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Goofy Onetime Sunday Extra – The Rubberbandits: “Horse Outside”

Posted: April 5, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Horse Outside” – The Rubberbandits
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Kelly’s Men vs. Katelin Tierney vs. Thom Dunn
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While in Ireland last July, blissfully hunkered down in a Killarney pub with about 200 of my newfound best friends, I was enjoying the hell out of a surprisingly good solo musician playing a mix of Irish songs and a selection of truly great tunes from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, when late into the evening he careened off into a bizarrely hysterical ballad that I was not familiar with. Well the drunkard gallery was certainly familiar with it as everyone in the place enthusiastically sung along. It looked like Victory Over Europe Day in there as the mob drank, swayed and gayly crooned to the gem of a tune.

I described it to our resident musicologist, Pete Black, and Mr. Black recently got back to me with its origin. A goofball Irish musical comedy team, The Rubberbandits (featuring the esteemed maestros Blindboy Boatclub and Mr. Chrome) released the bawdy, satirical hip-hop parody in 2010 with it only to become a demented Irish standard that nearly claimed the Irish Christmas No. 1 spot, accumulating over 25 million YouTube viewers.

Well there’s no shortage of Irish musicians who have appropriated it on YouTube with one proud family filming their eight-year old kid belting it out, lyric for lyric. Gotta love the Irish!!!

The Original

The Rubberbandits:

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Three of the best from the multitude of covers …

Kelly’s Men vs. Katlin Tierney vs. Thom Dunn
Kelly’s Men:
Katelin Tierney:
Thom Dunn:

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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!??!

   

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Sweet: “Fox on the Run”

Posted: April 4, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Fox on the Run” – Sweet
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Girlschool vs. Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 vs. The Upside Downers
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The Original

An Arnie request …

Sweet:

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Girlschool vs. Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 vs. The Upside Downers
Girlschool:
Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13:
The Upside Downers (aka The Del Gatos):

The first song from this EP is Fox on the Run. If you like it there are three more covers: September Girls, I Want You To Want Me and Pleasant Valley Sunday.

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Stiff Little Fingers: “Alternative Ulster”

Posted: April 3, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Alternative Ulster” – Stiff Little Fingers
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Rappresaglia vs. The London Punkharmonic Orchestra vs. Toy Dolls, ALL, UK Subs and Brittany Bowman
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Stiff Little Fingers:

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Rappresaglia vs. The London Punkharmonic Orchestra vs. Toy Dolls, ALL, UK Subs and Brittany Bowman
Rappresaglia:
The London Punkharmonic Orchestra:
Toy Dolls, ALL, UK Subs and Brittany Bowman:

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The Beatles: “Revolution”

Posted: April 1, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Revolution” – The Beatles
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Flamin’ Groovies vs. REO Brothers vs. Billy Bragg vs. Stone Temple Pilots
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Damn, does this song ring true in these times?!!?

The Original

The Beatles:

Interesting Loose Interpretation

Nina Simone:

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Flamin’ Groovies vs. REO Brothers vs. Billy Bragg vs. Stone Temple Pilots
Flamin’ Groovies:
REO Brothers:


Billy Bragg:
Stone Temple Pilots:

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The Rolling Stones: “Paint it Black”

Posted: March 30, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Paint it Black” – The Rolling Stones
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: U2 vs. Ciara vs. First to Eleven
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The Original

The Rolling Stones:

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As you could imagine, there is a ridiculous number of great covers for this classic. I picked these three interesting ones for today. I am sure that I will revisit this gem again sometime down the road.

U2 vs. Ciara vs. First to Eleven
U2:
Ciara:
First to Eleven:

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Ray Charles: “I Got A Woman”

Posted: March 28, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “I Got A Woman” – Ray Charles and His Band
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Toots & The Maytals vs. The Beatles vs. Them
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Okay, this song has a convoluted history. It was originally composed by Bob King to be just an instrumental. Ray Charles heard it and along with Renald Richard put lyrics to it. Of course, Ray and His Band had a massive hit with their new creation, which was released in December 1954. Meanwhile, the instrumental version that Bob King composed did not hit the airwaves until 1960 when Jimmy Smith released his version.

Mega-Hit: December 1954

Ray Charles and His Band:

Original Instrumental Version: 1960

Jimmy Smith:

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Got some heavy-hitters here …

Toots & The Maytals vs. The Beatles vs. Them
Toots & The Maytals:
The Beatles:
Them:

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Rancid: “Olympia, WA”

Posted: March 27, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Olympia, WA” – Rancid
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Apocalypstiks vs. NoFX vs. Molly Tuttle vs. Krackin’ Kellys
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In LOVING memory of Cousin Kris …

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Rancid:

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Apocalypstiks vs. NoFX vs. Molly Tuttle vs. Krackin’ Kellys
Apocalypstiks:
NoFX:
Molly Tuttle:
Krackin’ Kellys

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The Clash: “Safe European Home”

Posted: March 25, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Safe European Home” – The Clash
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Sonic Boom Six vs. The Magic Touch vs. The HempSteadys
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I cannot exactly say why but this just might be my favorite song by The Clash. The driving, pitch-perfect, in-your-face, and above all pissed off delivery had me from the first time needle hit vinyl!

The Original

The Clash:

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Sonic Boom Six vs. The Magic Touch vs. The HempSteadys

From my research Suze DeMarchi’s version (feat. Dallas Frasca) is one of the best covers of this song. Unfortunately it is on an Australian small label album (“Home”) that, short of flying Down Under for a used copy, is damn near impossible to get a hold of (and even at that it apparently would be pretty difficult to locate!). Even appealed directly to Suze on Twitter … no response. 😦 I had never heard of Suze but apparently her Aussie acclaim arose from her earlier ’90s band Baby Animals who were apparently known for their high-energy, guitar-driven sound (never heard of them either). So, alas, had to go with the best (or, at least, most interesting) of what was the available.

Sonic Boom Six:
The Magic Touch:
The HempSteadys:

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The Turtles: “Elenor”

Posted: March 23, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Elenor” – The Turtles
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Blank Pages vs. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes vs. Drew Danbury
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The Original

The Turtles:

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Blank Pages vs. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes vs. Drew Danbury
Blank Pages:
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes:
Drew Danbury:

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Prince: “Purple Rain”

Posted: March 21, 2026 in THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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Tune du Jour: “Purple Rain” – Prince
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Waterboys vs. Playing for Change feat. Vasti Jackson, Keb Mo and friends vs. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band feat. Nils Lofgren
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The Original

Prince:

And if You Care to Hear the Extended Version:

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The Waterboys vs. Playing for Change feat. Vasti Jackson, Keb Mo and friends vs. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band feat. Nils Lofgren
The Waterboys:
Playing for Change feat. Vasti Jackson, Keb Mo and friends:
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band feat. Nils Lofgren:

Bruce Springsteen opened his concert at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn on April 23, 2016, with a tribute cover of “Purple Rain”. This performance occurred two days after Prince’s death on April 21, 2016. The show featured the stage bathed in purple light, and the band delivered the song as an opener rather than their usual setlist, featuring a notable guitar solo by Nils Lofgren. 

Fun Fact: Prince’s Purple Rain held the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 album chart for 24 consecutive weeks before finally being surpassed by Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A.

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