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[Eephus]

8.ee - Ty Segall - "Every 1's a Winner" (cover of Hot Chocolate)

The original: "Every 1's a Winner" was a US #6 hit in 1977 by UK R&B group Hot Chocolate. They're probably best known for their odious* hit "You Sexy Thing" but they tallied three top ten singles in the US and many more in their homeland. "Every 1's" came out during the disco era but it's not really a disco song in its beat or form.

*per Mrs. Eephus who absolutely can't stand "You Sexy Thing"

The cover: Ty Segall has seemingly recorded about a million songs so it's inevitable that there are a bunch of covers among them. His cover version isn't way off from the original--it's taken at around the same tempo and features similarly high pitched lead vocals. The original had a bit of fuzz on the guitar riff in the intro but Ty puts both feed on the fuzz pedal to crank it up even more. The cover also throws in a percussion break on what sounds like timbales but could just be a couple of toms.

Is the cover better than the original?: I'm going to say yes for this one. It's a good cover that pays homage to the original while changing it enough to stand on its own. The cover has one foot on the dance floor and the other in the garage and it rocks like a mutha.

Every 1's a Winner - Single Version

Hot Chocolate · Every 1's a Winner · Song · 1978

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Every 1's a Winner

Ty Segall · Freedom's Goblin · Song · 2018

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Running scoreboard: Originals 4 - Covers 4

 

[Uruk-Hai]

8.ee - Ty Segall - "Every 1's a Winner" (cover of Hot Chocolate)

The original: "Every 1's a Winner" was a US #6 hit in 1977 by UK R&B group Hot Chocolate. They're probably best known for their odious* hit "You Sexy Thing" but they tallied three top ten singles in the US and many more in their homeland. "Every 1's" came out during the disco era but it's not really a disco song in its beat or form.

*per Mrs. Eephus who absolutely can't stand "You Sexy Thing"

The cover: Ty Segall has seemingly recorded about a million songs so it's inevitable that there are a bunch of covers among them. His cover version isn't way off from the original--it's taken at around the same tempo and features similarly high pitched lead vocals. The original had a bit of fuzz on the guitar riff in the intro but Ty puts both feed on the fuzz pedal to crank it up even more. The cover also throws in a percussion break on what sounds like timbales but could just be a couple of toms.

Is the cover better than the original?: I'm going to say yes for this one. It's a good cover that pays homage to the original while changing it enough to stand on its own. The cover has one foot on the dance floor and the other in the garage and it rocks like a mutha.

Every 1's a Winner - Single Version

Hot Chocolate · Every 1's a Winner · Song · 1978

open.spotify.com

Every 1's a Winner

Ty Segall · Freedom's Goblin · Song · 2018

open.spotify.com

Running scoreboard: Originals 4 - Covers 4

Hot Chocolate was kind of a band out of time. They never really fit into any of Jann Wenner's neat boxes, and thus were sort of lost. They were good, though - funny, funky, rocking. The singer had a unique voice. I guess they were like the Brit version of War.

 

[Green Goblin]

My friend Dr. Octopus got suspended apparently.

The crime….some one said they don’t like to watch shows with subtitles. Another poster replied “you could learn Spanish”.
Doc replied “or learn to read”.

Was just playing along not insulting the OP - and the OP said “it distracts me wise-***”

And Doc then actually replies he was joking and he gets easily distracted so has trouble with subtitles as well.

Next time Doc tries to post, he’s notified he’s not cool for saying “or learn how to read”

Seriously?

 

[Green Goblin]

I think insulting someone on a message board with “I bet you don’t even know how to read” would be kind of a poor strategy.

 

[Eephus]

Hot Chocolate was kind of a band out of time. They never really fit into any of Jann Wenner's neat boxes, and thus were sort of lost. They were good, though - funny, funky, rocking. The singer had a unique voice. I guess they were like the Brit version of War.

I think a lot of contemporary US R&B acts were molded by their record labels to fit into their house sound (not house music but like the Philly or Memphis sound).

Hot Chocolate didn't have that working for or against them. Their most famous songs were produced by legendary UK hitmaker Mickie Most who'd worked with The Animals and Herman's Hermits during the 60s. I don't think an American group on a major R&B label in 1977 could have gotten away with the fuzztone guitar on "Every 1's".

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Hot Chocolate was kind of a band out of time. They never really fit into any of Jann Wenner's neat boxes, and thus were sort of lost. They were good, though - funny, funky, rocking. The singer had a unique voice. I guess they were like the Brit version of War.

