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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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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.
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs vs. Bettye LaVette vs. Rheostatics and The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs:
Bettye LaVette:
Rheostatics and The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir:
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.
I still contend that the Violent Femmes self-titled debut album is as good as any release in the 80’s.
The Original
Blister in the Sun:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Fruity Ukuladies vs. Nouvelle Vague vs. Amanda Palmer and Friends
Fruity Ukuladies:
It takes a bit before these fruity ladies get going but once they do …
Nouvelle Vague:
Amanda Palmer and Guests:
When I die and go to heaven I want to live next door to Amanda Palmer (and she’s single and loves short, bald guys …).
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.
Billy reached his highpoint very early in his career …
The Original
Generation X:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Trusty vs. Peppermint Creeps vs. Boondoggle Keychain
Trusty:
Peppermint Creeps:
Boondoggle Keychain:
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.
Kitty Karlyle vs. Luka Bloom vs. Ben Folds vs. Kim Wilde
Kitty Karlyle:
Before settling into Hollywood Squares as a regular, Kitty Carlisle sang opera and enormously more importantly, starred with the Marx Brothers in “A Night At The Opera”. I have to imagine that this goofball band, playing around a little with the spelling, is somehow (or at least I am hoping) paying homage to the great Kitty Carlisle …
Luka Bloom:
Ben Folds:
Kim Wilde:
Kim’s cover is included because one of the cover sites that I use crowned it as this song’s best cover. Not sure that I agree … Do you?
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.
Not a fan of The Beach Boys but this is a pretty good one, I suppose, as far as The Beach Boys go that is …
The Original
The Beach Boys:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
David Bowie vs. Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet vs. The Flaming Lips
David Bowie:
Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet:
The Flaming Lips:
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.
Despite its runaway popularity and overplay, remains my favorite Soul Asylum song. Lyrics are simply perfection!
The Original
Soul Asylum:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Piet Botha & Jack Hammer vs. Smith and Myers vs. Chelsea Williams
Piet Botha & Jack Hammer:
Smith and Myers:
Unfortunately, for God only knows why, these two do not allow their video to embed elsewhere. So if you want to hear their version you will have to go to the YouTube site.
Chelsea Williams:
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.
Army of Halfwits vs. The Nutley Brass vs. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs
Army of Halfwits:
The Nutley Brass:
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs:
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.
Phil wrote some of the greatest topical political protest songs of all time. Most were blistering attacks on racist and/or wrongheaded political institutions. But it was also great fun when Phil used his priceless wit to enormous effect. “Outside of a Small Circle of Friends” and “Love Me, I’m a Liberal” come straight to mind, along with one of my all-time favorites, “Draft Dodger Rag”.
The Original
Phil Ochs:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Disappear Fear vs. Kind of Like Spitting vs. Pete Seeger and Fred Hellerman
Disappear Fear:
Kind of Like Spitting:
Pete Seeger and Fred Hellerman:
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 