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Twenty-One-Point Selections:
PART ONE:

Uruk-Hai:

Funny How Time Slips Away - Al Green and Lyle Lovett (Billy Walker)
Song: two votes – Al Green and Lyle Lovett (2)
Cover artist: Green: two votes – Funny How Time Slips Away (2); Lovett: three votes - Funny How Time Slips Away (2); Friend of the Devil (1)
Original artist: two votes – Funny How Time Slips Away (2)


titusbramble:

Step On - Happy Mondays (John Kongos)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Pip’s Invitation:

Southern Man – Merry Clayton (Neil Young)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 12 votes – Cortez the Killer (4); Down by the River (2); Heart of Gold (2); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)


Dr. Octopus:

You Got to Serve Somebody - Mavis Staples, Levon Helm (Robert Zimmerman)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote each
Original artist: 40 votes – All Along the Watchtower (5); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (4); Make You Feel My Love (2); You Got to Serve Somebody (1); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Mr. Tambourine Man (1); If Not for You (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); 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:

Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix (The Leaves)
Song: fourth and fifth votes today – Jimi Hendrix (4); The Creation (1)
Cover artist: six votes – Hey Joe (4); All Along the Watchtower (1); The Star Spangled Banner (1)
Original artist: five votes – Hey Joe (5)


Just Win Baby:

Crossroads - Cream (Robert Johnson)
Song: four votes – Cream (4)
Cover artist: four votes – Crossroads (4)
Original artist: five votes – Crossroads (4); Dust My Broom (1)


Galileo:

Voodoo Child - Stevie Ray Vaughan (Jimi Hendrix)
Song: two votes – Stevie Ray Vaughan (2)
Cover artist: six votes – Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (2); Little Wing (2); The Sky Is Crying (1); Superstition (1)
Original artist: six votes – Little Wing (2); Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (2); The Wind Cries Mary (1); Purple Haze (1)


Don Quixote:

We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder (Beatles)
Song: three votes – Stevie Wonder (3)
Cover artist: four votes – We Can Work It Out (3); Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (1)
Original artist: 26 votes – We Can Work It Out (3); While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2); In My Life (2); Here Comes the Sun (2); Yesterday (2); Come Together (2); A Day in the Life (1); Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (1); She Came in through the Bathroom Window (1); I Am the Walrus (1); Eleanor Rigby (1); Got to Get You into My Life (1); Helter Skelter (1); Drive My Car (1); Dear Prudence (1); Across the Universe (1); She Said She Said (1); I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1); Let It Be (1)


simsarge:

Drift Away - Uncle Kracker (Dobie Gray)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Drift Away (1); The In Crowd (1)


Charlie Steiner:

Heart Full of Soul - Chris Isaak (The Yardbirds)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Heart Full of Soul (1); Solitary Man (1)
Original artist: two votes – Heart Full of Soul (1); Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (1)


JMLs secret identity:

The Winner Takes it All - Carla Bruni (Abba)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 20 votes – The Winner Takes It All (1); The Day Before You Came (1); Hasta Manana (1); Thank Abba for the Music Medley (1); Summer Night City (1); Eagle (1); Bang en Boomerang (1); Dancing Queen (1); Super Trouper (1); Knowing Me, Knowing You (1); Mamma Mia (1); The Name of the Game (1); 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:

Season of the Witch - Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills (Donovan)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote each
Original artist: two votes – Season of the Witch (1); The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1)


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Superstar - Sonic Youth (Delaney and Bonnie)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Ilov80s:

The Foggy Dew - The Chieftans, Sinead O'Connor (Traditional) ☘️☘️☘️
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote for Chieftans; O’Connor: two votes – The Foggy Dew (1); Nothing Compares 2 U (1)
Original artist: N/A


Eephus:

Pancho and Lefty - Emmylou Harris (Townes Van Zandt)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Pancho and Lefty (1); Mozambique (1)
Original artist: three votes – Pancho and Lefty (1); Tower Song (1); White Freightliner Blues (1)


The Dreaded Marco:

