Holmes “It Was A Good Day (Ice Cube Cover)”
With it’s iconic status and a storytelling structure that seems like it would be pretty easy to translate into a more traditional, non-rap format, it’s kind of amazing that there hasn’t been a million “ironic” coffeehouse covers of Ice Cube’s 1993 classic “It Was A Good Day” (at least that we are aware of) to come down the pike.
Holmes has come up with one (as part of his new Covers album) and it’s a pretty genius remake, transforming the summery, soul-baked bliss of the Isley Brothers-sampling original into a happy-go-lucky piano-pop tune one could easily imagine someone like Ben Folds Five coming up with.
Even more brilliant, without paying close enough attention and catching the familiar references to “triple doubles”, “Fat Burger”, “Goodyear blimps” and the Lakers beating the Supersonics, Holmes does such a spectacular job re-imagining the song, you almost might not catch on to the fact that he’s taking on one of Ice Cube’s biggest hits.
Head here to catch the rest of Covers, featuring more excellent remakes of tunes from the likes of Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Depeche Mode, Macy Gray and The Gap Band.
“It Was A Good Day (Ice Cube Cover)” (DL):
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