February 16, 2005

• I have been loving this very deeply for some time now (I think it was mentioned in a thread some time ago). Absolutely brilliant.
• The song has been wonderfully synched to the original video here. via the b3ta mailout
• Without getting all 'media studies' on yo ass, it nicely undermines the 'my cock's bigger than yours' bravado that one sometimes (read virtually always) finds in rap. I also find the sound of a lovely lady swearing like a drunk sailor mildly arousing.
• Damn, that shit was dope!
• I still dig the bluegrass Gin and Juice cover.
• (This perfectly syncs with the theme of my MoFi CD Swap mix.)
• One of my favorite bastardized NWA covers is "Boyz N The Hood" by Austin's own Dynamite Hack (page has a sample clip). More artists oughta do this... it's funny stuff and ripe for picking.
• Ooh, if we can stray off topic to bluegrass covers, I once heard a stunning bluegrass version of U2's 'Still haven't found what I'm looking for' (this was on Andy Kershaw's radio show in the UK about a decade back). If anyone has a clue to where this might be located I'd be most grateful - checked some P2P and it's a commonly covered track so couldn't see the wood for the trees.
• And now listening to this fine track - I've never heard motherfucker sung so sweetly. Cheers Danger.
• mp3 clip of The Austin Lounge Lizards performing Brain Damage.
• Abeizer_coppe: All Covers of I still haven't found what I'm looking for by Genre Note the Blugrass and country ones.
• These boys do a kick-ass cover of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" on acoustic guitar, mandolin, upright bass, and washboard. Recorded on their live album.
• Cheers loki but it doesn't seem to be there. It was a very old-school, stripped down version, male lead vocals and all male harmony. Still haven't found what I'm looking for. heh
• I had a pretty sweet live version of 'gin n juice', but I don't know who performed it. It sounded like the blues travelers. I thought it was pretty interesting that the video was about police crackdowns, but ice cube was rapping about how much of a criminal he is. Was he trying to say that he was the cause of the police crackdowns?
• I Love Music got into a heavy debate about Gordon's version of the song. Here.
• I think you're thinking of Phish, Kookywon. They're known for a bluegrass Gin and Juice. I thought this was OK but not great; little too twee for my tastes. I'll take Kid 606's Straight Outta Compton mix anyday. But I'm glad I heard this, even if I didn't dig it. (What can I say, I hate Cat Power's covers too, except Sea of Love...)
• Actually, its the Gourds, not Phish, as I found out from mandyman's link. I read quite a bit of it, until I realized I could do something more interesting with my time than listen to people complain about a cover-song. For example... work. I'm still trying to figure out the point of the original video though. Were they pointing out heavy handed tactics of the L.A.P.D. while rapping about being murderers and car theives? Was the point that their actions were the cause of the police crackdown? Was it just inflammatory nonsense meant to sell records?
• Oh, I get it...it's ironic! That's so cool! But seriously, It seems to me that a good cover song has to be more than just a superficial juxtoposition. I mean, a polka cover of an Iron Maiden song or whatever is just a novelty and nothing more, whereas something like Ike and Tina's cover of Proud Mary adds a different perspective and voice to the original message, or how about Coltrane doing My Favorite Things (note the lack of irony in these covers - the sincerity adds to the genuine appeal) On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being polka Iron Maiden, and 10 being Proud Mary, I give this a 2.
• Well, Iron Maiden done entirely in beat box is fucking wonderful, so maybe the a polka version could be damn good. (Dokaka is a genius, by the way)
• Kooky- Phish also does a cover, but you're right that the Gourds do one as well (probably the better of the two, but I'm not a big Phish fan).
• dng: I love you. And my office mates hate you deeply.
• Yep, that made the day a little brighter, thanks dng.
• I want to be in nicola's swap group. Also, shinything, thanks for beating me to the Lounge Lizards (a favorite band of mine). One of my favorite cross-genre covers is the Battlefield Band's version of Sting's song "We Work the Black Seam". No link, and I'm not sure whether it's even on any of their albums (it's not on any we own but our catalog isn't comprehensive), but I have heard them do it live and it's lovely.
• The Afghan Whigs did great covers of the TLC songs Creep and Waterfalls. Here's a video of the Whigs covering the Supremes Come See About Me (real player video I think). The video has no nudity or brown bunnies but is probably NSFW.
• You people are just so white.
• Abso-motherfuckin'-lutely brilliant link, Danger.
• Best cover version I've heard in ages Franco Saint de Bakker doing Queens of the Stone Ages No One Knows.
• In the same genre (I guess) - Ben Folds cover of Dr. Dre's Bitches Ain't Shit. Noticed while searching for the bluegrass Gin 'n Juice cover mentioned above.
• Thanks, this is too funny.
• Quoting a friend: "Like tofu marinated in malt liquor."