Sunday, April 27, 2014

Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs, VPML, Rabbi Crut, Rockabilly, Luchadore, titanic, My Heart Will Go On, Los Straight Jackets, Celine Dion





My Heart Will Go On [Los Straight Jackets / Celine Dion]


From the vault … November 10, 2010


((Rockabilly - Vocals) + Mexican Luchadore masks) x (Titanic - Celine Dion) = Los Straightjackets covering “My Heart Will Go On


See math is important. I saw these guys a couple months ago and let me tell you that they totally kicked ass.




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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Real Love, Regina Spektor, beatles, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs, Jodi watley, mary j. blige, doobie brothers, bob seger, micheal mcdonald





Real Love [Regina Spektor / Beatles]


From the vault … March 15, 2011

I love covers of obscure songs, here’s Regina Spektor covering Real Love by Jodi Watley. No … Real Love by Slaughter? Mary J. Blige? Doobie Brothers? Bob Seger? Micheal McDonald?


… Shit, who did the original then? Beatles?!? Never heard of them.




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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Unbelievable, the last royals, emf, Andrew dice clay, Buddy Hackett, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





Unbelievable [The Last Royals / EMF]


From the vault … May 17, 2011


Somehow EMF’s Unbeliveable as a cover, done here by The Last Royals, seems to lack something. Not that it’s a bad version it’s just missing … Andrew Dice Clay! I miss that man. He was so warm and kind. No? Who am I thinking of then? Oh yeah, Buddy Hackett.




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Friday, April 18, 2014

Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





Sexual Healing [Soul Asylum / Marvin Gaye]


Despite rumors to the contrary, sexual healing is not about a herpes medication.




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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Jeremy, Boyce Avenue, Pearl Jam, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





Jeremy [ Boyce Avenue / Pearl Jam]


The version is totally different that the original … mainly because you can understand the words and don’t wind up singing “Sara Lee Smoked Hams” or “Jeremy smoked grass today.”


But hey, if you like misheard lyrics, follow theladymondegreen.




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Monday, April 14, 2014

Nothing else matters, scala and kolancy brother, Metallica, NBC, crisis, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





Nothing Else Matters [Scala and Kolacny Brothers / Metallica]


You may have caught this track at the end of the Pilot for the NBC show “Crisis” if not, you’re likely watching good television instead.




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Sunday, April 13, 2014

cat's in the cradle, Ugly Kid Joe, harry chapin, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





Cat’s In The Cradle [Ugly Kid Joe / Harry Chapin]


From the vault … Feb. 17, 2011


Wanna make a single dad feel like crap? Play him Harry Chapin! Wanna make him feel really bad, play the Ugly Kid Joe version. Cause it’s kinda terrible in comparison.




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Thursday, April 10, 2014

all the young dudes, World party, Mott the hoople, david bowie, Clueless, apple sauce, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





All The Young Dudes [World Party / Mott the Hoople]


All The Young Dudes was written by David Bowie, but first recorded by Mott the Hoople. I believe he made apple sauce in his spare time. This particular cover comes from the soundtrack to the movie Clueless. I know the title might suggest it, but the movie was not about congress.




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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs, Yesterday, Envouge, beatles





Yesterday [En Vouge / Beatles]


I’ll admit, not a fan of this cover, Yesterday is such a powerful song and En Vouge just seems to rob it of all power by making it mid 90’s R&B tripe.




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Monday, March 31, 2014

Everlong, Bronson Arroyo, Stephen King, Foo Fighters, MLB, Baseball, Arizona, Diamondbacks, arizona diamondbacks, cincinnati, Reds, Cincinnati Reds, Boston, Red Sox, Boston Red Soc, Curt Shilling, A-Rod, alex rodriguez, Opening Day, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





Everlong [Bronson Arroyo featuring Stephen King / Foo Fighters]


If the name Bronson Arroyo sounds only vaguely familiar to you, might I take a moment to remind you that he’s a MLB pitcher, He’s starting this year with the Diamondbacks, after a lengthy stay with the Reds. This cover however comes from his days playing in Boston. You might remember him from being the set up man in Curt Shilling’s bloody sock game, or A-Rod slapping his glove to avoid being tagged out.


Anyway if an MLB player being a rocker sounds like a plot point in a Stephen King movie you’re in luck. Stephen King for some unknown reason has some guest vocals on this track.


Happy Opening day ya’ll!




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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Common People, William Shatner, Pulp, Star Trek, Kirk, Ben Fold, Cover Song, Cover, Covers, Cover Songs, Music, UnderCover, Crut, Song, Songs





Common People [William Shatner / Pulp]


From the vault … July 5th, 2011


Are you sure you want to listen to a cover of common people / you want to hear Shatner, common people sing / you want to cover Pulp’s common people


Some people give Shatner shit for his terrible singing, but I for one think this song is the bomb, and not just because of the Ben Folds musical arrangements.




