Crazy Covers!

[Trollheart]

I like Tristan's best! 

[Buckeye Randy]

A couple of my favorites from the Alvin Lives In Leeds anti-poll tax compilation in 1990, a selection of "classic" covers by some great British indie bands.  How can you go wrong?

Robyn Hitchcock is really good, his band The Soft Boys are totally underrated.

Here is one that struck me as odd but I do like it.

[DeepMinder]

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[Lisnaholic]

^ To the extent that the Elton John has been taken out of his own song, yes, this cover is a real improvement on the original, which I always found to be a difficult fabrication to swallow:-

"I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owls
Hunting the horny back toad"

Reginald Dwight, aka Elton John, grew up on a residential estate in London, and I find it impossible to imagine him going back to his plough:

Here is one that struck me as odd but I do like it.

^ Alas, I'm not familiar with the Suspicious Mind song, so the oddness of the cover was lost on me- and tbh, I was expecting to hear a cover of Texas Radio & The Big Beat. It's a great name for a band, even though I was confused at first.

[Buckeye Randy]

^ Alas, I'm not familiar with the Suspicious Mind song, so the oddness of the cover was lost on me

The funny thing here is I thought that the original was by Elvis Presley and just found out minutes ago he was covering a song I never heard.  A cover of a cover!

I'm always surprised when I learn that the version I hear first is actually a cover.
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones/Soft Cell
I Love Rock and Roll - Arrows/Joan Jett
Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade/Quiet Riot
God Gave Rock and Roll to You - Argent/KISS
Take Me To The River - Al Green/Talking Heads

I'm sure there are hundreds if not thousands of others

Try this one on for size...

[tristan_geoff]

[tristan_geoff]

I'll play by the rules too

[DeepMinder]

^ To the extent that the Elton John has been taken out of his own song, yes, this cover is a real improvement on the original, which I always found to be a difficult fabrication to swallow:-

"I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owls
Hunting the horny back toad"

Reginald Dwight, aka Elton John, grew up on a residential estate in London, and I find it impossible to imagine him going back to his plough:

^ Alas, I'm not familiar with the Suspicious Mind song, so the oddness of the cover was lost on me- and tbh, I was expecting to hear a cover of Texas Radio & The Big Beat. It's a great name for a band, even though I was confused at first.

I will tell her you said this

she has a bunch of great covers

Elton John's tiny dancer song was on repeat today for me

[Lisnaholic]

^ You know this singer ?!? Good for you

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I'll play by the rules too

^ This is surely some kind of award-winner in terms of covers, tristan 
Here's the original to show just how clever Coil have been in their selection of an obscure, sitcom theme from the early 70s:
 

[DeepMinder]

@Lisnaholic yeah lol I basically just reply and give fire emojis to her hot photos on instagram. she'll reply about my comment and thats about it 

we did chat a bit way back last year about her song beyond, and about putting her songs onto forums and discords..

(I created her a MB thread over there)

https://www.musicbanter.com/general-music/100571-zazz-sings.html