Archive for December, 2013

The Beatles: “A Day In The Life”

Posted: December 31, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “A Day in the Life” – The Beatles
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Captain vs. Easy Star All-Stars
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Broccoli Fields Forever …

A Day in the Life, the final song on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, was ranked the 28th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stone also ranked it as the greatest Beatles song.

The Original

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The Beatles:

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THE CLASH of Cover Tunes

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Captain vs. Easy Star All-Stars

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Captain:

Easy Star All-Stars:

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

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P.F. Sloan: “Eve of Destruction”

Posted: December 30, 2013 in Reigning Pooh-Bah Maximus of Cover Tune, THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Eve of Destruction” – Barry McGuire
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Dickies vs. Johnny Thunders
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Eve of Destruction was written by P.F. Sloan. The song was initially offered to The Byrds but they rejected it. The Turtles then accepted it, including the song on their debut album, It Ain’t Me Babe, which was released in October 1965.

Eve of Destruction was first released by Barry McGuire in July 1965 with P.F. Sloan playing guitar on the track. Two months later (i.e. September 1965) Sloan released his own version of the song.

McGuire’s version of Eve of Destruction was a huge success, reaching #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the UK Singles Chart.

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The Original

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Barry McGuire:

THE CLASH of Cover Tunes

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The Dickies vs. Johnny Thunders
The Dickies:

Johnny Thunders:

Johnny Thunders holds the distinction of being CMI’s Reigning Exultant Virtuosic Performer of “Eve of Destruction“. Additionally, Thunders is a recipient of CMI’s universally coveted title of Bi Victor Melodious Maximus in Adversarial Replication. Among the title’s myriad of rewards and benefits, perhaps most desirous is that it bestows upon the recipient the eminently yearned for privilege of having one’s name appear in print media in bold yellow.

Thunder’s triumphal performance in CMI’s THE CLASH of Cover Tunes competition is detailed below:

11/10/2013 – “Eve of Destruction” (Barry McGuire) – Johnny Thunders (86%) throttles The Pogues (14%)

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

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BSA: Not Dead Yet …

Posted: December 20, 2013 in Blog Service Announcement
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Blog Service Announcement

Just wanted to check in to say I am, indeed, not dead yet. Over the past week a time sensitive work project coupled with Holiday madness and family commitments rendered cover tune bloggage impossible. I think I’m pretty much caught up and plan to start posting more cover tune delectables soon.

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Bob Dylan: “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”

Posted: December 13, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” – Bob Dylan
Cover Song Competition: Echo & The Bunnymen vs. Kelly Hogan
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Hey! Mr Broccoli Man, play a song for me ...

Hey! Mr Broccoli Man, play a song for me …

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In deference to the recent anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy I chose the greatest song John Lennon ever penned to launch Cover Me Impressed. Needless to say it is beyond disheartening

The Original

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Bob Dylan:

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The Cover Songs Competition

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Echo & The Bunnymen vs. Kelly Hogan

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Echo & The Bunnymen:

Kelly Hogan:

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

 

Votes can be cast up to seven days from the day and time of the original post.

Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.

The Ramones: “Rockaway Beach”

Posted: December 12, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Today’s Tune: “Rockaway Beach” – The Ramones
Cover Song Competition:  Action Pact! Featuring Steve Drewett vs. Zeltinger
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DDT Did A Job On Me ... Now I Am A Teenage Broccoli!

DDT Did A Job On Me … Now I Am A Teenage Broccoli!

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The Original

The Ramones:

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The Cover Songs Competition

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Action Pact! Featuring Steve Drewett vs. Zeltinger

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Action Pact! Featuring Steve Drewett:

Zeltinger:

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

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Jimi Hendrix: “Purple Haze”

Posted: December 11, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Today’s Offering: Jimi Hendrix – “Purple Haze”
Cover Song Competition: The Cure vs. The Shamen
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You’ve Got To Be Mine, All Mine Broccoli Lady …

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The Original

Jimi Hendrix:

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The Cover Songs Competition

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The Cure vs. The Shamen

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The Cure:

The Shamen:

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

 

Votes can be cast up to seven days from the day and time of the original post.

Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.

The Rolling Stones: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

Posted: December 10, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Today’s Offering: The Rolling Stones – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Cover Song Competition: The Heptones vs. Junior Wells
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Broccoli Fields Forever …

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This song always makes me feel so sad for Mick and the boys. And you would have thought they would have drawn a lot of attention from women. It just goes to show that you never really know …

The Original

The Rolling Stones:

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The Cover Songs Competition

Reggae vs. the Blues

The Heptones vs. Junior Wells

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The Heptones:

Junior Wells:

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

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The Four Preps: “Love of the Common People”

Posted: December 9, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!

Love of the Common People was written and composed by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and eventually released in 1970 on Hurley’s album John Hurley Sings about People. However, its first release was in 1967 when The Four Preps covered the song. In 1982 Paul Young released what was to become the most popular version of Love of the Common People, reaching No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The prior year Stiff Little Fingers had covered the song on their album Now Then. Jake Burns of SLF recalled this amusing anecdote pertaining to the song. Paul Young met SLF at one of their concerts in support of the album Now Then. Young asked Burns whether SLF were planning to release the song as a single. When Burns told them they weren’t, Young asked if they minded him releasing it as a single. They said he could, not thinking the single would do well. Years later Burns jokingly recalled his feelings at the time: “Pfft! Go ahead. You’ll never get anywhere with that, mate. Yeah, number 2, that’ll teach me!”

The Original

The Four Preps (1967):

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CMI’s Millenial Most Distinguished Name Award

The Winstons (1969):

In researching this song I came across a few individuals who felt The Winstons’ cover was the best overall version.

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The Most Popular

Paul Young (1982):

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The Cover Songs Competition

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Battle of a couple of heavyweights …

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Bruce Springsteen & The Sessions Band vs. Stiff Little Fingers

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Bruce Springsteen & The Sessions Band (2007):

Stiff Little Fingers (1982):

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Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

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Lulu: “To Sir With Love”

Posted: December 8, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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I am an unabashed fan of this movie and song. I still get misty-eyed at the end. Sidney Poitier is fantastic, as is the rest of the cast, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better movie theme song. Truly phenomenal and enduring …

The Original

Lulu:

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The Cover Songs Competition

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This is probably not a fair fight with Lulu doing partial vocals on one of the covers but as I have to constantly remind my ten-year-old … life is not always fair.

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Lulu & Soul Asylum vs. Melky Sedeck

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Lulu & Soul Asylum:

Melky Sedeck:

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

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Tom Waits: “Ol’ 55”

Posted: December 7, 2013 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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"Free markets will not prevail without unfettered competition among cover songs." - Milton Friedbyrd

“Free markets will not prevail without unfettered competition among cover songs.” – Milton Friedbyrd

Ol’ 55 is one of Waits’ early masterpieces. Typical of his early work the delivery, imagery and rhythm of Ol’ 55 conjure up a scene as real as any you’ve actually experienced. This period of Waits’ work is akin to reading classic Bukowski, peering into the underbelly of society and, for that period of time, feeling as if you’re right alongside the protagonist, eager to continue observing, without actually having to experience the highs and lows of a unique and bizarre, yet somehow endearing, subculture that resides somewhere on the other side of town …

The Original

Tom Waits:

Ask yourself this: How many musicians can work the words “lickety-splitly” into a flawless number?

Wait’s original, stripped down version, which I think I like best.

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The more polished version that opened Tom’s debut album (i.e. Closing Time):

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The Most Popular

The Eagles:

The Eagles’ uninspiring, vanilla rendition of Ol’ 55 was sadly the song’s most popular version. In Wait’s words he was “not that particularly crazy about [the Eagles’] rendition of it … I thought their version was a little antiseptic.” Waits was being kind …

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The Cover Songs Competition

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Dave Alvin vs. Sarah McLachlan

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Dave Alvin:

Sarah McLachlan:

Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?

Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.

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