Cortez the Killer - Built to Spill (Neil Young)
Song: four votes – Built to Spill (3); Slint (1)
Cover artist: four votes – Cortez the Killer (3); Jokerman (1)
Original artist: 12 votes – Cortez the Killer (4); Down by the River (2); Heart of Gold (2); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)


New Binky the Doormat:

I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie (Ray Charles)
Song: three votes – first vote
Cover artist: three votes – first vote
Original artist: two votes – I Don’t Need No Doctor (1); Brightest Smile in Town (1)


Andy Dufresne:

Live and Let Die - Guns N Roses (Wings)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (2); Live and Let Die (1)
Original artist: first vote
 
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PART TWO:

Hawks64:

Sugar Man - Black Pumas (Sixto Rodriguez)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – Sugar Man (1); Eleanor Rigby (1); Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City (1)
Original artist: first vote


rockaction:

Living after Midnight – The Donnas (Judas Priest)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Living after Midnight (1); Drive My Car (1)
Original artist: first vote


Scoresman:

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


Raging weasel:

The Sound of Silence – Disturbed (Simon and Garfunkel)
Song: three votes – Disturbed (3)
Cover artist: three votes – The Sound of Silence (3)
Original artist: nine votes – The Sound of Silence (3); Mrs. Robinson (3); Hazy Shade of Winter (2); Coming to America (1)


scorchy:

Bad Girl - The Detroit Cobras (Original by Oblivians)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Mrs. Rannous:

Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver (Peter, Paul and Mary)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Mt. Man:

Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Guns ‘N Roses (Bob Dylan)
Song: four votes – Guns N’ Roses (2); Warren Zevon (1); Antony and the Johnsons (1)
Cover artist: three votes – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (2); Live and Let Die (1)
Original artist: 40 votes – All Along the Watchtower (5); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (4); Make You Feel My Love (2); You Got to Serve Somebody (1); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Mr. Tambourine Man (1); If Not for You (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); 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)


Mister CIA:

Jealous Guy - Roxy Music (John Lennon)
Song: three votes - Roxy Music (2); Donny Hathaway (1)
Cover artist: two votes – Jealous Guy (2)
Original artist: three votes – Jealous Guy (3)


Val Rannous:

Hush - Deep Purple (Billy Joe Royal)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


landrys hat:

Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon - Urge Overkill (Neil Diamond)
Song: five votes – Urge Overkill (5)
Cover artist: five votes – Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (5)
Original artist: seven votes – Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (5); Solitary Man (1); You Don't Bring Me Flowers (1)


shuke:

Boogie on Reggae Woman - Phish (Stevie Wonder)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: eight votes – Boogie on Reggae Woman (1); Funky Bitch (1); Loving Cup (1); Crosseyed and Painless (1); I Am the Walrus (1); Sneakin’ Sally through the Alley (1); My Soul (1); Frankenstein (1)
Original artist: five votes – Higher Ground (2); Boogie on Reggae Woman (1); Superstition (1); Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (1)


Doug B:

Without You - Nilsson (Badfinger)
Song: two votes – Harry Nilsson (2)
Cover artist: two votes – Without You (2)
Original artist: two votes – Without You (2)


DrIanMalcolm:

A Change Is Gonna Come - Aretha Franklin (Sam Cooke)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – A Change Is Gonna Come (1); Respect (1); Spanish Harlem (1)
Original artist: first vote


Chaos34:

Oh Well - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (Fleetwood Mac)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: four votes – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2); Oh Well (1); Mystic Eyes (1)
Original artist: three votes – Oh Well (1); Landslide (1); The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown) (1)


higgins:

My Favorite Things - John Coltrane (Mary Martin, Patricia Neway)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote each
Original artist: first vote


Oliver Humanzee:

Surfin’ Bird - The Ramones (The Trashmen)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – Surfin’ Bird (1); Needles and Pins (1); California Sun (1)
Original artist: first vote


krista4:

Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix (The Leaves)
Song: fourth and fifth votes today – Jimi Hendrix (4); The Creation (1)
Cover artist: six votes – Hey Joe (4); All Along the Watchtower (1); The Star Spangled Banner (1)
Original artist: five votes – Hey Joe (5)
 
11. Heart Full of Soul - Chris Isaak (The Yardbirds)

Isaak hit the mainstream when a song from his debut album, Gone Ridin', appeared in the David Lynch movie Blue Velvet. That also was my introduction to his music. His self-titled follow-up album was full of songs that I liked, and from there I was hooked. Heart Full of Soul is the second track on that album, and with all due respect to the original, I hear the singer's passion for his love interest more in this version.
 
Covers from #11 that I know and like and have not previously discussed in this thread:

Drift Away - Uncle Kracker (Dobie Gray) -- My wife listens to country stations a lot, so I get exposed to stuff like this from time to time. He does a pretty good job with it.
Season of the Witch - Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills (Donovan) -- Chillingly good version. The credit is actually a bit of a misnomer. Bloomfield only played on side 1 and Stills only played on side 2. This track has Stills on it. Kooper had booked two days' worth of studio time for himself, Bloomfield, bassist Harvey Brooks and drummer Eddie Hoh. Keyboardist Barry Goldberg also played on two of the five tracks on the first day, which became side 1. On the morning of the second day, Bloomfield said he had been unable to sleep the night before and would not be able to make it, so Kooper called Stills, who came over to fill in and recorded what ended up being side 2.
I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie (Ray Charles) -- One of the peaks of the early '70s "hard rock boogie" scene, and as good an example as any of Steve Marriott's talents. The first version was actually recorded by Nicolas Ashford of Ashford and Simpson. Yes, THAT Ashford and Simpson, the soft R&B crooners of the '70s and '80s. Ashford and Valerie Simpson wrote it with Jo Armstead. Ashford's version flopped, but Charles' version came out a few months later and was a hit; that is the version that Marriott and co. were familiar with. The song has also been recorded by hippies, metalheads, punks and Styx. I included this in my 1971 countdown.
Live and Let Die - Guns N Roses (Wings) -- Another favorite when I am imitating Axl's voice. Aside from the vocal, it's pretty faithful to what Sir Paul did.
Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver (Peter, Paul and Mary) -- I like the version that Denver sang with Cass Elliott on the pilot episode of The Midnight Special.
Hush - Deep Purple (Billy Joe Royal) -- A classic. I remember when @KarmaPolice complained about all the covers on the early Deep Purple albums -- but I don't think he kvetched about this one.
Boogie on Reggae Woman - Phish (Stevie Wonder) -- I've seen some pretty instrumentally epic versions of this in concert. They don't even pretend to emulate Stevie vocally, which is a good decision.
Oh Well - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (Fleetwood Mac) -- I saw TP&TH live three times, and they performed this at least twice, maybe all three times. They ripped through it ferociously and it was a different experience seeing Petty flail maracas around while singing instead of hiding behind a guitar. This is the one song from the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac that Mac has performed live in all its incarnations, and for the current lineup, it is sung by ... Mike Campbell, who was the Heartbreakers' lead guitarist until Petty's death and is now a member of Mac.
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane (Mary Martin, Patricia Neway) -- A tour de force that leaves your head spinning.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie (Ray Charles) -- One of the peaks of the early '70s "hard rock boogie" scene, and as good an example as any of Steve Marriott's talents. The first version was actually recorded by Nicolas Ashford of Ashford and Simpson. Yes, THAT Ashford and Simpson, the soft R&B crooners of the '70s and '80s. Ashford and Valerie Simpson wrote it with Jo Armstead. Ashford's version flopped, but Charles' version came out a few months later and was a hit; that is the version that Marriott and co. were familiar with. The song has also been recorded by hippies, metalheads, punks and Styx. I included this in my 1971 countdown.
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Secondhandsongs claims that the Ray Charles version was released in October 1966 and the Ashford one in December 1966. It could be wrong, though. :shrug:
 
Pip’s Invitation:

Southern Man – Merry Clayton (Neil Young)

You probably know Clayton for her anguished vocal on the Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter. But in addition to being a session singer, she was a recording artist in her own right. On her third, self-titled album from 1971, she tackled tunes from some of the hottest songwriters of the day, including Carole King, James Taylor, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Bill Withers and some guy named Neil Young.

