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.”

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Miss May I, jay-z, run this town, Cover, Cover song, Rodney King

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Run This Town [Miss May I / Jay-Z] From the Vault … April 3, 2012 From the epic “Punk Goes …" series, here’s a screamo cover of Jay-Z by Miss May I. Wait, wait! Wait! … Screamo? Did I just invent a word? It’s like Screaming + Emo. I always wanted to invent a word. It’s like being famous or something. Damnit. There’s already a wikipedia entry for it and everything. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, if you haven’t heard of Miss May I, looks like the odds are you will in the very near future. They have a run on this years main stage of the Warped Tour and were featured on the Saw IV soundtrack. In my opinion Saw IV was the second best of the Saw movies, with I being first, V being third, III being fourth and II being 5th. Since discovering this band (a week ago) I’ve been very impressed with the lyrics rivaling the writing Lennon/McCartney, commanding stage presence to rival Jagger and screaming ability to rival Rodney King. Also the lead singer’s mom reads this blog and she’s really hot. So … that may have influenced my otherwise usually unbiased review.

Run This Town

From the epic Punk Goes ... series, here's a screamo cover of Jay-Z by Miss May I.

Wait, wait! Wait! ... Screamo? Did I just invent a word? It's like Screaming + Emo. I always wanted to invent a word. It's like being famous or something. Damnit. There's already a wikipedia entry for it and everything.

Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, if you haven't heard of Miss May I, looks like the odds are you will in the very near future. They have a run on this years main stage of the Warped Tour and were featured on the Saw IV soundtrack. In my opinion Saw IV was the second best of the Saw movies, with I being first, V being third, III being fourth and II being 5th.

Since discovering this band (a week ago) I've been very impressed with the lyrics rivaling the writting Lennon/McCartney, commanding stage presence to rival Jagger and screaming ability to rival Rodney King. Also the lead singer's mom reads this blog and she's really hot. So ... that may have influenced my otherwise usually unbiased review.

99 Problems

I dunno what it is, but I just love light airy covers of rap songs. Take here this cover of Jay-Z by Hugo. I mean cause hip-hop needs more banjos!

 I got 99 Problems, but finding another cover ain't one.