There are certain days that, at least as far as getting work done goes, you know you probably shouldn’t have even gotten out of bed.
Today is one of those days for me. I’ll get some brainless stuff done in a sec, but in the meantime, a top 10 list.
Top Ten Eleven Favorite Cover Songs of Lately:
1. Ring of Fire, Ray Charles
2. The Parting Glass, Sinead O’Connor
3. This Little Light, Neko Case
4. Love Will Tear Us Apart, Nouvelle Vague (bossanova!)
5. Head On, Pixies
6. The Origin of Love, Rufus Wainwright
7.Gin and Juice, The Gourds (bluegrass!)
8. Cruella DeVille, The Replacements (always and forever)
9. Follow Me, The Innocence Mission (John Denver!)
10. Tabou, Les Nubians (Sade sung in French)
11. Hit Me Baby One More Time, Justin Thompson (channeling Sinatra a little)
Okay. Back to work.
Check these out these covers, I think you might like them…
Cum on Feel The Noize by Bran Van 3000..
I’m So Excited by Le Tigre (this is SO GOOD!)
Give Me Back My Man by Chicks On Speed
About A Girl by Cibo Matto
I Want To Be Your Dog by Joan Jett
A recommendation, Goldfrapp if you want to dance then Ms. Alison Goldfrapp can help you get your groove on 🙂
Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for the recs!
I know I’m supposed to be a Le Tigre fan (based on my politics, general taste in music and culture, whatever) but I’ve never managed to quite get there–just doesn’t do it for me, I guess. I’ll check out the rest, though–I like Cibo Matto, and am always happy to meet new bands and stuff. When I can tear myself away from awful Israeli pop, that is…..
My current favorites:
* Believe – Macha / Bedhead (email me if you want a link to the mp3) (Cher)
* Anything from the Dump album of Prince covers, esp. Pop Life and How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore
* I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles (Don Gibson, Kitty Wells, etc.)
* (Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You – Eels (Elvis etc. – forget the author)
* Miss You – Concretes (Stones)
* Between the Bars – Madeleine Peyroux (Elliott Smith)
Since you mention a Nouvelle Vague song…
* Teenage Kicks – Nouvelle Vague (The Undertones)
I guess you already have the Neko Case cover of “Rated X”.
For pure novelty value, the Hayseed Dixie bluegrass covers of AC/DC are pretty good.
(I *hate* that Bran Van 3000 cover, but for those who don’t know, the Quiet Riot version is already a cover of the original Slade track)