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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: “Cant’s You Hear Me Knocking” – The Rolling Stones
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Bamboos vs. Release vs. Santana featuring Scott Weiland
I Shouted Out, “Who Ate The Broccoli?”, When After All, It Was You And Me…
Read it in the Sunday Papers …
A squirrel caused nearly $500 worth of damage to an English pub after it broke in, got drunk, and went on a rampage. Pub owner Sam Boulter found the premises covered in spilled beer and broken glass and initially thought he’d been burgled, until an inebriated squirrel stumbled out. “He looked a bit worse for wear”, said Boulter. He thinks the rodent inadvertently turned on a beer tap and then drank its fill. “It’s safe to say he is now barred for life,” Boulter added.
The Original
The Rolling Stones:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Bamboos vs. Release vs. Santana featuring Scott Weiland
The Bamboos:
Release:
Santana featuring Scott Weiland:
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: James Bragg vs. Gary Og vs. The Skels
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
There are a few old traditional English and Irish ballads that go by the name of Foggy Dew or The Foggy Dew. This particular one, undoubtedly the greatest of them (so sayeth R.J. Dubbengoth III in his landmark tome, “Very Excellent Great Things As Sayeth R.J. Dubbengoth III“) was written sometime around 1919 by the Irish priest Charles O’Neill. In April 1916, in what would become known as the Easter Rising, James Connolly, greatest man ever (again see Dubbengoth III’s “Very Excellent Great Things“), and Patrick Pearse led an insurrection in Dublin against British rule of Ireland. The Irish revolutionaries seized the General Post Office and other prominent governmental buildings in Dublin. However, in about a week’s time Britain’s well-trained and heavily-armed occupying force squashed the insurrection. At the time of the rising, which coincided with World War I, many (and probably most) Irish citizens did not support an armed revolt against British troops. But Irish sentiment changed drastically in subsequent weeks as British Command summarily executed all real and imagined leaders of the insurrection. Sixteen leaders of the insurrection, including Patrick Pearse and an already badly injured James Connolly, who unable to stand was placed in a chair before a firing line, were executed without trial. In the eyes of the Irish people these men soon became martyrs in Ireland’s struggle for home rule.
O’Neill’s The Foggy Dew memorialized the Easter Rising and encouraged Irishmen to fight for Ireland’s freedom, rather than for the British, as so many young Irishmen were doing in World War I.
The Earliest Studio Recording
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (1956):
As far as I can tell this was the first studio recording of the song.
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The Most Popular
The Dubliners (1966):
There are many excellent versions of this venerable old song but I’d guess the most well-known would be that of The Dubliners (first cousins with and frequent inebriation-enthusiast mates of Grandfather Dubbengoth I).
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The Cover Songs Competition
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James Bragg vs. Gary Og vs. The Skels
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James Bragg:
Gary Og:
The Skels:
One of the truly great bands that never caught the break they so richly deserved.
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Dropkick Murphys vs. Nouvelle Vague vs. Rancho Deluxe
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“Friend, there’s a reason they don’t call it ‘working’, it’s called PLAYING! … It’s a life-giving, joyful, sweat-drenched, muscle-aching, voice-blowing, mind-clearing, exhausting, soul-invigorating cathartic pleasure and privilege every night.”
Bruce Springsteen
The Original
The Clash:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Dropkick Murphys vs. Nouvelle Vague vs. Rancho Deluxe
Dropkick Murphys:
Nouvelle Vague:
Rancho Deluxe:
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: The Brown Derbies vs. The Roayl Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Soweto Gospel Choir
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
Read it in the Sunday Papers …
British police said an 86-year-old woman fought off a would-be robber by “repeatedly hitting the offender over the head with a packet of bacon.”
The Original
U2:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Brown Derbies vs. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Soweto Gospel Choir
The Brown Derbies:
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:
Soweto Gospel Band:
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: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Alex Chilton vs. Al Green vs. Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle
Broccoli Fields Forever …
“Do I like American women? I like all women; I don’t care where they come from. Most of the time I don’t care where they’re going either.”
Lemmy
The Original
The Beatles:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Alex Chilton vs. Al Green vs. Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle
Alex Chilton:
Al Green:
Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle:
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: The Chemistry Set vs. The Duke Spirit vs. Yo La Tengo
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
Read it in the Sunday Papers:
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital have erected five arm-waving robots to help manage Kinshasa’s traffic-clogged roads. The 8-foot-tall, solar powered robots were built by a local association of female engineers and direct Kinshasa’s traffic flow using flashing red and green lights on their hands. Residents are optimistic that the aluminum robo-cops will bring order to the city’s congested and chaotic streets. “There are certain drivers who don’t respect the traffic police, but with the robot it will be different,” said cabbie Poro Zidane. “We should respect the robot.”
The Original
Love:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Chemistry Set vs. The Duke Spirit vs. Yo La Tengo
The Chemistry Set:
The Duke Spirit:
Yo La Tengo:
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: David Bowie vs. Elvis Costello & The Brodski Quartet vs. Dave Edmunds
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“I drink to make other people more interesting.”
Ernest Hemingway
The Original
The Beach Boys:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
David Bowie vs. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet vs. Dave Edmunds
David Bowie:
Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet
Dave Edmunds:
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: Guided by Voices vs. Pearl Jam with Steve Diggle vs. Pickin’ On Players
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
“Want to know what God thinks of money? Look at the people he gave it to.”
Dorothy Parker
The Original
The Who:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Guided by Voices vs. Pearl Jam with Steve Diggle vs. Pickin’ On Players
Guided by Voices:
Pearl Jam with Steve Diggle:
Pickin’ On Players:
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: “Straight to You” – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Adalitavs. Emm Gryner vs. Dee Madden
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“A man doesn’t know what happiness is until he’s married. By then it’s too late.”
Frank Sinatra
The Original
If I’m ever crazy enough to get married again this will be my wedding song.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds:
I decided to include this cover just as a frame of reference of what could happen when some muttonhead gets it in his head to cover a great song. I will warn you, this is ugly to the point of profanity. (I shudder to think of what the Caveman might do if he ever got his claws into this character.)
Josh Groben:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Adalita vs. Emm Gryner vs. Dee Madden
Adalita:
Emm Gryner:
Dee Madden:
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: “Thousands are Sailing” – The Pogues
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Brassknuckle Boys vs. Don Chambers & GOAT vs. McGillicuddys
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
Phenomenal song, simply phenomenal!!! Let me be clear, there is simply no way to improve upon The Pogues’ masterpiece. In some ways it seems foolhardy that lesser bands even attempt the task. Not sacrilegious, mind you, but seemingly self-defeating, impractical and ultimately foolish.
But in the immortal words of Hunter S Thompson, “But the ticket, take the ride”. So go ahead. You’ve got much to prove and might as well start making a name for yourself tonight. March on up to the cadre of Hells Angels at the end of the bar and slug the biggest one in the latissimus dorsi. Just please wait until I’m at least 15 miles down the road before you cash in that ticket …
The Original
The Pogues:
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The Cover Songs Competition
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Forget the naysayers! C’mon mate. That big dirty bastard is ripe for the taking …
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Brassknuckle Boys vs. Don Chambers & GOAT vs. McGillicuddys
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Brassknucle Boys:
Don Chambers & GOAT:
McGillicuddys:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?
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