The New And Improved Fashion Board

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
And the [Jane's Addiction cover of the] Velvets' "Rock and Roll."

2.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
A friend and I are doing a CD swap this gwfgwf season. The theme is cover tunes, and I'm looking for a bit if inspiration.

The top contenders for the final burn are:

Don't Fence Me In - David Byrne covering Cole Porter
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - William Shatner covering the Beatles
For A Dancer - Jackson 5 covering Jackson Browne
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole covering Judy Garland
Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash covering Depeche Mode
One - Aimee Mann
Burning Down the House - Tom Jones covering Talking Heads
Naive Melody - Shawn Colvin covering Talking Heads
Blackbird - Brave Combo & Tiny Tim covering the Beatles
Que Sera Sera - Pink Martini covering Doris Day
Top of the World - Shonen Knife covering the Carpenters

A coworker recommended the following -
Ring of Fire - Social Distortion covering Johnny Cash
Across the Universe - Fiona Apple covering the Beatles
and the Me First and the Gimme Gimme's body of work.

Any others?

Everybody Knows--Concrete Blonde covering Leonard Cohen
State Trooper--Deanna Carter covering Bruce Springsteen
Superstition--Stevie Ray Vaughn covering Stevie Wonder
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)--Stevie Ray Vaughn covering Jimi Hendrix
Femme Fatale--REM covering the Velvet Underground (there's a Duran Duran version too that I like)
Sweet Jane--Cowboy Junkies covering the Velvet Underground

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Sweet Jane--Cowboy Junkies covering the Velvet Underground

I totally forgot this was a cover. This is why I am totally uncool.

Anyhoo, I would add:

kd lang covering Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah
kd lang covering Neil Young's Helpless

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
Jane's does a great cover of the Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" as well.

So does Guns and Roses. It's better than November Rain (some times you need some time . . . )

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
And the Velvets' "Rock and Roll."

I like Los Lobos covering Marvin Gaye ("What's Going On") and the Dead (Bertha; one of my favorites live at the right Los Lobos show).

I saw Los Lobos cover "Dear Mr. Fantasy" once live. It was awesome. I've been looking for a bootleg of that for years since then. No luck yet.

Do you think they'd show up if I invited them to a family tamalada?

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
And the Velvets' "Rock and Roll."

I like Los Lobos covering Marvin Gaye ("What's Going On") and the Dead (Bertha; one of my favorites live at the right Los Lobos show).

Oh, and how about Uncle Tupelo covering the Soft Boys ("I Wanna Destroy You")?

Or the Jayhawks cover Grand Funk Railroad ("Bad Time")?

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I saw Los Lobos cover "Mr. Fantasy" once live. It was awesome. I've been looking for a bootleg of that for years since then. No luck yet.

Do you think they'd show up if I invited them to a family tamalada?

Will you invite me, too?

A prior engagement is causing me to miss Los Lobos here this week. Which sucks.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
When I was in 8th grade, it was called a "bi-level," and was, for reasons I can neither explain nor condone, sought after.

If you like, I can send you my 8th grade school picture and you can photoshop the hair onto your Hank face. I would also like to see Hank in a Friendly's uniform (rrrowr!), but I may be alone in this.

If nobody else does, Hank would now like to see himself in a Friendly's uniform.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I totally forgot this was a cover. This is why I am totally uncool.

Anyhoo, I would add:

kd lang covering Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah
kd lang covering Neil Young's Helpless

ncs, is it O.K. to call someone a dyke on the board?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
So does Guns and Roses. It's better than November Rain (some times you need some time . . . )

Interesting that you should bring this up, because I've lately realized something about November Rain. It always enters my head when I'm under some kind of stress and I've realized that it's actually very soothing. I have no idea why. It's like it's some kind of fucked-up let's-get-through-this-together mantra or something. I certainly did not choose it -- it chose me, but it appears I am stuck with it, and for the better.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
ncs, is it O.K. to call someone a dyke on the board?

Only if it is preceded by the words "steaming hot."

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Mr. Subtext
The subtext here is: I am cooler than the rest of you (except PLF).

I am not cool, which is why I'm asking the hip folks on the FB for suggestions.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Only if it is preceded by the words "steaming hot."

Ollie has ruined this for me. I now get a visual of a big steaming turd when I see this phrase.

Thanks Ollie!!

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
A friend and I are doing a CD swap this gwfgwf season. The theme is cover tunes, and I'm looking for a bit if inspiration.

The top contenders for the final burn are:

Don't Fence Me In - David Byrne covering Cole Porter
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - William Shatner covering the Beatles
For A Dancer - Jackson 5 covering Jackson Browne
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole covering Judy Garland
Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash covering Depeche Mode
One - Aimee Mann
Burning Down the House - Tom Jones covering Talking Heads
Naive Melody - Shawn Colvin covering Talking Heads
Blackbird - Brave Combo & Tiny Tim covering the Beatles
Que Sera Sera - Pink Martini covering Doris Day
Top of the World - Shonen Knife covering the Carpenters

A coworker recommended the following -
Ring of Fire - Social Distortion covering Johnny Cash
Across the Universe - Fiona Apple covering the Beatles
and the Me First and the Gimme Gimme's body of work.

Any others?

The "I Am Sam" soundtrack has a bunch of good covers of Beatles songs. I like Rufus Wainwright's version of "Across the Universe" and "Blackbird" by Sarah McLachlan (duh).

Ani DiFranco does a cool version of "Wishin' and Hopin'."

Frank Sinatra does an amazing version of "It's Not That Easy Being Green."

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Will you invite me, too?

A prior engagement is causing me to miss Los Lobos here this week. Which sucks.

Of course! February 17 at my aunt's house. Half of my cousins look like David Hildago or Cesar Rojas, so it'll be hard to figure out which people are from the RT family and which are from Los Lobos.

I can't remember who I saw while they were playing at ACL this year, but I'm sure that they weren't nearly as good. I've seen them so many times live, though, that I felt like I should experience something new.