Sing (Joe Raposo Song) - Covers

Covers

• In 1972 Barbra Streisand had a single release of "Make Your Own Kind of Music" in a medley with "Sing" which became an Easy Listening hit (#28) but only reached #94 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• In 1975, Shirley Bassey recorded the song on her album Good, Bad but Beautiful, and also performed it in concert several times in the 1970s.
• In 1976, Donnie Harper and the Voices of Tomorrow performed a Gospel cover of the song on episode 13 of season 2 of Saturday Night Live.
• In 1979, Sammy Davis, Jr. performed it as part of his live show.
• In 1996, Dutch group Nakatomi produced a happy hardcore version of this song.
• The Dixie Chicks once recorded a version of this song, and in 2000, there was also an all-celebrity version, featuring such celebrities as R.E.M., Conan O'Brien, Ben Stiller, and, again, The Dixie Chicks.
• In 2002, Ivy sang a version of this song on the For the Kids compilation album.
• In 2003, Benny Green and Russell Malone recorded a jazz duo version of this song on their album Live at the Bistro
• In 2008, Kristin Chenoweth covered this song with new additional holiday lyrics on her latest Christmas album, A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas.
• In the mid-1990s, American power band Autumn Teen Sound often played the song live.
• In 2009, Pink Martini included an English and Spanish language version of the song on their album Splendor in the Grass.
• MoccA, Indonesian story-telling pop band, covered the song on their album Colours.
• In 2010, the song was prominently featured in the video game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.