I think a lot of contemporary US R&B acts were molded by their record labels to fit into their house sound (not house music but like the Philly or Memphis sound).

Hot Chocolate didn't have that working for or against them. Their most famous songs were produced by legendary UK hitmaker Mickie Most who'd worked with The Animals and Herman's Hermits during the 60s. I don't think an American group on a major R&B label in 1977 could have gotten away with the fuzztone guitar on "Every 1's".

An American group on a major R&B label in 1977 would have been required to make disco records.

 

[Don Quixote]

I think insulting someone on a message board with “I bet you don’t even know how to read” would be kind of a poor strategy.

I opened up my Kindle version of a Pulitzer Prize winning biography, searched for a particular page, copied and pasted in a couple of paragraphs from it, and received a curt “it did not happen” reply in response from the same poster in another thread this morning. So, eh, I’m done with that guy.

 

[Mister CIA]

Songs I Like That I Didn't Know Either Version
rockaction: New York Groove – Ace Frehley (Hello)

Honestly flummoxed that you're flummoxed. Was this really famous or something? Which one - the original or the cover?

The cover was a huge radio hit. I didn't know it was a cover at the time and had/have no idea who Hello was.

In the past few years, it's also become the post-game song after the New York Mets win at home, although only locals would obviously be aware of that usage.

So, it still doesn't get played much?

(runs before zam kills me)

There's a Jets joke right under our noses, is where I wanted to go with it.

 

[zamboni]

Songs I Like That I Didn't Know Either Version
rockaction: New York Groove – Ace Frehley (Hello)

Honestly flummoxed that you're flummoxed. Was this really famous or something? Which one - the original or the cover?

The cover was a huge radio hit. I didn't know it was a cover at the time and had/have no idea who Hello was.

In the past few years, it's also become the post-game song after the New York Mets win at home, although only locals would obviously be aware of that usage.

So, it still doesn't get played much?

(runs before zam kills me)

There's a Jets joke right under our noses, is where I wanted to go with it.

Too easy GB. Nothing can be said that we haven’t said ourselves.

 

[Mister CIA]

The crime….some one said they don’t like to watch shows with subtitles. Another poster replied “you could learn Spanish”.
Doc replied “or learn to read”.

Oh man, that's some A+ work. I say this, not knowing who the targeted recipient was.

I opened up my Kindle version of a Pulitzer Prize winning biography, searched for a particular page, copied and pasted in a couple of paragraphs from it, and received a curt “it did not happen” reply in response from the same poster in another thread this morning. So, eh, I’m done with that guy.

... but I have an idea or two who it could have been. EDIT: I was wrong.

 

[Green Goblin]

The crime….some one said they don’t like to watch shows with subtitles. Another poster replied “you could learn Spanish”.
Doc replied “or learn to read”.

Oh man, that's some A+ work. I say this, not knowing who the targeted recipient was.

I opened up my Kindle version of a Pulitzer Prize winning biography, searched for a particular page, copied and pasted in a couple of paragraphs from it, and received a curt “it did not happen” reply in response from the same poster in another thread this morning. So, eh, I’m done with that guy.

... but I have an idea or two who it could have been.

Doc honestly would have replied that way to anyone - it wasn’t directed at the person but I guess he took it personally.

Whatever - I can’t stress over something like this. I’ll check in this thread for him until his real account comes back - I think the 18th.

Joe always says “no one ever thinks they deserved their suspension” - but I’m hard pressed to see how anyone could think that was a legit insult.

 

[krista4]

So far the Beatles are to this countdown what Tom Petty was to the US one - tons of selections without repeats. I think he got to something like 16 different songs before we saw one twice.

I played with ALL Beatles covers ...just a ton out there

Yeah, I thought this would be way too easy.

 

[Scoresman]

The crime….some one said they don’t like to watch shows with subtitles. Another poster replied “you could learn Spanish”.
Doc replied “or learn to read”.

Oh man, that's some A+ work. I say this, not knowing who the targeted recipient was.

I opened up my Kindle version of a Pulitzer Prize winning biography, searched for a particular page, copied and pasted in a couple of paragraphs from it, and received a curt “it did not happen” reply in response from the same poster in another thread this morning. So, eh, I’m done with that guy.

... but I have an idea or two who it could have been.

Doc honestly would have replied that way to anyone - it wasn’t directed at the person but I guess he took it personally.