Southern Man, which I ranked #10 in my Neil countdown, is one of Neil's most passionate works, crackling with anger at the history of slavery in the American South, featuring pounding piano from novice keyboardist Nils Lofgren and some of Neil's most vibrant but furious guitar solos (live with CSNY, it became an extended guitar duel with Stephen Stills). It is one of the most commonly played Neil tracks on "classic rock radio" and its predecessors.

Clayton's version is equally passionate in different ways. The music is the deepest of funk, with the bass and organ (the latter played by Billy Preston) establishing a serious vibe while providing the foundation for touches such as harmonica and wah-wah guitar. While Neil's vocal is deliberate in its inability to contain itself, Clayton's conveys the same anger but remains under control the whole time. The "cant ya do, can't ya do, cant ya do rights" from the ensemble between the verses not only firmly places the song in the gospel/R&B tradition, but suggests the possibility of things getting better, in contrast to the relentless bleakness of Neil's version. A site dedicated to covers named this the third-greatest Neil cover. Did I agree? Stay tuned.

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5FCcDEA6mY

Bonus: You remember the Dave Clark Five from the British Invasion? Dave Clark recorded a cover of Southern Man for a solo album, and it is absolutely unhinged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOzg2uXxcVs

At #10, we again go down South, but in a different way.
 
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie (Ray Charles) -- One of the peaks of the early '70s "hard rock boogie" scene, and as good an example as any of Steve Marriott's talents. The first version was actually recorded by Nicolas Ashford of Ashford and Simpson. Yes, THAT Ashford and Simpson, the soft R&B crooners of the '70s and '80s. Ashford and Valerie Simpson wrote it with Jo Armstead. Ashford's version flopped, but Charles' version came out a few months later and was a hit; that is the version that Marriott and co. were familiar with. The song has also been recorded by hippies, metalheads, punks and Styx. I included this in my 1971 countdown.
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Secondhandsongs claims that the Ray Charles version was released in October 1966 and the Ashford one in December 1966. It could be wrong, though. :shrug:
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Wikipedia cites Verve Records data as reported by jazzdisco.org showing the Ashford release was August 1966. But recordkeeping wasn't always reliable back then.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie (Ray Charles) -- One of the peaks of the early '70s "hard rock boogie" scene, and as good an example as any of Steve Marriott's talents. The first version was actually recorded by Nicolas Ashford of Ashford and Simpson. Yes, THAT Ashford and Simpson, the soft R&B crooners of the '70s and '80s. Ashford and Valerie Simpson wrote it with Jo Armstead. Ashford's version flopped, but Charles' version came out a few months later and was a hit; that is the version that Marriott and co. were familiar with. The song has also been recorded by hippies, metalheads, punks and Styx. I included this in my 1971 countdown.
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Secondhandsongs claims that the Ray Charles version was released in October 1966 and the Ashford one in December 1966. It could be wrong, though. :shrug:
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Wikipedia cites Verve Records data as reported by jazzdisco.org showing the Ashford release was August 1966. But recordkeeping wasn't always reliable back then.
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Yeah, hard to say. I'm just leaving it the way it was.
 
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai:

Funny How Time Slips Away - Al Green and Lyle Lovett (Billy Walker)
Song: two votes – Al Green and Lyle Lovett (2)
Cover artist: Green: two votes – Funny How Time Slips Away (2); Lovett: three votes - Funny How Time Slips Away (2); Friend of the Devil (1)
Original artist: two votes – Funny How Time Slips Away (2)
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I already took one song from this album, but I could have taken them all. It's over-produced (as records tended to be in those days), but lordy is there some good singing on it. There's not one song on the LP I don't love.

