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Gotcha Covered
Created by:	brokenbil
Tracks:	16
Length:	01:10:01
Keywords	1. inventive 2. familiar 3. funny
Created on	3/24/08 10:56pm
Level	4
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An incomplete collection of imaginative rock song covers. It was the last actual mixtape I ever made. The dual tape deck on my stereo broke before I got a chance to finish it. I might try compiling it again as a mix CD.

tracklist

1	Flaco Jimenez : Love Me Do
	Made me smile and laugh as soon as I heard Flaco's accordion play the unmistakable harmonica melody. Had to start the mix with this one. It's a keeper. SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Sleepytown Length: 00:03:24 Year: 2000
	Track Description: Made me smile and laugh as soon as I heard Flaco's accordion play the unmistakable harmonica melody. Had to start the mix with this one. It's a keeper. SHOW LESS
2	The Holmes Brothers : And I Love Her
	Instrumentally spare, bluesy-gospel reading of this Beatles song. SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from Promised Land Length: 00:04:48 Year: 1996
	Track Description: Instrumentally spare, bluesy-gospel reading of this Beatles song. SHOW LESS
3	Gipsy Kings : Hotel California
	Another one that makes me smile. Immediately, the music lets you know it's the Gipsy Kings. Then, despite the first verse being sung in Spanish, you realize it's "Hotel California." Genius. SHOW MORE
	Track 3 from The Big Lebowski Length: 00:05:47 Year: 1998
	Track Description: Another one that makes me smile. Immediately, the music lets you know it's the Gipsy Kings. Then, despite the first verse being sung in Spanish, you realize it's "Hotel California." Genius. SHOW LESS
4	Jeff Lynne : September Song
	Kind of an odd choice, but it was the next cover I found and I liked it. It's a fairly faithful rendition of the song. SHOW MORE
	Track 4 from Armchair Theatre Length: 00:02:57 Year: 1990
	Track Description: Kind of an odd choice, but it was the next cover I found and I liked it. It's a fairly faithful rendition of the song. SHOW LESS
5	brad mehldau : paranoid android
	What an awesome cover! Who else would think to do a jazz version of Radiohead? One of my all-time favorite covers. SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from largo Length: 00:09:05 Year: 2002
	Track Description: What an awesome cover! Who else would think to do a jazz version of Radiohead? One of my all-time favorite covers. SHOW LESS
6	Sinead O'Connor : All Apologies
	Quiet, vulnerable performance of Kurt Cobain's tune. Not my favorite Nirvana cover, but it makes for a nice, mellow moment in the mix. SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from Universal Mother Length: 00:02:37 Year: 1994
	Track Description: Quiet, vulnerable performance of Kurt Cobain's tune. Not my favorite Nirvana cover, but it makes for a nice, mellow moment in the mix. SHOW LESS
7	Either/Orchestra : I Want You (She's So Heavy)
	Big jazz ensemble take on the rockin' Beatles tune, recorded live. The ending is sloppy and funny. SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from Across the Omniverse Length: 00:08:06 Year: 1996
	Track Description: Big jazz ensemble take on the rockin' Beatles tune, recorded live. The ending is sloppy and funny. SHOW LESS
8	The Sundays : Wild Horses
	The Sundays make the Rolling Stones sound pretty. SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from Blind Length: 00:04:45 Year: 1992
	Track Description: The Sundays make the Rolling Stones sound pretty. SHOW LESS
9	Hayseed Dixie : Rock & Roll All Nite
	This hillbilly country band has made a career of issuing cover albums. This is a hilarious track. SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from Kiss My Grass: A Hillbilly Tribute to Kiss Length: 00:02:49 Year: 2003
	Track Description: This hillbilly country band has made a career of issuing cover albums. This is a hilarious track. SHOW LESS
10	Liam Lynch : Fake David Bowie Song
	Always makes me laugh how perfectly Liam captures the essence of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust period. [End of Side A] SHOW MORE
	Track 10 from Fake Songs Length: 00:01:32 Year: 2002
	Track Description: Always makes me laugh how perfectly Liam captures the essence of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust period. [End of Side A] SHOW LESS
11	The Bad Plus : Smells Like Teen Spirit
	My favorite Nirvana cover by a jazz definition of a power trio. SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from These Are the Vistas Length: 00:05:57 Year: 2003
	Track Description: My favorite Nirvana cover by a jazz definition of a power trio. SHOW LESS
12	Luka Bloom : Dancing Queen
	ABBA by an Irish folk singer. And it's good. SHOW MORE
	Track 12 from Keeper of the Flame Length: 00:03:57 Year: 2000
	Track Description: ABBA by an Irish folk singer. And it's good. SHOW LESS
13	Yo La Tengo : Here Comes My Baby
	I loved the original Cat Stevens recording in the Rushmore sountrack and was drawn to this cover. Yo La Tengo apparently based their rendition on The Tremeloes' version of the song. SHOW MORE
	Track 13 from Fakebook Length: 00:02:26 Year: 1990
	Track Description: I loved the original Cat Stevens recording in the Rushmore sountrack and was drawn to this cover. Yo La Tengo apparently based their rendition on The Tremeloes' version of the song. SHOW LESS
14	cowboy junkies : Sweet Jane
	Another of my all-time favorite covers. Supposedly Lou Reed's favorite cover of his song. SHOW MORE
	Track 14 from The Trinity Session Length: 00:03:41 Year: 1988
	Track Description: Another of my all-time favorite covers. Supposedly Lou Reed's favorite cover of his song. SHOW LESS
15	Gigolo Aunts : Why Can't This Be Love?
	Great cover from a Van Halen tribute album. Gigolo Aunts make it sound like The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand." SHOW MORE
	Track 15 from Everybody Wants Some Length: 00:03:45 Year: 1997
	Track Description: Great cover from a Van Halen tribute album. Gigolo Aunts make it sound like The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand." SHOW LESS
16	Luna : Sweet Child O' Mine
	Guns 'N Roses never sounded so laid back. [Then my stereo broke. Bummer.] SHOW MORE
	Track 16 from The Days of Our Nights Length: 00:04:25 Year: 1999
	Track Description: Guns 'N Roses never sounded so laid back. [Then my stereo broke. Bummer.] SHOW LESS

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johnny_luddite

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Great. I would like to hear Hayseed Dixie. There was a band in the 80s I think called Big Daddy. They did covers of contemporary hits in the style of fifties/early sixties bands. Their version of 'Dancing In The dark in the style of 'here Comes Summer' is particularly wonderful.

3/27/08 11:59am

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