Whatever - I can’t stress over something like this. I’ll check in this thread for him until his real account comes back - I think the 18th.

Joe always says “no one ever thinks they deserved their suspension” - but I’m hard pressed to see how anyone could think that was a legit insult.

Sure, “no one ever thinks they deserved their suspension” is probably true, but so is "not everyone who gets a suspension really deserves one". I agree that was a pretty bogus timeout. I find that a lot of timeouts are given for stuff completely out of context.

 

[krista4]

Great job on the #24s, team! Really enjoyed the diversity of musical styles on this playlist, and I didn't find any clunkers on there. I was shocked to find that the "Purple Rain," "Blue Monday" and "Personal Jesus" covers were all quite good! I was not shocked that the Dream Theater cover of Elton was great, too.

It took me a minute to warm to the cover of "Farewell Transmission," the original of which is one of my all-time favorites, but when it hooked me, it hooked me big time. The feel of the cover is less sparse and dreary than the original without going too far in the other direction. I'm going to need to listen to this many more times.

Glad to see the Jawbox cover of Sinatra getting love here. That one's in frequent rotation at our house.

 

[Ilov80s]

Sounds like I need to listen to this most recent playlist.

 

[Ilov80s]

I’ve been suspended once. I made a harmless joke about people of Irish heritage. I am of Irish heritage. So while I respect the goals here in terms of creating a kind environment and it’s worked, I think there were some major errors in judgement. But it’s actually less the times they over applied the rules. Their bigger error was the times they didn’t act when it was clear which people were just trolls.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

All I can say is be careful, even in here. All it takes is one rando hitting the report button and you too could be gone an amount of time, I speak from experience.

 

[zamboni]

All I can say is be careful, even in here. All it takes is one rando hitting the report button and you too could be gone an amount of time, I speak from experience.

I don’t think I’ve used the report button once in the 21 (yikes) years I’ve been on this board - even longer going back to Old Yeller. I think there was one off-color religious joke that I didn’t particularly like, but I contacted that person directly and it was resolved.

 

[rockaction]

I think insulting someone on a message board with “I bet you don’t even know how to read” would be kind of a poor strategy.

I opened up my Kindle version of a Pulitzer Prize winning biography, searched for a particular page, copied and pasted in a couple of paragraphs from it, and received a curt “it did not happen” reply in response from the same poster in another thread this morning. So, eh, I’m done with that guy.

PM sent to you guys.

 

[Ilov80s]

I think insulting someone on a message board with “I bet you don’t even know how to read” would be kind of a poor strategy.

I opened up my Kindle version of a Pulitzer Prize winning biography, searched for a particular page, copied and pasted in a couple of paragraphs from it, and received a curt “it did not happen” reply in response from the same poster in another thread this morning. So, eh, I’m done with that guy.

So ridiculous to have such a matter of fact opinion on something that we obviously have no way of knowing where the truth meets the legend.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I put all trolls and people who argue in bad faith on ignore. That way I don’t risk saying something that might get me zapped. Life is too short to pay attention to people like that.

 

[shuke]

7 pointers

This is what I'm here for:
The Dreaded Marco: The Promise - Sturgill Simpson (When In Rome)
scorchy: Box Elder - Holly Golightly (Pavement)
landrys hat: Epic - Shovels & Rope w/Lera Lynn (Faith No More)
DrIanMalcolm: Lose Yourself - Kelly Clarkson (Eminem)

Other favorites:
Uruk-Hai: Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson (Shuggie Otis) - definitely prefer this to the original
Pip’s Invitation: While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, Prince, et al (The Beatles)
Dr. Octopus: The Man in Me – The Band of Heathens, Hayes Carll (Robert Zimmerman) - I see what you did there
Hawks64: Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City - Black Pumas (Bobby Blue Bland)

Didn't know this was a cover:
Ilov80s: Tam Lin - Fairport Convention (Traditional)
Doug B: Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds (The Limeliters)

 

[shuke]

8 pointers

This is what I'm here for:
simsarge: Gimme Three Steps - Disco Biscuits (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - hope these guys come around again soon, missed my chance to see them last fall.
Eephus: Every 1's a Winner - Ty Segall (Hot Chocolate)
Oliver Humanzee: I've Got You Under My Skin - Jawbox (Frank Sinatra)

Obvious favorite:
Galileo: Not Fade Away - Grateful Dead (Buddy Holly)

Other favorites:
Dr. Octopus: Hurricane – Ani DiFranco (Robert Zimmerman)
Just Win Baby: Purple Rain - Adam Levine and Train (Prince)
The Dreaded Marco: Farewell Transmission - Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee (Songs:Ohia)
rockaction: New York Groove – Ace Frehley (Hello)
Mister CIA: Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt (Rolling Stones)
landrys hat: Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees (The Beatles)

Had no idea it was a cover:
krista4: Georgia on my Mind – Ray Charles (Hoagy Carmichael)

 

[shuke]

Two lists in a row, did I miss a Bob Dylan birthname inside joke thing we're doing?