Green and Lovett are two of the sexiest vocalists ever born and it shows here.

Al hadn't been heard much in the previous 15 or so years, but he is the Nolan Ryan of music - pick an age, and he'll be better than whoever you throw out there.

Lovett was on a heater and at his pop-culture peak when he sang on this.

I have a challenge for y'all: tell me which of these singers is more "country" and which is more "soul".
 
21 Points - The Winner Takes it All - Carla Bruni (Abba)
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One of Abba’s most poignant songs. By now both couples had split and getting the woman youve divorced to sing your lyrics about the breakup is next level weird. This was Abba’s last big hit globally. It reached #1 in the UK, as per normal, and was their last top 10 hit in the US

In a 1999 poll for Channel 5, "The Winner Takes It All" was voted Britain's favourite ABBA song. This feat was replicated in a 2010 poll for ITV. In a 2006 poll for a Channel Five programme, "The Winner Takes It All" was voted "Britain's Favourite Break-Up Song." American critic Chuck Klosterman, who says "The Winner Takes It All" is "[the only] pop song that examines the self-aware guilt one feels when talking to a person who has humanely obliterated your heart"

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This song was always going to be difficult to find a decent cover for. The original is so brutal in its heartbreak. Step up Carla Bruni, former first lady of France. Wife of Nicolas Sarkozy. President of France from 2007 to 2012. Bruni was a model, actress singer before marrying Sarkozy and this cover, is a stripped right back version of the Abba song. She doesnt quite have the voice for it, but its bare nature works very well.

Abba - 16 - Cover 5. Abba win this round.

Next up, probably the most professional cover of an Abba song. That could be good, could be bad.
 
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21 Points - Superstar (Groupie)- Sonic Youth (Delaney and Bonnie)
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This song is mostly attributed to the Carpenters as the original, but it had already been through several hands before they tried it. Delaney and Bonnie who had a couple of top 20 hits, but not with this song. It was originally called Groupie (Superstar), but was rebranded by them after the Carpenters had success with it. Richard Carpenter heard the song while watching Bette Midler perform it on TV, he quickly got into the studio to record it with his sister. It hit #2 soon after, with only Rod Stewarts Maggie May ahead of it.

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For the Carpenters tribute album, If I were a Carpenter, Sonic Youth were approached to do a cover. They chose the song Superstar. A radically different take, its brilliant in its execution. Richard Carpenter has publicly expressed his distaste for their version, but its not his song anyway, so **** him.

Originals 7 - Covers 14. Cover wins this round

Next up, foreign pop songs are an underused resource for covers. A lot of these songs have great melodies and just need translation. This will be one of those songs which turned this artist into a very successful performer.
 
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The 20-pointers were a lot of fun. Not as many to comment on since I knew so many of them, but here goes:

"A Day in the Life" by Chris Cornell - I might have heard this before, but I'm not sure. This is an absolutely stunning performance. Unbelievable, really.
"Heart of Mine" by Blake Mills - Achingly beautiful.
"Rocket Man" by MMJ - This was a huge, huge WOW. I chose this as my Elton John selection in the British Isles countdown, so clearly it's a favorite, and I didn't expect anyone to be able to do as well with it as MMJ did. If it weren't for the reverb, I might even like it better than the original. Or maybe I do anyway.
"Just Got Paid" by Mastodon - You probably won't mistake me for a Mastodon expert anytime soon, so I suppose this could sound dumb, but the vocal reminds me a lot of David Lee Roth. Anyway, this was a great banger.

I enjoyed many others, too (Ramones, David Gray, etc. etc.) but these stood out.

Also, add me to the list of people who didn't know the Elvis, April Wine, ELO, and Blood Sweat & Tears songs were covers. Fabulous, all of them.
 
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"Just Got Paid" by Mastodon - You probably won't mistake me for a Mastodon expert anytime soon, so I suppose this could sound dumb, but the singer reminds me a lot of David Lee Roth. Anyway, this was a great banger.
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They were a band I had avoided my whole life but @KarmaPolice chose them for his MAD band this summer and it completely changed my opinion on them. I don't love everything they do but when I like one of their songs, I really like it.
 