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Friday, March 28, 2014

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Land of 1, 000 dances, Wrestlers, Wilson Pickett, Crappy Cover, Beavis and Butthead, wwe, wwf, mouth of the south, jimmy hart, Meatloaf, Hulk Hogan, andre the giant, Roddy Piper, Macho Man, Cydi lauper, Honky Tonk Man, bobby the brain heenan, Cover Song, iron sheik, jessie ventura, Rock and Wrestling connection, Mr Fuji, bruno sammartino, lou albano, mean gene okerlund, vince mcmahon, greg the hammer valentine, Hillbilly Jim, Junkyard Dog





Land of 1,00 Dances [The Wrestlers / Wilson Pickett] CRAPPY COVER


From the vault … Feb. 23, 2011


For every good cover, there are 100 that suck, or in today’s case 1000. I feel it’s by job … nay my duty to bring you some of these CRAPPY COVERs from time to time because in the words of the great American philosophers Beavis and Butthead, “If it didn’t have a part that sucked, then it’s like, the other part wouldn’t be as cool.” So in what can only be described as a true taste of 1985, here’s the Wrestlers of the WWF (now WWE) covering Wilson Pickett’s Land of 1000 Dances. Mr. Pickett is no doubt spinning in his grave. I don’t even know for sure that he’s dead, but I stand by my statement either way.


Sadly Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant weren’t involved in this song. It’s actually kind of surprising in a few ways …


1) The Mouth of The South, Jimmy Hart can actually sing.


2) I can name all but one of the wrestlers, 90% of the ones that are still alive are still making a living wrestling. The notable exception is Jessie Ventura.


3) Yes, that is MeatLoaf on drums … who knew he could play drums? Obviously Cyndi Lauper was much more successful with her Rock and Wrestling Connection perhaps because she was smart enough to hide behind a wig and glasses for this video.


4) Where the hell’s the Honky Tonk Man? I mean … com’on, this was made for him! (He actually made his debut in 1986, but still …)




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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Reid And The Riot Act, miley cyrus, party in the usa, Cover, Cover Song, Jay-Z, Billy ray cyrus, Bolt, LFO, Pop tart





Party In The U.S.A. [Reid and the Riot Act / Miley Cyrus]


From the Vault … Nov. 10, 2010




If you’re like me the only exposure you’ve had to Ms. Cyrus has been as the voice of Penny in the Disney animated film Bolt. Not a Disney classic by any stretch of the imagination, but one of the more tolerable films my kids can watch on repeat for weeks on end.


Outside of that my exposure to her has been simply the semi-ubiquitous “Party in the U.S.A.” Okay confession time. For some strange reason I actually like this song. I know, I know, she’s an underage white country girl with a smile like a jack-o-lantern name checking Jay-Z. The “story” of the song is total teen girl power trite. The lyrics aren’t particularly clever but let’s face it, compared to LFO it’s f*ckin’ Shakespere. Hell, compared to Billy Ray it’s f*ckin’ Shakespere. But it’s catchy, it’s got a good hook, the beat is good. You know everything she had no say in and her producers/song writers did.


So, uhm anyway, after the dark mood of the Halloween Cover Countdown, I figured something light like a cover of a pop tart would be in order. Can I call her a pop tart or is that weird? I know she turns eighteen this month but ….? WIKIPEDIA!!! That’s how I know, damn it! Anyway here’s a band called “Reid and the Riot Act.”


Download it for free.




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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Gone Daddy Gone, Gnarls Barkley, Violent Femmes, xylophone, Cover Song, cee-lo, cee lo green





Gone Daddy Gone [Gnarls Barkley / Violent Femmes]


From the Vault … October 22, 2010


Gnarls Barkey took their version of Gone Daddy Gone to #35 on the charts. Something the college rock band Violent Femmes never dreamed of in 1982 when they released the song. Then again there aren’t many songs with xylophone solos that chart, let alone two xylophone solos.




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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Crazy, Violent Femmes, Gnarls Barkley, cee-lo, cee lo green, Patsy cline, seal, Grosse point blank, Blister 2000, Gone Daddy Gone





Crazy [Violent Femmes / Gnarls Barkley]


From the Vault … October 21, 2010


There’s been a number of songs called “Crazy.” Patsy Cline did one. Seal did one. However in early 2006 there was one “Crazy,” and it was everywhere. You simply couldn’t escape Gnarls Barkley. This however, isn’t that song. Not exactly anyway.


Violent Femmes released a cover of the song on June 24, 2008. It was their first newly recorded song since 2000, which wasn’t entirely new anyway, just a redone version of “Blister in the Sun” called “Blister 2000” for the Grosse Point Blank soundtrack. Take it as a musical nod to Gnarls Barkley for their cover over the Violent Femmes song “Gone Daddy Gone.”


Hmmm … that gives me and idea for the next post!




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