Another List
My last attempt at creating some sort of infectious list to spread through the blogosphere was a miserable failure. Here’s another attempt. List your top 10 cover songs. That is, a song that was released after someone else already released it. In no particular order:
1. Soft Cell – Tainted Love: A hit in the sixties for Gloria Jones, redone with 80s flair. I think this song was the number one single for a very long time.
2. Limp Bizkit – Faith: Who knew a George Michael tune could be so angry?
3. Driver – White Lines: Metal meets Grandmaster Flash and the furious five.
4. The Gourds: Gin and Juice: Mandolins and hippie groove meet Snoop.
5. Dynamite Hack – Boyz in the Hood: The last rap tune cover on the list. This song is amazing.
6. REM – Word Up: I’ve only heard it live during REM’s encore shows but it rocks. Cameo had nothing on these guys. Too bad they sucked the last several albums. I may have lied but I don’t know if Cameo is considered rap.
7. Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven: Another tune that I’ve only heard live or live recordings of. Who knew a Cure tune could be so in your face?
8. Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower: ‘Nuff said.
9. Anthrax – Got the Time: I’m one of many folks who thought he was saying Got a time chicken in my head. What’s a time chicken? Regardless, this song rules.
10. Whatever song you’re thinking of that I left off the list. That way, no one is offended.
Update: Any Johnny Cash cover. Personal Jesus, Hurt, and Rusty Cage all rule.
Update2: It’s The Gourds not BNL.
February 21st, 2004 at 6:17 pm
I have to admit, I really dig on No Doubt’s cover of Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life.”
February 21st, 2004 at 7:22 pm
I’m sorry, but I don’t like the choice of blog material for today. It brings too vividly to mind what a generation gap we have!!! Glad we have all those other subjects to goove on!! LOL
February 21st, 2004 at 9:04 pm
Well, i don’t think the gap is insurmountable 🙂
February 21st, 2004 at 10:55 pm
Can’t miss Alien Ant Farm’s Smooth Criminal or, not quite as good, The Ataris’ version of Boys of Summer.
Also, any of about a half a dozen Van Halen covers. Their cover of Ronstadt’s You’re No Good, or of Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now, Pretty Woman, etc.
February 22nd, 2004 at 10:37 am
Ani Di Franco(?) and Indigo Girls cover “Midnight Train to Georgia.” (mmmm hmmmm), also “Tangled Up in Blue”..
Cake covers Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”, bringing out the latent angst.
February 22nd, 2004 at 3:38 pm
You know, I just rethought those two in context of “better than the original”… I guess I’ll have to reluctantly withdraw those nominations.
February 22nd, 2004 at 5:05 pm
Anything by Richard Cheese. Feel the Dickness!
February 23rd, 2004 at 10:08 am
That cover of Gin And Juice is by The Gourds not The Barenaked Ladies (or Dave Mathews or Phish or Blues Traveler etc. etc.).
February 23rd, 2004 at 10:14 am
Oh my! My wife made a copy from someone’s CD and she thought it was BNL.
February 22nd, 2004 at 3:16 am
Appeasing Uncle
Since it’s the weekend, and Say Uncle wants to try to start another round of list-building, I figure I’ll toss…
February 22nd, 2004 at 12:46 pm
Best Cover Songs
SayUncle is taking nominations for the best cover song. Namely, when the cover is better than the original. For instance, Van Halen’s version of “You Really Got Me” vs. the original Kinks song. My nomination: Any cover of any Bob…