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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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Some guy on the radio said that this song featured the first known bass solo. Wonder if it’s true. Apparently they had to keep rerecording because Entwistle kept breaking his strings.
The Who:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Patti Smith Group vs. Knox, Dave Davies, Rat Scabies vs. Liquid Blue
Patti Smith Group:
Knox, Dave Davies, Rat Scabies:
Liquid Blue:
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!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
Potpourri du Jour: “Sheena is a Punk Rocker / Let’s Dance” – The Ramones / “Baby It’s You (The Shirelles) / A Message to Michael” (Dionne Warwick) / “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (Traffic) / Mr. Soul” (Buffalo Springfield)
THE CLASH of Cover Medleys: Sigi Pop vs. Chrissie Hynde vs. Yo La Tengo
For our purposes we will rely on medley standards as outlined at the 2012 Institute of Chartered Music Listeners Music-Medley Symposium, which identified and defined the following categories of
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
Music Medleys:
The Meager-Medley – a musical composition comprised of parts from two independent songs.
The Mini-Medley – a musical composition comprised of parts from three independent songs.
The Medial-Medley – a musical composition comprised of parts from four independent songs.
The Mega-Medley – a musical composition comprised of parts from five or more independent songs.
THE CLASH of Cover Medleys
Sigi Pop vs. Chrissie Hynde vs. Yo La Tengo
Sigi Pop:
“Sheena is a Punk Rocker” / “Let’s Dance” (The Ramones)
Chrissie Hynde:
“Baby It’s You” (The Shirelles) / “A Message to Michael” (Dionne Warwick)
Yo La Tengo:
“The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” (Traffic) / “Mr. Soul” (Mr. Soul)
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which medley of cover songs prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
The Leningrad Cowboys vs. Indigo Girls vs. U2 and Pearl Jam
The Leningrad Cowboys:
Indigo Girls:
U2 and Pearl Jam:
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!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
Not a song that I generally like, but damn it there are some additional great and interesting covers out there. We will definitely revisit this song.
Milo Binder vs. Redd Kross vs. Robbie Fulks
Yes, you’ll notice this video is from an outdated post. I was just too lazy to update it.
Milo Binder:
Redd Kross:
Robbie Fulks:
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!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
Criminally underappreciated song by a criminally underappreciated artist. Love Wreckless Eric. Unfathomable why he didn’t become another of a long line of Stiff Records’ stars.
Eric actually did have a string of hit singles and lucrative record sales in Europe for a spell. Unfortunately, his sleezy manager stole all of the profits. Left Eric penniless. At one point he had to pawn his guitar for food money! Gradually he got back on his feet. I had a chance to chat with Eric years back. Really nice guy! I mentioned his manager and how awful it was that he stole all of the money. Eric had this to say on the subject (I’m paraphrasing): ‘You know, my good friend Ian Dury made a lot of money and he spent it all on drugs, which finally killed him. If I had gotten my money I probably would have done the same and thus, would also be dead by now. So, all in all, I’m good with how it worked out.’ Interesting take. Hopefully he’s still content and doing well.
And I truly hope he still has this sportin’ insect jacket!
Wreckless Eric:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
I know. I know. I am breaking protocol. But unprecedented action seemed required. I narrowed my research down to four interesting covers and I just could not seem to cut one of them. They all seemed to deserve consideration. It was further necessary in that there were not enough other quality covers to do an additional post of the song down the line. And so it goes …
The Monkees vs. The Proclaimers vs. The Wedding Present vs. Cage the Elephant
The Monkees:
The Proclaimers:
The Wedding Present:
Cage the Elephant:
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!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
cover me impressed 