Ilov80s said:
krista4 said:
"Just Got Paid" by Mastodon - You probably won't mistake me for a Mastodon expert anytime soon, so I suppose this could sound dumb, but the singer reminds me a lot of David Lee Roth. Anyway, this was a great banger.
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They were a band I had avoided my whole life but @KarmaPolice chose them for his MAD band this summer and it completely changed my opinion on them. I don't love everything they do but when I like one of their songs, I really like it.
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IF I was to have done this adventure, it would have been a song I chose, along with a certain Opeth cover. One of my favorite ZZ Top tunes, and I think they do a damn good job with it. Not sure who is singing though, I'd have to look again - my guess is Brent.

ETA: with some quick digging it looks like I was correct on who was singing here.
 
21-pointers were a pleasure!

I don't think I know the original of "Step On" by Happy Mondays, "Bad Girl" by the Detroit Cobras, "Hush" by Deep Purple, or "Oh Well" by Tom Petty, but loved them all.

Listening back-to-back to Merry Clayton on "Southern Man" and Staples/Helm on "You Got to Serve Somebody" got me into a deep groove I didn't want to leave.

Despite JML's hesitation on it, I actually thought Carla Bruni's vocal on "The Winner Takes It All" was terrific, though she seemed to sing ahead of the beat all the time.

"The Foggy Dew" was gorgeous and date-appropriate.

Not new to me, but I probably hadn't heard John Denver doing "Leaving on a Jet Plane" since I was a child, and I'd forgotten how beautiful his voice was.

Phish made "Boogie on Reggae Woman" appropriately groovy.

Not sure I'd heard Aretha's version of "A Change Is Gonna Come," but it was spectacular as always. Still, it's only my second-favorite cover of the song.
 
Still behind. Here are the new-to-me covers from #12 that I very much enjoyed:

A Day in the Life (live at Royal Albert Hall) – Chris Cornell (The Beatles) -- Very appropriate to play this at Albert Hall. Cornell made almost everything he tried sound unique and compelling, and this was no different.
So Much Wine - Phoebe Bridgers (The Handsome Family) -- A friend's band used to cover a Handsome Family song with a similar theme to this one. Bridgers makes this her own.
Holy Diver - Liliac (Dio) -- Pretty faithful to the original, which I'll never complain about with a song like this.
James Bond Theme - Melbourne Ska Orchestra (John Barry and His Orchestra) -- This was fun.
Slippery People – The Staple Singers (Talking Heads) -- This was awesome. '80s funk was a bit more robotic than '70s funk, but the Staples navigated the change well.
Heart of Mine - Blake Mills (Bob Dylan) -- Dylan songs in the '80s had a certain cadence about them, which Mills captures well here. I am not surprised to hear that this is more put-together than the original, as Dylan had a strange working habit in the '80s -- releasing songs (or at least performances) that he didn't care about, while obsessively working on the songs he did care about. This is why Blind Willie McTell, the best song he wrote in the '80s, didn't get released until the Bootleg Series started.
Rocket Man - My Morning Jacket (Elton John) -- MMJ has a good track record of picking covers that suit their sound and Jim James' voice, and this is no exception.
Search and Destroy - Skunk Anansie (Iggy Pop & The Stooges) -- Wasn't sure what I was getting into at first, but it turned into a blast. There's another cover of this song that I really enjoy, we'll see if it shows up.
Angel from Montgomery - Susan Tedeschi (John Prine) -- Every bit as good as the Bonnie Raitt version, which many people consider the definitive one.
Just Got Paid – Mastodon (ZZ Top) -- Just the right amount of sleaze here.
Get Down Make Love - Nine Inch Nails (Queen) -- In which we get the answer to "what would Queen sound like if they performed 'Closer'"?
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - David Gray (Soft Cell) -- I don't know the original and imagine it's nothing like this, which was fantastic.
Foreplay/Longtime - Lexington Lab Band (Boston) -- Very faithful, which is hard to do with records as obsessively produced and arranged as Boston's are. Agree that the vocals were nailed.
 