 

[Green Goblin]

Two lists in a row, did I miss a Bob Dylan birthname inside joke thing we're doing?

Actually the entire list I sent to Krista I labeled that way - and she’s posted it that way.

When I’ve identified originals in my post I’ve labeled him as “Bob Dylan”.

 

[krista4]

Two lists in a row, did I miss a Bob Dylan birthname inside joke thing we're doing?

Actually the entire list I sent to Krista I labeled that way - and she’s posted it that way.

When I’ve identified originals in my post I’ve labeled him as “Bob Dylan”.

Yeah, I just post in the fashion they were submitted. Would have been easier for me for tabulation purposes if these had said Dylan, but I'm in a groove now so it's no longer a PITA. I did find it funny that you sent them to me that way but then use Dylan in your posts.

 

[krista4]

I'm heading to Vegas tomorrow morning, so I'll be posting the new list tonight. Then the next one will come on Tuesday as usual. Please play cards or something to fill in the time between playlists.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I'm heading to Vegas tomorrow morning, so I'll be posting the new list tonight. Then the next one will come on Tuesday as usual. Please play cards or something to fill in the time between playlists.

You gonna be playing poker with Zegras?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Speaking of people who were on drugs for The Midnight Special, ladies and gentlemen, I present ... 1973 era Sly Stone!

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

He and the Family Stone (what was left of them) hosted this bill that in contrast to many from this show doesn't have a lot of names that endured. The main ones you might know are Melissa Manchester and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. There is also Mark-Almond, not the singer from Soft Cell but a band formed by John Mark and Johnny Almond, two of the many alumni from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

 

[krista4]

I'm heading to Vegas tomorrow morning, so I'll be posting the new list tonight. Then the next one will come on Tuesday as usual. Please play cards or something to fill in the time between playlists.

You gonna be playing poker with Zegras?

Nope, but we'll be having dinner with a professional poker player and two-time WSOP bracelet winner. We're going because I decided I had to see U2 at the Sphere. Alone. Those tix were too expensive for me to justify buying one for someone who (1) at best doesn't hate U2, and (2) would rather spend his time playing poker.

 

[krista4]

Ooooo, there's a Deja Vote in the nine-pointers, and the two people selecting it have only one other person between them, so the playlist will be particularly Deja Vote-y for anyone who listens in order.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Hot Chocolate was kind of a band out of time. They never really fit into any of Jann Wenner's neat boxes, and thus were sort of lost. They were good, though - funny, funky, rocking. The singer had a unique voice. I guess they were like the Brit version of War.

I think a lot of contemporary US R&B acts were molded by their record labels to fit into their house sound (not house music but like the Philly or Memphis sound).

Hot Chocolate didn't have that working for or against them. Their most famous songs were produced by legendary UK hitmaker Mickie Most who'd worked with The Animals and Herman's Hermits during the 60s. I don't think an American group on a major R&B label in 1977 could have gotten away with the fuzztone guitar on "Every 1's".

An American group on a major R&B label in 1977 would have been required to make disco records.

Unless your name is George Clinton

 

[zamboni]

Speaking of people who were on drugs for The Midnight Special, ladies and gentlemen, I present ... 1973 era Sly Stone!

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

He and the Family Stone (what was left of them) hosted this bill that in contrast to many from this show doesn't have a lot of names that endured. The main ones you might know are Melissa Manchester and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. There is also Mark-Almond, not the singer from Soft Cell but a band formed by John Mark and Johnny Almond, two of the many alumni from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

I could probably spend a week straight watching nothing but old Midnight Special/Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert/Beat Club episodes.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Speaking of people who were on drugs for The Midnight Special, ladies and gentlemen, I present ... 1973 era Sly Stone!

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

He and the Family Stone (what was left of them) hosted this bill that in contrast to many from this show doesn't have a lot of names that endured. The main ones you might know are Melissa Manchester and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. There is also Mark-Almond, not the singer from Soft Cell but a band formed by John Mark and Johnny Almond, two of the many alumni from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

I could probably spend a week straight watching nothing but old Midnight Special/Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert/Beat Club episodes.

