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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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Tune du Jour: “She Don’t Care About Time” – The Byrds
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Cryan’ Shames vs. Flamin’ Groovies vs. The Rickenbackers
And In My Hour of Need, I Truly Am Indeed, Alone Again, Broccoli …
“Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person that you always should have been.”
David Bowie
The Original
The Byrds:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Cryan’ Shames vs. Flamin’ Groovies vs. The Rickenbackers
The Cryan’ Shames:
Flamin’ Groovies:
The Rickenbackers:
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?!!?
Tune du Jour: “Jumping Jack Flash” – The Rolling Stones
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Alex Chilton vs. Marcia Hines vs. Johnny Winter
I Shouted Out, “Who Ate The Broccoli?”, When After All, It Was You And Me…
I read it in the Sunday papers …
A British woman has a special craving for household sponges – and eats as many as 20 a day. Emma Thompson has a condition called pica, in which people crave nonfood items to eat. “Some people go out for a steak, I would rather go out for a sponge”, says Thompson. “A couple of years ago, I was just washing the dishes and I seen the sponges with the scouring pads and I just thought it’d be quite interesting to try one of them. Ever since that I’ve been addicted to them.” Thompson likes to dip the sponges in dishwasher liquid before downing them. Thus far she has shown no ill effects.
The Original
The Rolling Stones:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Alex Chilton vs. Marcia Hines vs. Johnny Winter
Alex Chilton:
Marcia Hines:
Johnny Winter:
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: Chet Atkins vs. The Iguanas vs. The Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo
“If you want to get paid while not working, you should have to run for Congress just like everyone else.”
President Barack Obama
Broccoli Fields Forever …
The Original
The Beatles:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Chet Atkins vs. The Iguanas vs. The Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo Combo
Chet Atkins:
The Iguanas:
The Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo:
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?!!?
You used to be so amused, At Broccoli Man, and the carrot for a guitar he used …
Old Greek Proverb:
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
spacespace
The Original
One of my favorite Dylan songs. And I’m particularly proud of all three selected covers.
Bob Dylan:
Copyrights preclude Dylan’s original version from appearing.
Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (aka “Bobfest”):
Okay this is just plain ridiculous. Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and George Harrison on stage at the same time! I mean c’mon. I don’t know, can anyone name another show that featured as many music icons on stage at the same time?
The Most Popular
The Byrds:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Brothers and Sisters vs. Sing Sing Sing vs. Wolfgang Niedecken & Anne de Wolff
The Brothers and Sisters:
The Original
SPACE
Sing Sing Sing:
Wolfgang Niedecken & Anne de Wolff:
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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.
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Hayseed Dixie vs. Van Halen vs. Luciano
Remembering Larry Hagman …
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
Many people do not realize that psychedelic drugs saved Larry Hagman. No, it’s true. In the mid-1960s, Hagman suffered a nervous breakdown while filming the TV show I Dream of Jeannie. The crew carted Hagman off to a psychiatrist, who suggested he combat his anxiety with LSD. A few days later, Hagman’s friend Peter Fonda took him to a Crosby, Stills and Nash concert, where he was handed several tabs of acid by folk rocker David Crosby. Hagman claims that he saw his body’s molecular structure during that first trip. And after a few more tabs of LSD and a whole lot of marijuana our boy, Larry, was back on his game. Hagman was an amiable eccentric who enjoyed dressing up as a British policeman or a French legionnaire and leading impromptu parades down the beach. Upon death his wish was to have his body ground up and “spread over a field and have marijuana and wheat planted and harvest it in a couple of years and make a big marijuana cake. People would eat a little Larry.” Sadly his last request went unfulfilled …
And what does Larry Hagman have to do with music and this blog? Nothing.
The Original
The Who:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Hayseed Dixie vs. Van Halen vs. Luciano
Hayseed Dixie:
Van Halen:
Luciano:
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?!!?
Tune du Jour: “Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight” – Fleetwood Mac
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Bishops vs. Steve Conte vs. Telegraph
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.”
Keith Richards
The Original
Fleetwood Mac:
The Most Popular
The Rezillos:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Bishops vs. Steve Conte vs. Telegraph
The Bishops:
Steve Conte:
Telegraph:
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?!!?
Tune du Jour: “Fly The Flag” – Stiff Little Fingers
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Mauri Clash City Rocker vs. Squeezer vs. Uncle Bard & the Dirty Bastards
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts.”
Harvard economist, Henry Rosovsky
The Original
Stiff Little Fingers:
Archival Footage
Nobody’s Heroes:
Just one of the multitude of tribute bands memorializing South Florida’s early-80’s brilliant, genre-busting band, Nobody’s Heroes.
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Mauri Clash City Rocker vs. Squeezer vs. Uncle Bard & the Dirty Bastards
Mauri Clash City Rocker:
Squeezer:
Uncle Bard & the Dirty Little Bastards:
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: Dark Horses vs. Release the Sunbird vs. SixNationState
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“Lying is second nature to him. More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, sort of true, or at least ought to be true. It’s impossible to keep him focused on any topic. I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is. I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes, there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization.”
Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Trump’s “Art of the Deal”
The Original
Talking Heads:
Nice Live Version
David Byrne and St. Vincent:
Check out this high-precision choreography!
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Dark Horses vs. Release the Sunbird vs. SixNationState
Dark Horses:
Release the Sunbird:
SixNationState:
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?!!?
Tune du Jour: “Helpless” – crosby, stills, nash & Young
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Nick Cave vs. Patti Smith vs. Eddie Vedder & Eliza Jane Barnes
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.”
Aldous Huxley
The Original
crosby, stills, nash & Young:
The Last Waltz
Very nice rendition by Neil, Joni Mitchell and The Band. I’ve always wondered why Neil never recorded with Joni. They’re old buddies and her voice works well with his signature falsetto.
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and The Band:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Nick Cave vs. Patti Smith vs. Eddie Vedder & Eliza Jane Barnes
Nick Cave:
Patti Smith:
Eddie Vedder & Eliza Jane Barnes:
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?!!?
Tune du Jour: “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” – R.E.M.
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Discount vs. Sugarland vs. The Suicide Machines
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“We urge Americans to be mindful of their leading role and international responsibilities as a great country and a great democracy when they go into the voting booths. Your mistake might spell a global disaster. There is no substitute for America as a pillar of world stability, and no one to contain an American Duce. Suddenly, browsing the world map, I recognize possible contours of the scenario described by George Orwell in the prophetic book he called simply 1984: three autocratic powers dominating the international landscape, each seized by fear, bigotry, and nationalism and controlled by the one and only strong leader or a politburo. Did Orwell simply make a 32-year mistake in timing?”
Former Russian Minister Andrei Kozyrev
The Original
R.E.M.:
40 Watt Revival
Considering Stipe, Buck and Mills are somewhere on the crowded stage, this version of “It’s the End of the World …” is precluded from CMI competition. However, since I’ve enjoyed 5-8 many, many times over the past couple of decades and love the spectacle of so many Athens/Atlanta musicians on stage yucking it up with Athens Royalty, well, this gem from the past well deserves a seat at the table.
Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, 5-8, Patterson Hood, Clay Leverett, Bain Mattox, Amanda Kapousouz, Vanessa Hay and a veritable basket of other adorables:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Discount vs. Sugarland with Matt Nathanson & Little Big Town vs. The Suicide Machines
Discount:
Sugarland with Matt Nathanson & Little Big Town:
The Suicide Machines:
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?!!?
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