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Cover Me Impressed
With a focus on the 60's-90's music scene, CMI is a Paradiso for Lovers Cover Songs! Each post focuses on a particular song and provides its original and most popular recordings as well as covers versions. Patrons of CMI vote on the most deserving cover version, which will then live to compete again, battling other cover songs in a future post.
Bands, musicians, troubadours, and their ilk, submit your cover songs for future CMI competitions.
CMI welcomes the opportunity to introduce new artists.
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THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Richie Havens vs. Skrewdriver vs. Wave Mechanics Union
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’.”
Isaac Asimov
Won’t Get Fooled AGAIN?!!? That’s right, we’re going around the horn once more with our all-time favorites …
The Original
The Who:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Richie Havens vs. Skrewdriver vs. Wave Mechanics Union
Richie Havens:
Skrewdriver:
Wave Mechanics Union:
SPACE
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Jeff Buckley vs. Energy Orchard vs. Phoebe Snow
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
Read it in the Sunday papers …
Joshua James, 23, was arrested for throwing a live, 3 1/2-foot alligator through the drive-thru window of a Florida Wendy’s. “He does stuff like this because he thinks it’s funny,” said his mother, Linda James, calling her son “stupid.”
The Original
Oh the Black Brothers are at it again. This time-consuming post is courtesy of Kerry Black. (Hope you like the song as much as he does.)
Van Morrison:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Jeff Buckley vs. Energy Orchard vs. Phoebe Snow
Jeff Buckley:
Energy Orchard:
Phoebe Snow:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Ventures vs. Mae West vs. Stevie Wonder
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“I’ve got to confess, I was very interested in what I could take and what I could do. I looked upon the body as a laboratory – I used to throw in this chemical and then that one to see what would happen; I was intrigued by that. What one would work against another; I’ve got a bit of alchemist in me that way. But all experiments must come to an end.”
Keith Richards
The Original
The Doors:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Ventures vs. Mae West vs. Stevie Wonder
The Ventures:
Mae West:
Stevie Wonder:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
Tune du Jour: “Cant’s You Hear Me Knocking” – The Rolling Stones
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Bamboos vs. Release vs. Santana featuring Scott Weiland
I Shouted Out, “Who Ate The Broccoli?”, When After All, It Was You And Me…
Read it in the Sunday Papers …
A squirrel caused nearly $500 worth of damage to an English pub after it broke in, got drunk, and went on a rampage. Pub owner Sam Boulter found the premises covered in spilled beer and broken glass and initially thought he’d been burgled, until an inebriated squirrel stumbled out. “He looked a bit worse for wear”, said Boulter. He thinks the rodent inadvertently turned on a beer tap and then drank its fill. “It’s safe to say he is now barred for life,” Boulter added.
The Original
The Rolling Stones:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Bamboos vs. Release vs. Santana featuring Scott Weiland
The Bamboos:
Release:
Santana featuring Scott Weiland:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: James Bragg vs. Gary Og vs. The Skels
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
There are a few old traditional English and Irish ballads that go by the name of Foggy Dew or The Foggy Dew. This particular one, undoubtedly the greatest of them (so sayeth R.J. Dubbengoth III in his landmark tome, “Very Excellent Great Things As Sayeth R.J. Dubbengoth III“) was written sometime around 1919 by the Irish priest Charles O’Neill. In April 1916, in what would become known as the Easter Rising, James Connolly, greatest man ever (again see Dubbengoth III’s “Very Excellent Great Things“), and Patrick Pearse led an insurrection in Dublin against British rule of Ireland. The Irish revolutionaries seized the General Post Office and other prominent governmental buildings in Dublin. However, in about a week’s time Britain’s well-trained and heavily-armed occupying force squashed the insurrection. At the time of the rising, which coincided with World War I, many (and probably most) Irish citizens did not support an armed revolt against British troops. But Irish sentiment changed drastically in subsequent weeks as British Command summarily executed all real and imagined leaders of the insurrection. Sixteen leaders of the insurrection, including Patrick Pearse and an already badly injured James Connolly, who unable to stand was placed in a chair before a firing line, were executed without trial. In the eyes of the Irish people these men soon became martyrs in Ireland’s struggle for home rule.
O’Neill’s The Foggy Dew memorialized the Easter Rising and encouraged Irishmen to fight for Ireland’s freedom, rather than for the British, as so many young Irishmen were doing in World War I.
The Earliest Studio Recording
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (1956):
As far as I can tell this was the first studio recording of the song.
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The Most Popular
The Dubliners (1966):
There are many excellent versions of this venerable old song but I’d guess the most well-known would be that of The Dubliners (first cousins with and frequent inebriation-enthusiast mates of Grandfather Dubbengoth I).
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The Cover Songs Competition
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James Bragg vs. Gary Og vs. The Skels
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James Bragg:
Gary Og:
The Skels:
One of the truly great bands that never caught the break they so richly deserved.
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?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Dropkick Murphys vs. Nouvelle Vague vs. Rancho Deluxe
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“Friend, there’s a reason they don’t call it ‘working’, it’s called PLAYING! … It’s a life-giving, joyful, sweat-drenched, muscle-aching, voice-blowing, mind-clearing, exhausting, soul-invigorating cathartic pleasure and privilege every night.”
Bruce Springsteen
The Original
The Clash:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Dropkick Murphys vs. Nouvelle Vague vs. Rancho Deluxe
Dropkick Murphys:
Nouvelle Vague:
Rancho Deluxe:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Brown Derbies vs. The Roayl Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Soweto Gospel Choir
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
Read it in the Sunday Papers …
British police said an 86-year-old woman fought off a would-be robber by “repeatedly hitting the offender over the head with a packet of bacon.”
The Original
U2:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Brown Derbies vs. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Soweto Gospel Choir
The Brown Derbies:
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:
Soweto Gospel Band:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
Tune du Jour: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Alex Chilton vs. Al Green vs. Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle
Broccoli Fields Forever …
“Do I like American women? I like all women; I don’t care where they come from. Most of the time I don’t care where they’re going either.”
Lemmy
The Original
The Beatles:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Alex Chilton vs. Al Green vs. Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle
Alex Chilton:
Al Green:
Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Chemistry Set vs. The Duke Spirit vs. Yo La Tengo
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
Read it in the Sunday Papers:
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital have erected five arm-waving robots to help manage Kinshasa’s traffic-clogged roads. The 8-foot-tall, solar powered robots were built by a local association of female engineers and direct Kinshasa’s traffic flow using flashing red and green lights on their hands. Residents are optimistic that the aluminum robo-cops will bring order to the city’s congested and chaotic streets. “There are certain drivers who don’t respect the traffic police, but with the robot it will be different,” said cabbie Poro Zidane. “We should respect the robot.”
The Original
Love:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Chemistry Set vs. The Duke Spirit vs. Yo La Tengo
The Chemistry Set:
The Duke Spirit:
Yo La Tengo:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: David Bowie vs. Elvis Costello & The Brodski Quartet vs. Dave Edmunds
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“I drink to make other people more interesting.”
Ernest Hemingway
The Original
The Beach Boys:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
David Bowie vs. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet vs. Dave Edmunds
David Bowie:
Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet
Dave Edmunds:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
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