petemcfc
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 10:09
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Radiohead-Nobody Does It Better.
Johnny Cash-Sunday Mornin Comin Down.
Roberta Flack-The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Soft Cell-What.
Paul Young-Love Will Tear Us Apart,(sigh).
Oh and this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Led_Zeppelin_songs_written_or_inspired_by_others
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GLADMAN
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 11:54
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thesweetcheat wrote:
Client - White Wedding
Jesus & Mary Chain - Kill Surf City/Surfin USA
Ladytron - Oops Oh My
Never knew Client did White Wedding? Interestingly Marsheaux did a great version of Eyes Without A face a few years back.
As for J&MC... what can one say about that? New album due, or so I hear,too
Never seen that Ladytron video before. So thanks you. No, really. Thank you.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 12:01
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White Wedding is a live cover, it's a b-side on one of their singles.
The Ladytron one was originally on some compilation I think, but also made it onto a b-side. In fact b-sides are a very rich source of covers aren't they?
Hope the J&MC album is good. Their last one Munki had some great songs.
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GLADMAN
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 12:26
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Last batch... or this will consume my life...
21) Ever Fallen in Love - Fine Young Cannibals
22) Help! - The Damned (surely the definitive version?)
23) Hanging Upside Down - Balanescu Quartet (a few cracking Kraftwerk takes, too)
24) Waiting for the Man - OMITD (two nerdy Wirral kids doing Lou Reed. Yeah, right.)
25) When the Ship Comes In - post Shane Pogues do Dylan
26) Take Me to the River - Talking Heads
27) On Broadway - Numan (for surely one of the greatest live synth solos of all time - Billy Currie's trademark ARP Odyssey making like an electronic Jimi Hendrix)
28) Xerox Machine - Client
29) Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - Erasure (There's the Abba-esque EP as well... not keen on the later covers album, though)
30) Sympathy for the Devil - Ferry
31) Loverman - Martin Gore (the sheer gall of the man taking on Nick Cave... still undecided whether this works, to be honest)
32) The Night - Soft Cell (I'll always be a sucker, not only for Mr Almond's voice, but for the attitude)
33) I'm in Love with a German Film Star - Dubstar
34) Words - The Christians (not strictly a cover, since the guys added original lyrics to the traditional melody from Mná na hÉireann - check out a version on Chieftains 4. For me searing lyrics complementing one of the most beautiful refrains ever.
35) Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus
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GLADMAN
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 12:32
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thesweetcheat wrote: White Wedding is a live cover, it's a b-side on one of their singles.
The Ladytron one was originally on some compilation I think, but also made it onto a b-side. In fact b-sides are a very rich source of covers aren't they?
Hope the J&MC album is good. Their last one Munki had some great songs.
Had to put on me glasses watching that video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_rXDA0Deys
Yeah... Jim doing I Love Rock n Roll countered by William's I Hate Rock n' Roll. Class. Or was it the other way round?
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spencer
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 14:34
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Dunno which category or whether she's been already mentioned in this topic - not read posts yet - but Youtube The Space Lady and take your pick.
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keith a
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 14:45
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I've heard one track off the new JAMC album. Started off quite interesting, a little bit different, restrained for them, but I didn't like it once it got going. Just thought it sounded a bit sad grown men in their 50's singing 'Amputation' as if an attempt to shock. Maybe I'm wrong. Only heard it once.
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keith a
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 14:50
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Lots of great choices already. The Slits version of Grapevine is a contender for my fave, but here are some that I like even if some might find them a bit daft!
Lost In Music - The Fall
Everyone's A Winner - Alan Vega
Get It On - Kramer
Blue Jay Way - Colin Newman
D'ya Think I'm Sexy - Revolting Cocks
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 18:57
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One more that I forgot:
Cat Power - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
By way of contrast with the Devo and Residents versions.
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spencer
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Re: Best, strangest... or maybe just most inappropriate covers of all time?
Jan 22, 2017, 19:16
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(sideways dodge) Youtube Conway Twitty and Residents When You're Cool : )
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