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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 Cataran vs. Carla Olsen & Richard Furay vs. Skydiggers
And In My Hour of Need, I Truly Am Indeed, Alone Again, Broccoli …
“I always turn to the sports pages first, to read of man’s triumphs, before turning to the front page to read of man’s failures.”
Earl Warren
The Original
The Byrds:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Cataran vs. Carla Olsen & Richard Furay vs. Skydiggers
The Cataran:
Carla Olsen & Richard Furay:
Skydiggers:
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: Katchafire vs. Picaretas Reggae vs. The Rough Kutz
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
Read in the Sunday papers …
A Georgia state legislator introduced a bill to ban “human animal hybrids” that might result from combining genetic material. “We don’t want to laboratorily [sic] create a werewolf,” Republican Tom Kirby said. “But if they exist, that’s fine.”
The Original
Bob Marley:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Katchafire vs. Picaretas Reggae vs. The Rough Kutz
Katchafire:
Picaretas Reggae:
The Rough Kutz:
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: Culture Serial Killers vs. Flamin’ Groovies vs. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
I Shouted Out, “Who Ate The Broccoli?”, When After All, It Was You And Me…
“This will be our reply to violence; to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”
Leonard Bernstein
The Original
The Rolling Stones:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Culture Serial Killers vs. Flamin’ Groovies vs. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
Culture Serial Killers:
Flamin’ Groovies:
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra:
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: Akim, Sam Clayton & Les Guitares vs. Parasites vs. The Ventures
I read it in the Sunday papers …
A Turkish man was kicked off a TV dating show after admitting on the air that he’d murdered his first wife during a jealous rage and “accidentally” killed his next lover “when I swung an ax.” Sefer Calinak, 62, cheerfully admitted his violent history on The Luck of the Draw, saying he’d served 14 years in jail for the crimes. Calinak was asked to leave the show by the horrified host, but later told a newspaper that he hadn’t given up his search for love. “I have changed,” he said. “The woman who will marry me should not be afraid that I would kill her.”
Broccoli Fields Forever …
The Original
The Beatles:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Akim, Sam Clayton & Les Guitares vs. Parasites vs. The Ventures
Akim, Sam Clayton & Les Guitares:
Parasites:
The Ventures:
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 …
“I don’t tweet for a very simple reason, which is that I drink.”
Lorne Michaels
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The Original
One of my favorite Dylan songs. And these three covers represent themselves well.
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
Marshal Crenshaw vs. Magokorro Brothers vs. Estaban Paez
Marshal Crenshaw:
Magokorro Brothers:
Estaban Paez:
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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: Richie Havens vs. Skrewdriver vs. Wave Mechanics Union
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’.”
Isaac Asimov
Won’t Get Fooled AGAIN?!!? That’s right, we’re going around the horn once more with our all-time favorites …
The Original
The Who:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Richie Havens vs. Skrewdriver vs. Wave Mechanics Union
Richie Havens:
Skrewdriver:
Wave Mechanics Union:
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: Jeff Buckley vs. Energy Orchard vs. Phoebe Snow
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
Read it in the Sunday papers …
Joshua James, 23, was arrested for throwing a live, 3 1/2-foot alligator through the drive-thru window of a Florida Wendy’s. “He does stuff like this because he thinks it’s funny,” said his mother, Linda James, calling her son “stupid.”
The Original
Oh the Black Brothers are at it again. This time-consuming post is courtesy of Kerry Black. (Hope you like the song as much as he does.)
Van Morrison:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Jeff Buckley vs. Energy Orchard vs. Phoebe Snow
Jeff Buckley:
Energy Orchard:
Phoebe Snow:
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 Ventures vs. Mae West vs. Stevie Wonder
Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!
“I’ve got to confess, I was very interested in what I could take and what I could do. I looked upon the body as a laboratory – I used to throw in this chemical and then that one to see what would happen; I was intrigued by that. What one would work against another; I’ve got a bit of alchemist in me that way. But all experiments must come to an end.”
Keith Richards
The Original
The Doors:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
The Ventures vs. Mae West vs. Stevie Wonder
The Ventures:
Mae West:
Stevie Wonder:
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: “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?!!?
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