Since I stumbled upon one earlier this week I've watched at least one a night.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Hot Chocolate was kind of a band out of time. They never really fit into any of Jann Wenner's neat boxes, and thus were sort of lost. They were good, though - funny, funky, rocking. The singer had a unique voice. I guess they were like the Brit version of War.

I think a lot of contemporary US R&B acts were molded by their record labels to fit into their house sound (not house music but like the Philly or Memphis sound).

Hot Chocolate didn't have that working for or against them. Their most famous songs were produced by legendary UK hitmaker Mickie Most who'd worked with The Animals and Herman's Hermits during the 60s. I don't think an American group on a major R&B label in 1977 could have gotten away with the fuzztone guitar on "Every 1's".

An American group on a major R&B label in 1977 would have been required to make disco records.

Unless your name is George Clinton

I think the labels knew George wouldn't listen to them -- and he sold enough records that they were OK with it.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Where else would you find The Bee Gees (hosting), Chuck Berry, King Crimson and Monty Python in the same place in 1973?

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[krista4]

ANNOUNCE!

I've run up against a character limit now, so I'll have to split this into two posts.

Nine-Point Selections (Part One):

Uruk-Hai:

Somethin' Else - Little Richard & Tanya Tucker (Eddie Cochran)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: Little Richard - first vote; Tanya Tucker – two votes - Somethin’ Else (1); Delta Dawn (1)
Original artist: two votes – Somethin’ Else (1); Summertime Blues (1)


titusbramble:

Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot (Slade)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Pip’s Invitation:

You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
Song: four votes
Cover artist: five votes – You’re No Good (4); Willin’ (1)
Original artist: four votes – You’re No Good (4)


Dr. Octopus:

Ring Them Bells – Sufjan Stevens (Robert Zimmerman)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 14 votes – All Along the Watchtower (2); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (2); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); Everything Is Broken (1); Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (1); Ballad of a Thin Man (1); If You See Her, Say Hello (1); Mozambique (1)


simey:

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - Nanci Griffith ft. John Prine (John Prine)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote each
Original artist: first vote


Just Win Baby:

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Eric Clapton (Bessie Smith)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: five votes – I Shot the Sheriff (2); Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (1); Border Song (1); Cocaine (1)
Original artist: first vote


Galileo:

Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Don Quixote:

You’ve Got the Love - Florence + The Machine (Andi Staton)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


simsarge:

Honky Tonk Women - Taj Mahal (Rolling Stones)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – Honky Tonk Women (1); Satisfaction (1); Dead Flowers (1)


Charlie Steiner:

Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes (Lou Johnson)
Song: two votes – Naked Eyes (2)
Cover artist: two votes – Always Something There to Remind Me (2)
Original artist: two votes – Always Something There to Remind Me (2)


JMLs secret identity:

Ring Ring - Sator (Abba)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: eight votes – Ring Ring (1); Rock Me (1); Does Your Mother Know (1); Angel Eyes (1); Our Last Summer (1); When All Is Said and Done (1); Waterloo (1); Voulez Vous (1)


zamboni:

You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge (The Supremes)
Song: first and second votes today
Cover artist: two votes – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (2)
Original artist: three votes – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (2); Walk on By (1)


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Neon Lights - OMD (Kraftwerk)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Ilov80s:

You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge (The Supremes)
Song: first and second votes today
Cover artist: two votes – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (2)
Original artist: three votes – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (2); Walk on By (1)


Eephus:

Private Life - Grace Jones (Pretenders)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


The Dreaded Marco:

The Story of an Artist - M. Ward (Daniel Johnston)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – The Story of an Artist (1); Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances (1)


New Binky the Doormat:

Feeling Good – Muse (Anthony Newley)
Song: two votes – Muse (2)
Cover artist: two votes – Feeling Good (2)
Original artist: two votes – Feeling Good (2)


Andy Dufresne:

Running Up That Hill – Placebo (Kate Bush)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote

 

[krista4]

Nine-Point Selections (Part Two):

Hawks64:

Ramble On – Train (Led Zeppelin)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Ramble On (1); Purple Rain (1)
Original artist: four votes – Ramble On (1); Going to California (1); When the Levee Breaks (1); Kashmir (1)


rockaction:

