I Think I Love You [Less Than Jake / David Cassidy]
Dating advice, if a chick asks if you love her, the answer is always “yes,”
"I think I love you" is the same as a "no."
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I Think I Love You [Less Than Jake / David Cassidy]
Dating advice, if a chick asks if you love her, the answer is always “yes,”
"I think I love you" is the same as a "no."
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.
Happy [BYU Vocal Point / Pharrell Williams]
I figured I better post a cover of this song before it reaches critical mass and no one can stand it anymore.
We’re Not Gonna Take It [Joan Jett / Twisted Sister]
We’re not going to take it! No, we ain’t gonna take it! We’re not going to take returns without receipts anymore! Not even for store credit!
The Freshman [Mustard Plug / Verve Pipe]
For the life of me, I cannot remember the combination to my luggage.
Real Love [Regina Spektor / Beatles]
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.
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.
Sexual Healing [Soul Asylum / Marvin Gaye]
Despite rumors to the contrary, sexual healing is not about a herpes medication.
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.
Hey Ya! [The Blanks / Outkast]
Old white dudes covering Outkast! Hey wait, is this the house band from Scrubs?
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.
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.
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.
Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning) [Gary Allen / Vertical Horizon]
Obviously this song has deep, deep meaning because he’s playing the guitar in the middle of a lake.
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.
Hungry Like The Wolf [Reel Big Fish / Duran Duran]
Are you hungry like the wolf? Here have a Snickers bar, you’re just not yourself when you’re hungry.
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!
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.
Happy [Penatonix / Pharrell Williams]
Pentatonix is made up of the tall white dude, the hot redhead, the black guy, the jew with the deep voice and the rest here on Gilligan’s Island!
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 …)
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.
Hackensack [ Katy Perry / Fountains Of Wayne]
I think what bothers me the most about Katy Perry is it was months before I realized she wasn’t a character in a SNL sketch played by Zooey Deschanel.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World [Lorde / Tears For Fears]
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.
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!