Other Cover Versions
"Song to the Siren" has been covered over 24 times since This Mortal Coil's version. The song was given new life in the form of a trance remix by Lost Witness — "Did I Dream (Song to the Siren)" peaked at #28 in the UK singles chart in 2002. Similarly, a sample of This Mortal Coil's version was featured prominently in Messiah's techno single "Temple of Dreams".
It was also sampled by Ratty in their trance track "Sunrise" and a cover is used as the break in a hardstyle track by Deepack titled "Down Low".
In 2005 Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley, a tribute album of songs by both Tim Buckley and his son, Jeff Buckley, featured a version of "Song to the Siren" by Engineers. This cover was based upon This Mortal Coil's version of the song.
On the tribute album Sing a Song for You: Tribute to Tim Buckley, The Czars contributed a version of the song over three minutes longer than the original.
A cover of the song was the title track of Song of the Siren: Live in San Sebastian (Sub Pop #SP592), a 2002 live album by Damon and Naomi with Kurihara, guitarist for the band Ghost.
"Song to the Siren" has also been covered by Robert Plant on his 2002 album Dreamland, and as with Plant as a duet with English tenor Alfie Boe on his 2011 album Alfie. It has also been covered by Mercury Prize nominee Susheela Raman on her album Salt Rain; John Frusciante on The Empyrean; former Two Nice Girls member Laurie Freelove on her 1991 album Smells Like Truth; Post-punk band Half Man Half Biscuit for the Peel Sessions; Sinéad O'Connor on Music of Ireland: Welcome Home; Alex Cooke on his 2010 release Song to the Siren; and by Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music on his 2010 solo album, Olympia. English Indian artist Sheila Chandra covered the song for the 2000 compilation album Gifted on Real World Records. Jann Klose, who is a featured vocalist and guitarist in the movie Greetings from Tim Buckley, covers "Song to the Siren" on his 2013 album "Mosaic".
"Song to the Siren" has been performed live by numerous artists, including George Michael and David Gray among others. Brendan Perry, of Dead Can Dance, covered the song accompanied by Robin Guthrie, formerly of the Cocteau Twins, on Perry's 2011 tour, then again for the Dead Can Dance world tour 2012.
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