(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown – New York Dolls (Archie Bell and the Drells)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – (There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown (1); Pills (1)
Original artist: first vote


Scoresman:

Turn the Page - Metallica (Bob Seger)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Raging weasel:

Would? – Opeth (Alice In Chains)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


scorchy:

Goodbye to Romance - Lisa Loeb (Ozzy Osbourne)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Mrs. Rannous:

Wrap It Up - Fabulous Thunderbirds (Sam and Dave)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Mt. Man:

It's My Life - No Doubt (Talk Talk)
Song: three votes
Cover artist: three votes – It’s My Life (3)
Original artist: three votes – It’s My Life (3)


Mister CIA:

Give Back The Key To My Heart - Uncle Tupelo (Doug Sahm)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Val Rannous:

Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Stevie Wonder)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – Higher Ground (1); Superstition (1); Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (1)


landrys hat:

In Bloom - Sturgill Simpson (Nirvana)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – The Promise (2); In Bloom (1)
Original artist: first vote


shuke:

Sweet Dreams/Sunglasses at Night/Electric Feel mashup - Umphrey's McGee (Eurythmics/Corey Hart/MGMT) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: first vote each
Cover artist: two votes (two mashups I’m not going to type out)
Original artist: first vote each


Doug B:

Man on the Silver Mountain - Van Halen (Rainbow) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


DrIanMalcolm:

Valerie - Amy Winehouse (The Zutons)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Chaos34:

Satisfaction - Devo (The Rolling Stones)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Satisfaction (1); Working on the Coal Mine (1)
Original artist: three votes – Honky Tonk Women (1); Satisfaction (1); Dead Flowers (1)


higgins:

Knives Out - Brad Mehldau (Radiohead)
Song: two votes – Brad Mehidau (1); Flaming Lips (1)
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – Knives Out (2); Let Down (1)


Oliver Humanzee:

Cortez the Killer - Slint (Neil Young)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Cortez the Killer (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)


krista4:

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Antony and the Johnsons
Song: two votes – Antony and the Johnsons (1); Guns N’ Roses (1)
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 14 votes – All Along the Watchtower (2); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (2); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); Everything Is Broken (1); Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (m1); Ballad of a Thin Man (1); If You See Her, Say Hello (1); Mozambique (1)

 

[krista4]

Playlist

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Speaking of people who were on drugs for The Midnight Special, ladies and gentlemen, I present ... 1973 era Sly Stone!

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He and the Family Stone (what was left of them) hosted this bill that in contrast to many from this show doesn't have a lot of names that endured. The main ones you might know are Melissa Manchester and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. There is also Mark-Almond, not the singer from Soft Cell but a band formed by John Mark and Johnny Almond, two of the many alumni from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

I'm sure I've told this story here before, but I'm old and don't mind telling it again.

I was backstage at several P Funk concerts. "Backstage" at the old Cap Centre near DC was one of the tunnels the players ran out of and, at a P Funk show, it was set up like a Mardi Gras maze. A friend was in a spinoff band and another friend was a roadie for them. I was too young to have seen the things I saw at those shows......

Anyway, I was there the night Sly was supposed to come out of the Mothership. For those that don't know - they would land this spaceship on stage and the night's guest of honor - done up in all kinds of weird scifi costuming - would come down the ramp out of the ship. It was usually one of the band members - you never knew who and half of the fun was the guessing - but sometimes it was an outside surprise. Freaking Phillipe Wynn from The Spinners did the walk of honor one night.

So, George was trying to help Sly get back up out of his almost-decade-long coma. At that point (1980-ish), Clinton's empire was crumbling and he couldn't help himself - much less someone like Sly Stone. Sly was going to walk out, they'd play a couple of Family Stone songs, and then get into their set.

Sly couldn't function, he was so ****ed up. I don't know what he smoked, shot, or snorted that night, but him going on stage wasn't happening. I remember (amazing, considering what I was doing that night myself) seeing him nod in a corner while people were trying to wake him up.

The great Gary Shider (RIP) took his place. Shider & Bootsy held that thing together longer than it should have lasted, but it was pretty much the end that night.

 

[krista4]

DrIanMalcolm:

Valerie - Amy Winehouse (The Zutons)
Song: first vote

Very controversial song around M-aD countdowns.