I hesitated to do this before, for reasons I'm not quite sure of, but I wanted to send a shout-out and recommendation for my friend Mark's book that came out last year, Country and Midwestern: Chicago and the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival. Given how many of us are interested music history and these genres, I thought you might enjoy it. Mark's an honest-to-deity real journalist, and as you can see the book has been extremely well-received as a fascinating history of a somewhat-forgotten Chicago musical connection.

ETA: foreword by friend-of-the-thread Robbie Fulks.
 
Forgive me middle-aged dummies for I have sinned. It's been 11 days since my last appearance in this thread, but unlike rockaction, I can't blame it on the mods.

Got back from the UK on Tuesday and arrived to find chaos at work, a third dog at home (Mrs. Scorchy was playing the role of emergency dog sitter), and an urgent need to do our taxes. I did manage to listen to the playlists on the dog walks and will likely get around to posting a few highlights tomorrow.

London was amazing as always. The three Hold Steady shows ranged from sweaty fun to flat out amazing. The Sunday show is always in a tiny venue so 200 of us were packed in like sardines. THS opened with a B-side I hadn't heard since 2010, dropped another B-side mid-set that was on my "never heard live" list, and closed with Oaks - another rarity that I've only experienced once and have been pining away for. Can't wait to go back next year.

Still can't get over how much cheaper food is over there. Mainly ate at Food Halls and street markets and don't think I ever paid more than $15. Had Nigerian, Uzbeki, Korean, Thai, Georgian, Singaporean, and of course, Indian. All delicious, and didn't gain a pound b/c we walked like 7-10 miles a day.

The one night we ate a pub, we wandered in while England was playing Ireland in Six Nations rugby. As we sat, a woman wearing red and white ambled over and squawked - "Who you two rooting for, and you best not say 'Ireland' you c###s." Love it. Like Philly with less grating accents.

Also found some obscure old industrial 12" singles across the various shops. Scored a pristine copy of Consolidated 's"Crackhouse/You Suck" for 5 quid from some old punk selling out of a tent on Brick Lane. He was so happy to find someone else who knew Consolidated, telling me that the record was so rare it should cost at least 30 pounds but unfortunately no one except the two of us remember them. I definitely wouldn't have paid 30 pounds though...
 
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
HOLY **** CHICAGO BEARS WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?
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A sixth round pick? Seriously? Did Fields test positive for ... everything?
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Steelers making out like ****ing bandits right now.
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It seems like the entire NFL concluded that Fields isn't an NFL starting quarterback. At this price I presume he's backing up Wilson.
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He will at first. I don't see that lasting.
 
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
HOLY **** CHICAGO BEARS WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?
Click to expand...
A sixth round pick? Seriously? Did Fields test positive for ... everything?
Click to expand...

Steelers making out like ****ing bandits right now.
Click to expand...
It seems like the entire NFL concluded that Fields isn't an NFL starting quarterback. At this price I presume he's backing up Wilson.
Click to expand...
He will at first. I don't see that lasting.
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Both have sucked recently, so they're betting that one will stop sucking. When you have two starting quarterbacks, you have none, or something like that.
 
scorchy said:
The one night we ate a pub, we wandered in while England was playing Ireland in Six Nations rugby. As we sat, a woman wearing red and white ambled over and squawked - "Who you two rooting for, and you best not say 'Ireland' you c###s." Love it. Like Philly with less grating accents.

Also found some obscure old industrial 12" singles across the various shops. Scored a pristine copy of Consolidated 's"Crackhouse/You Suck" for 5 quid from some old punk selling out of a tent on Brick Lane. He was so happy to find someone else who knew Consolidated, telling me that the record was so rare it should cost at least 30 pounds but unfortunately no one except the two of us remember them. I definitely wouldn't have paid 30 pounds though...
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This is all brilliant.

