tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post3524677144440089057..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Familiarity Breeds Contempt Audio/Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-47849232649766346852011-12-24T00:18:31.230-05:002011-12-24T00:18:31.230-05:00Radiohead (whom I don't actually like all that...Radiohead (whom I don't actually like all that much) could do a killer version of "If I needed Someone". George's songs (except for "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun") seem to be fertile ground for this.<br /><br />On the (related) subject of Most Disappointing Beatles Cover, I nominate the version of "I want you (she's so heavy)" on Eddie Hazel's solo album. It's my favorite Beatles song, it's the guy who recorded the greatest guitar solo in the known universe (long-form division), it's a lotta P-Funk regulars in the backup band-- what could go wrong? A whole lot of ingredients there, just to get to "Meh".Nosmo Kinghttp://www.xspeedofsatire.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25610714866457590902011-12-22T19:00:46.844-05:002011-12-22T19:00:46.844-05:00and The Cars could reunite and play "Birthday...and The Cars could reunite and play "Birthday". It really sounds like them...swboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650105310272066304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79069596377113992112011-12-22T18:03:11.684-05:002011-12-22T18:03:11.684-05:00Imagining a Reggae version of
You Won't See Me...Imagining a Reggae version of<br />You Won't See MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48117286927054630432011-12-18T19:45:33.840-05:002011-12-18T19:45:33.840-05:00Seems like the weekend isn't complete without ...Seems like the weekend isn't complete without acknowledging the excellently clueless William Shatner version of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds".buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-72048985710424815122011-12-18T12:47:21.764-05:002011-12-18T12:47:21.764-05:00Years ago, an artist in Milwaukee named Sigmund Sn...Years ago, an artist in Milwaukee named Sigmund Snopek III did a live version of "I am a Walrus" which always pleased a crowd. Don't know if he ever recorded it...<br /><br />And I'd like to convince Alison Kraus to simply record a complete performance of Revolver.Phillip Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498595633633248863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-49694569109344814262011-12-17T13:27:55.470-05:002011-12-17T13:27:55.470-05:00Love the choices already made, so trying to not du...Love the choices already made, so trying to not duplicate and having no idea if there are already covers out there, here's some more I think are ripe for new cover versions. <br /><br />You Can't Do That<br /><br />Wait<br /><br />You Never Give Me Your Money<br /><br />And Drive My Car, which I think has almost certainly been covered more than once. <br /><br />No idea who might cover them today. Lady GaGa maybe for You Can't Do That.Libby Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915834698802726985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-2115612553430464752011-12-17T09:52:13.593-05:002011-12-17T09:52:13.593-05:00FD13NYC, thanks, can you post a link?FD13NYC, thanks, can you post a link?JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73671160487297101082011-12-17T09:14:51.115-05:002011-12-17T09:14:51.115-05:00Billy Bragg has a sweet version of She's Leavi...Billy Bragg has a sweet version of She's Leaving Home.<br /><br />I would love to hear Tom Waits do While My Guitar Gently Weeps, with Marc Ribot handling the guitar on that cut.edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12113674225115274122011-12-17T02:12:00.883-05:002011-12-17T02:12:00.883-05:00It's scarcely Saturday, and there are already ...It's scarcely Saturday, and there are already lots of great suggestions here so far. I'll add one more vote for "Baby You're a Rich Man," too, although the next best thing may be the remix of the original sans clavioline that's out there. <br /><br />Back in the 80s, I did a letter-perfect cover of "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" with the guy who played Paul in Beatlemania. (And now that I think about it, I'm amazed Elvis C. hasn't done that one yet.) I'm guessing the Trucks Tedeshi Band covering "Yer Blues" could sound pretty sweet, too. <br /><br />My other top cover candidates--as of this minute--would be "Tomorrow Never Knows," "I Call Your Name," "You're Going to Lose That Girl" and "Don't Bother Me" (an early gem from George).<br /><br />By the way, if you're wondering how many Beatles covers are already floating around out there, here's an incomplete listing: <br /><br />http://www2.wmin.ac.uk/clemenr/covers/coversfull.htmlstevesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21712921222396943622011-12-16T19:56:07.038-05:002011-12-16T19:56:07.038-05:00JZ, try to find and checkout Think For Yourself by...JZ, try to find and checkout Think For Yourself by Peter Bruntnell. It's a good one.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68263235991026325022011-12-16T19:14:45.166-05:002011-12-16T19:14:45.166-05:00Garcia also covered "I Saw Her Standing There...Garcia also covered "I Saw Her Standing There." Kinda works. And Al Green did "I Want To Hold Your Hand" very early in his career.<br /><br />"I Me Mine" would work as one of those Pixies/Nirvana loud-quiet-loud tunes. I love that song, the guitar tones in that one are fantastic.Noam Sanehttp://refreshingbeverage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-35317065859216273902011-12-16T19:06:24.046-05:002011-12-16T19:06:24.046-05:00Booker T & The MG's actually did an instru...Booker T & The MG's actually did an instrumental cover of the entire Abby Road LP called "McLemore Ave".<br /><br />I have two George songs I would love to hear somebody try;<br />Don't Bother Me<br />Think For YourselfJZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-35375174372114461072011-12-16T18:59:38.142-05:002011-12-16T18:59:38.142-05:00Dwight Twilley made a whole album of Beatles cover...Dwight Twilley made a whole album of Beatles covers I haven't listened to yet except for a pretty cool version of "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey".<br />Slowed way down.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-46444348884141062022011-12-16T18:38:00.537-05:002011-12-16T18:38:00.537-05:00Husker Du covered "Ticket"?