Satisfaction - Devo (The Rolling Stones)
Song: first vote

In Bloom - Sturgill Simpson (Nirvana)
Song: first vote

Both of these were in my last cuts.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

OH tally:

OH cover songs I have heard of: 1
OH original songs I have heard of: 3
OH cover artists I have heard of: 7
OH original artists I have heard of: 7

Finally a song that is 4 for 4! And yet, only because when OH picked Cortez in the Worldwide Countdown, he chose the Slint cover to represent Neil on the Spotify playlist.

Cortez was #1 in my Neil countdown and my #1 in the Worldwide Countdown.

 

[Eephus]

I think the labels knew George wouldn't listen to them -- and he sold enough records that they were OK with it.

One of Clinton's greatest accomplishments was getting Parliament and Funkadelic signed to two different record labels.

 

[rockaction]

23. (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - New York Dolls (Archie Bell & The Drells)

This one surprised even me, the selector. The original is sort of swinging and rollicking in an almost bossa nova way, while the cover is slowed down and a bit more sneering and guitar-driven. They're totally different songs and tempos. The only thing recognizable is the lyric sheet, really. This was a tough one to select because of the existence of "Pills," "Stranded In The Jungle," and "Great Big Kiss" as other covers by the Dolls that screamed for inclusion. But this one it is.

From a review: What [the New York Dolls] did do to covers was fill them with their own character. Such is the beauty of their version of Archie Bell and the Drells’ “(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown”. The Dolls play the verses with a southern soul “Four on the floor” Stax/Volt rhythm, even though the original is written and produced by Philly soul masters Gamble and Huff. There are David Johansen’s and Sylvain Sylvain’s girl group inspired background vocals, the locomotive drive of Jerry Nolan on drums, and the unmistakable leads of Johnny Thunders peppered throughout. Most spine tingling is the double chorus outro after Johansen does his countdown where Thunders scorched earth lead picks up the second half, and Jerry adds a simple yet dramatic drum flourish before the final hook. So what if the bass is out of tune? Give a listen to “Suffragette City” and tell me it matters.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Speaking of people who were on drugs for The Midnight Special, ladies and gentlemen, I present ... 1973 era Sly Stone!

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

He and the Family Stone (what was left of them) hosted this bill that in contrast to many from this show doesn't have a lot of names that endured. The main ones you might know are Melissa Manchester and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. There is also Mark-Almond, not the singer from Soft Cell but a band formed by John Mark and Johnny Almond, two of the many alumni from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

I'm sure I've told this story here before, but I'm old and don't mind telling it again.

I was backstage at several P Funk concerts. "Backstage" at the old Cap Centre near DC was one of the tunnels the players ran out of and, at a P Funk show, it was set up like a Mardi Gras maze. A friend was in a spinoff band and another friend was a roadie for them. I was too young to have seen the things I saw at those shows......

Anyway, I was there the night Sly was supposed to come out of the Mothership. For those that don't know - they would land this spaceship on stage and the night's guest of honor - done up in all kinds of weird scifi costuming - would come down the ramp out of the ship. It was usually one of the band members - you never knew who and half of the fun was the guessing - but sometimes it was an outside surprise. Freaking Phillipe Wynn from The Spinners did the walk of honor one night.

So, George was trying to help Sly get back up out of his almost-decade-long coma. At that point (1980-ish), Clinton's empire was crumbling and he couldn't help himself - much less someone like Sly Stone. Sly was going to walk out, they'd play a couple of Family Stone songs, and then get into their set.

Sly couldn't function, he was so ****ed up. I don't know what he smoked, shot, or snorted that night, but him going on stage wasn't happening. I remember (amazing, considering what I was doing that night myself) seeing him nod in a corner while people were trying to wake him up.

The great Gary Shider (RIP) took his place. Shider & Bootsy held that thing together longer than it should have lasted, but it was pretty much the end that night.

Make my funk the P funk!

I've mentioned this here before, but this reminds me of my junior high school years when many of the black boys were into Parliament, E.U. Freeze and probably Chuck Brown as well. At lunch or PE or shop class, groups of them would use their textbooks and binders as makeshift drums and jam as long as they could until either a teacher complained or the bell rang. I didn't understand what they were doing then, though now I have to admit they got a lot sound out of just binders and books. It also makes wish sometimes that I wasn't so bashful as a kid and gotten closer to them; I could have been in on the ground floor of the DC Go-Go scene.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Uruk-Hai:

Somethin' Else - Little Richard & Tanya Tucker (Eddie Cochran)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: Little Richard - first vote; Tanya Tucker – two votes - Somethin’ Else (1); Delta Dawn (1)
Original artist: two votes – Somethin’ Else (1); Summertime Blues (1)

I know @Mrs. Rannous has touted this LP before. It was a bunch of songs combining country & soul stars. I think I may have another from it on my list.

