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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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Johnny Thunders and Patti Paladin vs. The Beatles vs. Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe
Johnny Thunders and Patti Paladin:
The Beatles:
Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe:
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.
U2 vs. The Vitamin String Quartet vs. Midnight Oil vs. Paul Weller
U2:
The Vitamin String Quartet:
Midnight Oil:
There used to be killer footage of Midnight Oil performing this song at an impromptu protest in downtown NYC on YouTube but, unfortunately, it ultimately got yanked …
Paul Weller:
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.
John Cale vs. David Bowie vs. Iggy Pop vs. Talking Heads
John Cale:
David Bowie:
Iggy Pop:
Talking Heads:
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.
Patti Smith vs. The Move vs. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Patti Smith:
The Move:
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers:
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.
Banter vs. Aswad vs. Tongo Hiti vs. AnnenMayKantereit & Milky Chance
Banter:
Aswad:
Tongo Hiti:
AnnenMayKantereit & Milky Chance:
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.
Bright Little Field vs. Crash Test Dummies vs. Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace and Atom Willard
Bright Little Field:
Just can’t say enough about this Replacements’ ukulele tribute album. Every cut is a beaut!
Crash Test Dummies:
Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace and Atom Willard:
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.
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Regrettes vs. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox feat. Melinda Doolittle vs. Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space vs. First to Eleven
VOTE, COMMENT, then DO SOMETHING NICE FOR YOURSELF
Well, as I have mentioned in the past, I was never a fan of Queen. But my son literally insisted that I listen to this song. Skeptical as I was, he queued it up and … it blew me away! What a splendid rock ‘n roll song!! Has it all … great lyrics … fun refrain … uplifting and infectious … sing-a-long, rollicking good time … what more can you ask for … thank you, Sayed …
The Original
Queen:
Interesting Cover
Royal Harmonic Orchestra:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Regrettes vs. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox feat. Melinda Doolittle vs. Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space vs. First to Eleven
The Regrettes:
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox feat. Melinda Doolittle:
Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space:
First to Eleven:
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.
David Bowie wanted to help out his buddy, Ian Hunter and his band Mott the Hoople, so he wrote “Suffragette City” for them to use. Ian said ‘thanks, but I’m looking for something better’. As the story goes, Bowie sat in the middle of his living room floor, cross-legged, all night, and by morning he had completed “All the Young Dudes”.
This rock ‘n’ roll anthem consistently finds its way onto critic’s lists for best rock songs of all time.
The Original
Mott the Hoople:
The Guy Who Wrote It
Bowie Waited Two Years After its Release Until He Played it Live:
We last visited this masterpiece on September 10, 2025, when Robyn Hitchcock, Billy Bragg with Jill Sobule, and Matthew Sweet with Susanna Hoffs took it on. Bragg & Sobule ran away in that competition.
Revisiting Billy Bragg with Jill Sobule
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The New Contestants …
World Party vs. Bruce Dickinson vs. Easy Star All-Stars feat. Kirsty Rock
World Party:
Bruce Dickinson:
Easy Star All-Stars feat. Kirsty Rock:
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.
Morrissey vs. Angelika Express vs. Billy Bragg vs. Face to Face feat. Spike Lawson
Morrissey:
Angelika Express:
Billy Bragg:
Face to Face feat. Spike Lawson:
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.
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