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Cover Story
Created by:	johnny_luddite
Tracks:	14
Length:	01:00:27
Keywords	1. covers 2. 70s 3. 60s
Created on	10/19/06 12:42pm
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A simple enough premise this time. Cover versions by an odd hotch-potch of artists of well known 60's and 70's songs. Let the warped nostalgia begin! All but two of these tracks come from "tribute" albums, hated by many, but for some reason, lapped up by me!

tracklist

1	Christian Death : Panic In Detroit
	Quite a long time ago, I became addicted to tribute albums, and quite a lot of the tracks on this mix come from this source. I found this one on a goth tribute to Bowie CD. Christian Death always scared me a little. There was a time in London where just about every available bit of wall space was covered with fly posters for CD. This is nasty but good. SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Goth Oddity: A Tribute To David Bowie Length: 00:05:00 Year: 1999
	Track Description: Quite a long time ago, I became addicted to tribute albums, and quite a lot of the tracks on this mix come from this source. I found this one on a goth tribute to Bowie CD. Christian Death always scared me a little. There was a time in London where just about every available bit of wall space was covered with fly posters for CD. This is nasty but good. SHOW LESS
2	The Flaming Lips : After The Goldrush
	Wayne goes Young. Some odd noise melts away to leave a pretty faithful reading of the seminal Neil Young tune. I first heard this version on a NY tribute album. SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from The Bridge: A Tribute To Neil Young Length: 00:04:14 Year: 1989
	Track Description: Wayne goes Young. Some odd noise melts away to leave a pretty faithful reading of the seminal Neil Young tune. I first heard this version on a NY tribute album. SHOW LESS
3	Elvis Costello : Ship Of Fools/It Must Have Been The Roses
	I love his songwriting abilities, but I also have a soft spot for the covers Elvis does. A good example is this little medly of GD songs. SHOW MORE
	Track 3 from Stolen Roses: Songs Of The Grateful Dead Length: 00:06:03 Year: 2000
	Track Description: I love his songwriting abilities, but I also have a soft spot for the covers Elvis does. A good example is this little medly of GD songs. SHOW LESS
4	Luther Allison : You Can't Always Get What You Want
	Now here is a nice twist. This featured on an album of covers by blues artists of Rolling Stones originals. Considering how much the Stones borrowed from the chicago blues form in their early days, this only seems fair somehow. Luther Allison was great live! SHOW MORE
	Track 4 from Paint It Blue:Songs Of The Rolling Stones Length: 00:04:40
	Track Description: Now here is a nice twist. This featured on an album of covers by blues artists of Rolling Stones originals. Considering how much the Stones borrowed from the chicago blues form in their early days, this only seems fair somehow. Luther Allison was great live! SHOW LESS
5	Rufus Wainwright : Everybody Knows
	Songs for someone else to cover in order to commit suicide by! Or something like that. I wanted to see the film this comes from, but haven't as yet! I think Leonard Cohen himself popped up at the end of the movie. SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from Leonard Cohen:I'm Your Man Length: 00:04:30 Year: 2006
	Track Description: Songs for someone else to cover in order to commit suicide by! Or something like that. I wanted to see the film this comes from, but haven't as yet! I think Leonard Cohen himself popped up at the end of the movie. SHOW LESS
6	Dropkick Murphys : Guns Of Brixton
	The Clash are without question one of my favourite bands, and my friend Gordy has been badgering me every waking hour to get into the Dropkick Murphys, which I finally have, and that is all I have to say on the matter! SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from City Rockers:A Tribute To The Clash Length: 00:02:39 Year: 1999
	Track Description: The Clash are without question one of my favourite bands, and my friend Gordy has been badgering me every waking hour to get into the Dropkick Murphys, which I finally have, and that is all I have to say on the matter! SHOW LESS
7	Cud : Lola
	I think covers work best sometimes the more unlikely they seem before hearing them. This is a case in point. It does work though! SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from Shangri-La:A Tribute To The Kinks Length: 00:03:39 Year: 1989
	Track Description: I think covers work best sometimes the more unlikely they seem before hearing them. This is a case in point. It does work though! SHOW LESS
8	India.Arie : Wonderful
	I always liked Stevie Wonder, but I never thought I would like this cover. It is strangely wonderful though and moves me a lot. SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from Conception:An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs Length: 00:05:27
	Track Description: I always liked Stevie Wonder, but I never thought I would like this cover. It is strangely wonderful though and moves me a lot. SHOW LESS
9	The Mission : Tomorrow Never Knows
	Another Goth cover! I did think about some of the Motown Beatles covers around, but this piece of fluff from Wayne Hussey has charm. I wonder if this is the first mixtape on the collective with two guys called Wayne involved? SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from Shared Vision:The Songs Of The Beatles Length: 00:04:54 Year: 1994
	Track Description: Another Goth cover! I did think about some of the Motown Beatles covers around, but this piece of fluff from Wayne Hussey has charm. I wonder if this is the first mixtape on the collective with two guys called Wayne involved? SHOW LESS
10	bruce springsteen : John Henry
	Sometimes, you get an artist doing a whole tribute album to another artist, such as Springsteen's Pete Seeger tribute earlier in 2006. I wasn't sure about the jugband + instrumentation before I heard the album, but the enthusiasm of the playing is soooo infectious. SHOW MORE
	Track 10 from We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Length: 00:05:07 Year: 2006
	Track Description: Sometimes, you get an artist doing a whole tribute album to another artist, such as Springsteen's Pete Seeger tribute earlier in 2006. I wasn't sure about the jugband + instrumentation before I heard the album, but the enthusiasm of the playing is soooo infectious. SHOW LESS
11	Screaming Trees : Working Class Hero
	I think this is one of John Lennon's most important songs, and this is a stonking good version of it! SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from Working Class Hero:A Tribute To John Lennon Length: 00:03:52 Year: 1995
	Track Description: I think this is one of John Lennon's most important songs, and this is a stonking good version of it! SHOW LESS
12	The Who : Saturday Nights (Alright for fighting)
	I was never much of an Elton John fan, but this cover by the Who is a lot of fun! I am anticipating the new who album, which is a phrase I never thought I would ever say again! SHOW MORE
	Track 12 from Two Rooms:Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John and Bernie Taupin Length: 00:04:33 Year: 1991
	Track Description: I was never much of an Elton John fan, but this cover by the Who is a lot of fun! I am anticipating the new who album, which is a phrase I never thought I would ever say again! SHOW LESS
13	Solomon Burke : Maggies Farm
	A great soul singer/shouter singing something written by the greatest singer/songwriter of them all! SHOW MORE
	Track 13 from Release: The Bob Dylan Songbook Length: 00:02:17
	Track Description: A great soul singer/shouter singing something written by the greatest singer/songwriter of them all! SHOW LESS
14	Sonic Youth : I Know There's An Answer
	Another strange cover idea which works so well. Sonic Youth take on the genius of the Beach Boys and everybody wins! SHOW MORE
	Track 14 from Smiles, vibes and harmony: A Tribute To Brian Wilson Length: 00:03:32
	Track Description: Another strange cover idea which works so well. Sonic Youth take on the genius of the Beach Boys and everybody wins! SHOW LESS