Eddie Cochran's terrific original is immortal. He got labeled (both before and after the fact) with terms like "the suburban Elvis". People who said those things were wrong. Cochran had real talent and should have been a major talent. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident before he could really take off.

Back to my record..... It was made in the '90s, certainly long after Richard & Tanya's glory days. Richard does late-period Richard things - vocal eyerolls, semi-controlled yelps, etc.... Tanya Tucker out-Richards Richard. She's - what? - maybe 30-35 when she cut this, but had been around forever. She lays into her parts with hormones a-flying. Somebody's getting laid tonight and she's one of them.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Speaking of people who were on drugs for The Midnight Special, ladies and gentlemen, I present ... 1973 era Sly Stone!

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

He and the Family Stone (what was left of them) hosted this bill that in contrast to many from this show doesn't have a lot of names that endured. The main ones you might know are Melissa Manchester and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. There is also Mark-Almond, not the singer from Soft Cell but a band formed by John Mark and Johnny Almond, two of the many alumni from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

I'm sure I've told this story here before, but I'm old and don't mind telling it again.

I was backstage at several P Funk concerts. "Backstage" at the old Cap Centre near DC was one of the tunnels the players ran out of and, at a P Funk show, it was set up like a Mardi Gras maze. A friend was in a spinoff band and another friend was a roadie for them. I was too young to have seen the things I saw at those shows......

Anyway, I was there the night Sly was supposed to come out of the Mothership. For those that don't know - they would land this spaceship on stage and the night's guest of honor - done up in all kinds of weird scifi costuming - would come down the ramp out of the ship. It was usually one of the band members - you never knew who and half of the fun was the guessing - but sometimes it was an outside surprise. Freaking Phillipe Wynn from The Spinners did the walk of honor one night.

So, George was trying to help Sly get back up out of his almost-decade-long coma. At that point (1980-ish), Clinton's empire was crumbling and he couldn't help himself - much less someone like Sly Stone. Sly was going to walk out, they'd play a couple of Family Stone songs, and then get into their set.

Sly couldn't function, he was so ****ed up. I don't know what he smoked, shot, or snorted that night, but him going on stage wasn't happening. I remember (amazing, considering what I was doing that night myself) seeing him nod in a corner while people were trying to wake him up.

The great Gary Shider (RIP) took his place. Shider & Bootsy held that thing together longer than it should have lasted, but it was pretty much the end that night.

Make my funk the P funk!

I've mentioned this here before, but this reminds me of my junior high school years when many of the black boys were into Parliament, E.U. Freeze and probably Chuck Brown as well. At lunch or PE or shop class, groups of them would use their textbooks and binders as makeshift drums and jam as long as they could until either a teacher complained or the bell rang. I didn't understand what they were doing then, though now I have to admit they got a lot sound out of just binders and books. It also makes wish sometimes that I wasn't so bashful as a kid and gotten closer to them; I could have been in on the ground floor of the DC Go-Go scene.

I was a skinny white kid and I was there. To me, at the time, Go-Go didn't feel that much different from other styles. Looking back, I can see the difference - but, then, it seemed like things were moving so fast that there wasn't time to classify them.

Experience Unlimited was an awesome band. As you know, Chuck Brown is a legend in the area (there are like 17 parks and streets and statues named after him in D.C,). Put "Bustin' Loose" on anytime, anywhere, and a BBQ breaks out.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes (Lou Johnson)

Before I proceed, I need to make a correction to my last write-up.

I was actually 15 when American Pop came out in '81, not 14. Doesn't change the essence of the post, I just realized my error today.

Anyway, this song hit just before my most serious GF up until then (we went together for 3 whole months) broke up with me and this also was the first song to play on the radio right after she got out of the car after breaking up with me.

Fortunately, the song is about closure and I think that helped me get over her that Summer.

 

[shuke]

shuke:

Sweet Dreams/Sunglasses at Night/Electric Feel mashup - Umphrey's McGee (Eurythmics/Corey Hart/MGMT) NOT ON PLAYLIST

Hmm I thought I gave you a spotify link for this. While I definitely prefer watching a live version of these Umphreys mashups, they did release an album of all studio recordings of these, titled Zonkey.

 

[shuke]

higgins:

Knives Out - Brad Mehldau (Radiohead)

OMG THIS IS AWESOME