Why didn...Husker Du covered "Ticket"?<br /><br />Why didn't I get the memo???steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78960572204719150762011-12-16T18:29:47.405-05:002011-12-16T18:29:47.405-05:00Husker Du covered 'Ticket to Ride' - why d...Husker Du covered 'Ticket to Ride' - why didn't they also cover 'Rain' and 'He said she said' ? <br /><br />Also, shout out to the Jerry Garcia Band for their cover of Dear Prudence - better than Siouxsie and the Banshees version.The Kenosha Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-24873252974681428002011-12-16T16:45:51.959-05:002011-12-16T16:45:51.959-05:00The Persuasions did an all Beatles album. JUst fi...The Persuasions did an all Beatles album. JUst find it and listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-39535521833377735272011-12-16T12:47:37.055-05:002011-12-16T12:47:37.055-05:00I used to do a Springsteen-style cover of Every Li...I used to do a Springsteen-style cover of Every Little Thing that worked pretty good. I should dig that one out of the box someday - perhaps for Peapack? Jan. 7? There's a plug for ya! Ain't too proud to beg!<br /><br />Do instrumentals count? A lot of their songs (When I'm 64, Your Mother Should Know, Yes it Is, Strawberry Fields Forever, Help, Please Please Me, Eleanor Rigby) make terrific fingerpicking guitar pieces.<br /><br />But enough about me....<br /><br />A big second on Baby, You're a Rich Man. Is that the last of John's social-comment numbers that was sly and subtle? It worked great in Social Network.<br /><br /> I just heard There's a Place for the first time this week. A New Wave/Blondie arrangement would fit that one nicely. And The Word always struck me as a good fit with one of those COGIC gospel choirs - throw in a double-time break at the end, as in Ticket to Ride....petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-43331173842519249642011-12-16T12:19:43.737-05:002011-12-16T12:19:43.737-05:00This is a good place to mention
thebeatlescomple...This is a good place to mention <br /><br />thebeatlescompleteonukelele.com, <br /><br />an ongoing project by 2 Brooklyn, NY musicians and a whole lotta friends and guests.<br /><br />Their goal is exactly as stated, to do covers of every Beatles song, with a ukelele base. However, that doesn't mean they all sound like Hawaiian luau versions of Beatles songs. The ones I've heard cover the musical gamut from noise to soul to folk to rock and back again.Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87053354601432769092011-12-16T11:11:23.493-05:002011-12-16T11:11:23.493-05:00I'm always surprised by the number of artists ...I'm always surprised by the number of artists who didn't release a Beatles cover. REM, for example.Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04208730993117949663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56227650720654138802011-12-16T10:55:55.885-05:002011-12-16T10:55:55.885-05:00"Long, Long, Long" is the last song by t..."Long, Long, Long" is the last song by the actual Beatles I can still listen to.<br /><br />Sal,<br />Baby You're A Rich Man" is an excellent call.<br /><br />Here are some worthy mentions already in existence:<br /><br />"I Am The Walrus"- Spooky Tooth<br />"Yer Blues"- Shiina Ringo<br />"Paperback Writer"- Tempest (1973- Ollie Halsall singer guitarist, and "Paul" in The Rutles)<br />"Hey Bulldog"- Boxer (1979 more Ollie) <br />"It's All Too Much"- Steve Hillage<br />Honorable mention goes to:<br />"Come Together"- Aerosmith<br />pushing it:<br />"Cold Turkey"- The Soft Boysbuzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63871289497835843012011-12-16T10:38:05.147-05:002011-12-16T10:38:05.147-05:00I would like to see Gene and Paul from KISS cover ...I would like to see Gene and Paul from KISS cover Two Of Us.Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843553710427657926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25848655221961750892011-12-16T09:01:15.754-05:002011-12-16T09:01:15.754-05:00BTW, the Tubes did a great cover of "I Saw He...BTW, the Tubes did a great cover of "I Saw Her Standing There" about a hundred years ago. Done as a sort of punk/new wave parody, but with 100% integrity and conviction.dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-34014088244549730552011-12-16T08:57:21.688-05:002011-12-16T08:57:21.688-05:00Here's an absolutely electrifying cover versio...Here's an absolutely electrifying cover version of "Hey Bulldog" featuring Elvis Costello with a Beatles cover band called the Fab Faux:<br /><br />http://youtu.be/LzfYo-2R5SM<br /><br />I'd love to see Elvis do an elpee of John covers - he may be Lennon's best interpreter.dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-57820062664177897012011-12-16T07:57:23.646-05:002011-12-16T07:57:23.646-05:00Well, I have "Long Long Long" by The Pos...Well, I have "Long Long Long" by The Posies somewhere, as well as Paul Weller's "Sexy Sadie." If you're not a Yes fan, then you may find that it is possible to do a bad remake of "Every Little Thing," though I admit, I love it.<br /><br />My choice--<br /><br />"Baby You're A Rich Man."<br /><br />This song rarely gets mentioned. Bass line alone makes it qualify as one of the best. Would love to hear it, same arrangement, just given even more punch by, as you said, somebody.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.com