Close To You, Cranberries, Richard Chamberlain, i love covers, bery bacharach, carpenters, juno, wedding, velociraptor, cover song

Close To You [Cranberries / Richard Chamberlain] I LOVE COVERS

From the Vault … Feb. 8th 2011

Hey it’s time for another theme week thingy in honor of the Hallmark Holiday we call Valentine’s Day, or VD as I like to call it. So for the next week-ish, covers with the theme of Love, because “I Love Covers!” Also I had a request a while ago for covers for a wedding playlist.

So kicking of the week of Amore, here’s Close to You as done by the Cranberries from the “If I Were A Carpenter” tribute album to … well the Carpenters. You might remember this album was an important plot point in the movie Juno. I for one liked that movie save one very important point. I understand Jennifer Garner is supposed to be attractive and all, but I feel she has a smile like a Velociraptor and I can’t stand to look at her.

But wait there’s more! The song wasn’t originally by the Carpenters! It was written by the legendary Burt Bacharach and first recorded by Richard Chamberlain! Bet you didn’t know that!

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I Need Love, Luka Bloom, LL Cool J, I Love Covers, Valentine's Day, cover song

I Need Love [Luka Bloom / LL Cool J] I LOVE COVERS

Back before he was an actor, LL Cool J used to record music. I bet you didn’t know that,

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To Love Somebody, janis joplin, I love covers, Cover song, valentines day

To Love Somebody [Janis Joplin / Bee Gees] I LOVE COVERS

If you only know the Bee Gees for disco, you’re missing out on one of the great vocal bands of all time. That whole disco thing, yeah just a sell out.

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Seasons In The Sun, Nirvana, Terry Jacks, kurt cobain, Dave Grohl, cover song, cover

Seasons In The Sun [Nirvana / Terry Jacks]

Kurt Cobain often mentioned this song in interviews saying it made him cry. What a big baby.

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Faith, Limp Bizkit, wham, cover song

Faith [ Limp Bizkit / Wham!]

She rocked out to Wham, not a big Limp Bizkit fan.

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Boys Don't Cry, Grant Lee Phillips, cure, cover song

Boys Don’t Cry [Grant Lee Phillips / Cure]

From The Vault … Jan 25th, 2013

Here’s former lead singer of Grant Lee Buffalo, Grant Lee Phillips covering the Cure song, “Boys Don’t Cry.” If I’m not mistaken is meant to be ironic, because it’s a sad sonbg, and it’d totally make sense if he was crying. Although it’d totally make him a girl if he did. So title stands correct as is.

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UB40, elvis presley, i can't help falling in love with you, Cover Song, Rick Astley, reggae

I Can’t Help Fallin’ In Love With You [UB40 / Elvis Presley]

From the vault … Nov. 9th, 2010

One of the most succesful reggae bands of all time, the group UB40, is barely known here in the states, save the sparse charting cover song spead out over three decades. Despite a vast musical catalog, all three of their U.K. number one hits and four of their five U.S. top ten hits were cover songs.

However UB40 does have a unique place in the annals of music history. UB40’s cover of “I Can’t Help Fallin’ In Love With You” is the only cover to chart higher than the Elvis version. Also worth noting is they have the most soulful sounding ginger for a lead singer outside of Rick Astley.

And now you know the rest of the story.

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Marilyn Maonson, Johnny Depp, carly Simon, Carly Simon, cover song

You’re So Vain [Marylin Manson Featuring Johnny Depp / Carly Simon]

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Jessie's Girl, Craig robinson, Rick Springfield, Cover Song, Hot Tub Time Machine, The Office, general hospital

Jessie’s Girl [Craig Robinson / Rick Springfield]

Yeah, that guy from that one show sang a song by that guy on that other show. Weird man.

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Martha, MeatLoaf, Tom Waits, cover song

Martha [Meatloaf / Tom Waits]

I can’t think of two artists on more opposite ends of the vocal spectrum than Mr. Loaf and Mr. Waits.

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Here Without You, Tyler Ward, Madiyln Bailey, 3 doors down, cover song

Here Without You [Tyler Ward & Madilyn Bailey / 3 Doors Down]

You know how when you miss someone and you’re all lonely and all you can do is think about them and masturbate? That’s what this song is about I think.

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Sex Is On Fire, The Rocker Covers, Kings Of Leon, cover song

Sex is On Fire [The Rocker Covers / Kings of Leon]

If your sex is on fire, perhaps it’s time to contact all your former lovers and get that herpes test.

