Old news, but I found the following about a covers project by Peter Gabriel:
I've been really looking forward to his new album and a release date has finally been set for "Scratch My Back" - February 15th, 2010.
This project is more than just a covers album, it is a collaboration between Peter and the artists he's covering. There will eventually be another album, "I'll Scratch Yours" where the artists that Peter covered will cover one of Peter's songs in return. And Peter is using only orchestral arrangements on his album (I hope the others return this favor also).
Track list:
Heroes (David Bowie)
The Boy in the Bubble (Paul Simon)
Mirrorball (Elbow)
Flume (Bon Iver)
Listening Wind (Talking Heads)
The Power of the Heart (Lou Reed)
My Body is a Cage (Arcade Fire)
The Book of Love (The Magnetic Fields)
I Think it's Going to Rain Today (Randy Newman)
Après Moi (Regina Spektor)
Philadelphia (Neil Young)
Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Radiohead)
Read more about it here: [www.petergabriel.com]
Apparently, Johnny Cash's cover of 'Hurt' was an inspiration for this album:
petergabriel.com posted:
Inspired by other radical covers - like Johnny Cash's deconstruction of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt or Stina Nordenstam turning The Doors' People Are Strange on its head - Peter was actually liberated by not having to write the song itself. "Doing a covers album gives Peter more creative freedom," suggests Mike. "Starting from a finished song, he's able to apply all the creative energy on the arrangement." Peter would agree. "It's easier to find holes in the wall than it is trying to build out of nothing."