of Simon and Garfunkel’s Mrs. Robinson
Matthew Sweet’s version of the Scooby-Doo theme song
Smashmouth’s version of I’m a Believer written by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees
Social Distortion’s version of Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
Any others?
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Few Biblical References in LOST
Did you notice how LOST loves to borrow names of famous people and use them as the names of characters in the show? Most I noticed on my own but several are also mentioned on lostpedia.wikia.com.
The references to famous philosophers are quite obvious: John Locke (duh), David Hume (Desmond), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (you know, the French lady), Edmund Burke (Juliet’s ex-husband), and C.S. Lewis (Charlotte).
But I have noticed some Biblical references as well. For example, Naomi referred to Jack as Moses. In the book of Exodus, Moses led the people of Israel out of slavery to freedom similar to Jack attempting to lead everyone off the island. Also in the book of Exodus, Moses and Aaron are brothers. Claire’s son, Aaron, is Jack’s nephew. Although not brothers in LOST, they are still closely related.
In the book of Genesis, Benjamin is the youngest son of Jacob and his mother, Rachel, died just after giving birth. Ben Linus’ mother died just after giving birth. Could the mysterious Jacob be some sort of father figure for Ben?
Probably the most obvious is that Jack’s father’s name is Christian and in the book of John, Jesus referred to himself as the Good Shepherd.
The references to famous philosophers are quite obvious: John Locke (duh), David Hume (Desmond), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (you know, the French lady), Edmund Burke (Juliet’s ex-husband), and C.S. Lewis (Charlotte).
But I have noticed some Biblical references as well. For example, Naomi referred to Jack as Moses. In the book of Exodus, Moses led the people of Israel out of slavery to freedom similar to Jack attempting to lead everyone off the island. Also in the book of Exodus, Moses and Aaron are brothers. Claire’s son, Aaron, is Jack’s nephew. Although not brothers in LOST, they are still closely related.
In the book of Genesis, Benjamin is the youngest son of Jacob and his mother, Rachel, died just after giving birth. Ben Linus’ mother died just after giving birth. Could the mysterious Jacob be some sort of father figure for Ben?
Probably the most obvious is that Jack’s father’s name is Christian and in the book of John, Jesus referred to himself as the Good Shepherd.
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