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Big Country, In a big country, Dashboard Confessional, cover song, cover

In a Big Country [Dashboard Confessional / Big Country]

From the Vault … Decemebr 5, 2012

In a Big Country, dreams stay with you … but for some reason the name of the bad that originally recorded this Dashboard Confessional cover didn’t stay with me. I had to search the internet. Apparently the band that originally recorded the song “In A Big Country” was in fact Big Country. So … thanks Wikipedia. *facepalm*

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Call Me Maybe, Boyfriend, Ahmir, carly rae jepsen, Justin Beiber, Cover Song

Call Me Maybe & Boyfriend [Ahmir / Carly Rae Jepsen & Justin Bieber]

From the Vault … August 14, 2012

I’m a lyrics guy. I love lyrics. It’s amazing to me when someone can take a trashy pop song, cover it in an entirely different music style, and turn it into something wonderful. That’s what Ahmir does here with not one, but two Top 40 songs. They turn “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen and “Boyfriend” by Justina Bieber into a slow Boyz II Men style, sweet love making, slow jam.

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Pumped Up Kicks, Usher, foster The People, cover song, cover, steely dan

Pumped Up Kicks [Usher / Foster the People]

I’m not a fan of this song. I think because the original reminds me of Steely Dan and I fucking hate Steely Dan. I can’t be the only one.

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Stay, Mighty Oaks, Mumford and sons, Cover Song, rhianna, rod stewart

Stay [The Mighty Oaks / Rhianna]

I’ve no idea who the Might Oaks are, but they sound very Mumfordy. Maybe a little Rod Stewarty.

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Wrecking Ball, ron jeremy, miley cyrus, Crappy Cover, porn

Wrecking Ball [Ron Jeremy / Miley Cyrus] CRAPPY COVER

This is obviously done as a joke, I think. Maybe. It’s still a cover.

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Clocks, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Coldplay, bagpipes, cover song

Clocks [Red Hot Chilli Pipers / Coldplay]

No, that’s not a typo. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are a bagpipe band. And they’re really good. Then again, I’m not sure I’d know bad bagpipe music if I heard it.

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Todd Park Mohr, Big Head Todd And The Monsters, LMAFO, Right Said Fred, Sexy and I know it, cover song, cover

Sexy and I Know It [Big Head Todd and the Monsters / LMFAO]

From The Vault … January 4, 2012

There are two musical certainties I present to you today …

1) LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” will be remembered in 2025 the exact same way we remember Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” here in 2012.

2) Todd Park Mohr, AKA Big Head Todd of Big Head Todd and The Monsters fame, could sing the Denny’s menu and make it sound like a blues classic.

So here’s Todd Park Mohr covering LFMAO.

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britney spears, toxic, Chapin Sisters, Harry Chapin, mary chapin carpenter, chris crocker, cover to cover, Cover Song

Toxic [Chapin Sisters / Britney Spears] COVER TO COVER

From the Vault … Feb. 22, 2011

It’s time for another Cover to Cover. “Cover to Cover” is just that. Two (or more) cover versions of the same song, in one post. So that you can compare and contrast the similarities and differences in a three page essay. Taking on Britney Spears’ Toxic are two different groups.

The lighter side is the Chapin Sisters. Best known for being the daughters of Harry Chapin who aren’t Mary Chapin Carpenter, the girls have a light airy accoustic ballad-y take on the song.

And how fucking dare any of you make fun of Britney! Leave Britney Alone! Please! *sob*

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Toxic, Static Lullabye, britney spears, Cover to cover, sover song, punk goes, punk goes pop 2

Toxic [Static Lullaby / Britney Spears] COVER TO COVER

From the Vault … Feb. 22, 2011

It’s time for another Cover to Cover. “Cover to Cover” is just that. Two (or more) cover versions of the same song, in one post. So that you can compare and contrast the similarities and differences in a three page essay. Taking on Britney Spears’ Toxic are two different groups.

On the other side of the coin is Static Lullaby, from the Punk Goes Pop 2 CD. A heavy heavy version with toxic vocals. Awesome.

And how fucking dare any of you make fun of Britney! Leave Britney Alone! Please! *sob*

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Technologic, One More Time, Get Lucky, Gigital Love, harder faster Stronger, Televison rules the nation, Around the world, daft punk, pentatonix, cover song, sing off

Daft Punk Medley [Pentatonix / Daft Punk]

Here’s the Sing Off’s biggest success covering electro-god daft punk. Also the blue hair on the chick does things for me I shant speak of in public.

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Kiss Me Slowly, Micheal Henry, Justin Robinett, Parachute, cover song

Kiss Me Slowly [Michael Henry and Justin Robinett / Parachute]

So just the other day someone asks me how I keep up with music, if I never listen to the radio. Covers.If a song matters, and isn’t just another blip on the Pop 40 countdown, everyone starts covering it. So me thins these Parachute people are going to be big. Or were big. Hell I have no idea.

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Crazy, Ray LaMontagne, Gnarls Barkley, Cover Song, cover

Crazy [Ray Lamontagne / Gnarls Barkley

I swore I had posted this song once before, but I can’t find it anywhere. I might be losing my mind. Does that make me crazy? Possibly.

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Holy Diver, killswitch engage, dio, cover song, tenacious d, cover

Holy Diver [Killswtich Engage / Dio]

Dio has rocked for a long, long time. But now it’s time to pass the torch … to Killswitch Engage or Tenacious D or someone.

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