I got a Songkick notification (I don't know what Songkick is) that The Hold Steady were coming here late May/early June for three nights at the Crocodile, which is an excellent venue. But it's Thurs-Sat, and OH only gets Sunday and Monday off and I don't know another soul here who would go. I guess I could pull a U2 where I went by myself. :kicksrock:
 
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
HOLY **** CHICAGO BEARS WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?
Click to expand...
A sixth round pick? Seriously? Did Fields test positive for ... everything?
Click to expand...

Steelers making out like ****ing bandits right now.
Click to expand...
It seems like the entire NFL concluded that Fields isn't an NFL starting quarterback. At this price I presume he's backing up Wilson.
Click to expand...
He will at first. I don't see that lasting.
Click to expand...
Both have sucked recently, so they're betting that one will stop sucking. When you have two starting quarterbacks, you have none, or something like that.
Click to expand...
Hard disagree that they both sucked recently, but obviously NFL cognoscenti disagree. :shrug: I guess I should stick to posting about music, though. :)
 
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
HOLY **** CHICAGO BEARS WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?
Click to expand...
A sixth round pick? Seriously? Did Fields test positive for ... everything?
Click to expand...

Steelers making out like ****ing bandits right now.
Click to expand...
It seems like the entire NFL concluded that Fields isn't an NFL starting quarterback. At this price I presume he's backing up Wilson.
Click to expand...
He will at first. I don't see that lasting.
Click to expand...
Both have sucked recently, so they're betting that one will stop sucking. When you have two starting quarterbacks, you have none, or something like that.
Click to expand...
Hard disagree that they both sucked recently, but obviously NFL cognoscenti disagree. :shrug: I guess I should stick to posting about music, though. :)
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It's a reasonable conclusion to draw given their old teams' decisions about them (I get that salary was a factor in Wilson's case). I'm no analyst, though.
 
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
Pip's Invitation said:
krista4 said:
HOLY **** CHICAGO BEARS WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?
Click to expand...
A sixth round pick? Seriously? Did Fields test positive for ... everything?
Click to expand...

Steelers making out like ****ing bandits right now.
Click to expand...
It seems like the entire NFL concluded that Fields isn't an NFL starting quarterback. At this price I presume he's backing up Wilson.
Click to expand...
He will at first. I don't see that lasting.
Click to expand...
Both have sucked recently, so they're betting that one will stop sucking. When you have two starting quarterbacks, you have none, or something like that.
Click to expand...
Hard disagree that they both sucked recently, but obviously NFL cognoscenti disagree. :shrug: I guess I should stick to posting about music, though. :)
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So essentially it’s “Russell Wilson Said (I’m in Primanti’s When You Smile)” or ”Justin Fields Forever”
 
Steelers fans I know (including the one in my household) are thrilled. And the Steelers usually know what they're doing. As a Bears fan, I'd love to be wrong, though.
 
krista4 said:
Steelers fans I know (including the one in my household) are thrilled. And the Steelers usually know what they're doing. As a Bears fan, I'd love to be wrong, though.
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Steelers are paying Wilson and Fields combined half of what the Vikings are paying Sam Darnold this year.
 
zamboni said:
krista4 said:
Steelers fans I know (including the one in my household) are thrilled. And the Steelers usually know what they're doing. As a Bears fan, I'd love to be wrong, though.
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Steelers are paying Wilson and Fields combined half of what the Vikings are paying Sam Darnold this year.
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The Broncos are paying Wilson something like $39 million not to play for them. Must be nice to have Walmart money.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
zamboni said:
krista4 said:
Steelers fans I know (including the one in my household) are thrilled. And the Steelers usually know what they're doing. As a Bears fan, I'd love to be wrong, though.
Click to expand...
Steelers are paying Wilson and Fields combined half of what the Vikings are paying Sam Darnold this year.
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The Broncos are paying Wilson something like $39 million not to play for them. Must be nice to have Walmart money.
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Guy seems like a cancer in the locker room. We regular folks in Seattle didn't know this when he was here (though his teammates sure did).
 
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