The New And Improved Fashion Board

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by dtb
In my bid for "Uncoolest Person on the FB" I submit the following:

I always get GunsNRoses and BonJovi mixed up. (Is BonJovi the name of the band?)

You've got my vote.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

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?

Wilson Pickett doing "Hey Jude" with Duane Allman
Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer doing "Redemption Song"
Eagles of Death Metal doing "Stuck in the Middle With You"
Clash's "I Fought the Law"
Dead's "Big River"
Janes Addiction doing "Ripple"
Neil Young's live version of "Just Like Tom Thumb Blues" from the Dylan tribute concert
The Stones' "Love in Vain," "I Just Wanna Make Love to You," "Not Fade Away" and "Time Is on My Side" (Keith's version of TIOMS from the Wino's Hollywood Bowl show is also amazing)
The Faces' version of Dylan's "Wicker Messenger" is fantastic
Metallica's "Whiskey in the Jar" is a great rev up of a classic

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Or the Jayhawks cover Grand Funk Railroad ("Bad Time")?

Huh, I never knew that was a cover.

Along those lines, anything from Sweet Relief, fundraiser for Victoria Williams of Victoria Williams songs. Crazy Mary by Pearl Jam is good.

A random good cover is Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) by the Sundays.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
You've got

this is redundant. "you have my vote" would have been better

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Oh man now THERE'S a flashback. I got a copy of Voivod, Anthrax and a band I can't remember the name of, but I can see the cover art in my head, all on the same day. The lead singer in that last band could scream like no other rocker could scream.

"Astronomy Domine".... fuck is that good tune. I have to dust that disc off. Thanks.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
You've got my vote.

Oh, Flinty. I had no idea you cared. Sniff.

[Beelzebubba]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Huh, I never knew that was a cover.

Along those lines, anything from Sweet Relief, fundraiser for Victoria Williams of Victoria Williams songs. Crazy Mary by Pearl Jam is good.

A random good cover is Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) by the Sundays.

Last Kiss (J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers) by Pearl Jam

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by dtb
In my bid for "Uncoolest Person on the FB" I submit the following:

I always get GunsNRoses and BonJovi mixed up. (Is BonJovi the name of the band?)

In a bid to make this competitive, I submit my "November Rain is a soothing mantra to me" post.

Maybe someone can turn this into "who is the uncoolest?" poll.

(BTW I think you would win, but I have been wrong about many many things in my life.)

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
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.

If your cousins look like those guys, I hope there are a whole lotta tamales.

Los Lobos aren't at their best in a festival setting. They're just getting warmed up when they have to leave the stage.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
this is redundant. "you have my vote" would have been better

Can I change my vote?

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
Prince doing "Nothing Compares 2 U", which he wrote but which Sinead O'Connor made famous, also counts in that category then.

ETA: Prince also wrote "I Feel For You" which Chaka Kahn made famous.

ETA again: Tom Jones did a shitty cover of Prince's "Kiss".

Your boy is playing the Supah Bowl.

[dtb]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
In a bid to make this competitive, I submit my "November Rain is a soothing mantra to me" post.

Maybe someone can turn this into "who is the uncoolest?" poll.

(BTW I think you would win, but I have been wrong about many many things in my life.)

People, people; please stop with all the love! I'm getting verklempt to the point of coma.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
A wealth of information you are, Not Bob.

I'm telling you, Frank's artistry was in bringing out the essence of a song. He took Kermit's literal statement of fact and turned it into a metaphorical tour de force.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by dtb
People, people; please stop with all the love! I'm getting verklempt to the point of coma.

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eta: oops. nevermind.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Huh, I never knew that was a cover.

Along those lines, anything from Sweet Relief, fundraiser for Victoria Williams of Victoria Williams songs. Crazy Mary by Pearl Jam is good.

A random good cover is Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) by the Sundays.

Speaking of which, Gram Parsons doing Wild Horses (actually released before the Stones version; Parsons and Keef had been doing rEdiculous amounts of drugs together around that time).