The Gift of Music (SF's Holiday Cover Challenge)

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 8:08 pm

yes, it's independent. you will do a cover, right? i mean it's a christmas (or other similar holiday) gift for a real person!
-bill

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 8:31 pm

Doc Worm, this is separate from coverfight so welcome aboard.

And Neil, yes others have heard of the Sneaker Pimps. But only Becoming X is "cliche, boring and drawn out techno/crap". But without Kelli Dayton, they stopped sounding like that. If you can find "Splinter" (not released in the US), it's an awesome album.

bz£ · Post by **bz£** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 8:47 pm

In! To make it less challengifying this year, here are four songs that the rock and roll band "charcoal" have already covered at some point in the past. Because if I can do it, anyone can.

Powerline: by Husker du
Charlotte sometimes: by the Cure
Ninety-nine red ballons: by Nena
New dawn fades: by Joy division

adjuster · Post by **adjuster** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:59 pm

Niveous wrote:Last year, we had a blast with this and a couple of people asked me if we would do this again. So, it's on again.

"The Landfills" are in. Like many others, I'm gonna need a few days to get a list of songs together-- but they will be assembled and posted.

This year, I promise I will "Landfillize" something, unlike last year, where I went for the "as-faithful-as-I-can-be-while-lacking-musical-skills" method.

ROCK!

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:33 pm

Hey, Adjuster, you did the cover for me last year and I never complained that you didnn't Landfillize it. It would've been cool but your cover of BBR's "Child Psychology" was great and I still listen to it more than the original.

Eric Y. · Post by **Eric Y.** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 1:19 am

bzl wrote:New dawn fades: by Joy division

neat.. my band covers this song. actually we do kind of a hybrid mixture of the original and the moby version. (for example, ours starts out with ground hum courtesy of a spare cable plugged into the second input on my bass amp, which i step on the other end...)

j$ · Post by j$ » Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:45 am

bzl wrote: Ninety-nine red ballons: by Nena

I sincerely hope to get you

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:55 am

Four songs I want anew:

1) Directly From My Heart To You - Frank Zappa
2) I Gave Myself To You - Snakefinger
3) Tea In The Sahara - The Police
4) Waltz Across Texas - Emmylou Harris

Bolio · Post by **Bolio** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:26 am

Wish list, so tough to narrow down, these should be fun enough:

1-Pavement - Cut Your Hair
2-Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks
3-Breeders - Cannonball
4-Go Go's - Head Over Heels

("Pearl of The Quarter" -or- "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" would suit me just fine... Great songs I'd never expect to see referenced here...)

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:37 am

Bolio wrote:"Pearl of The Quarter" -or- "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" would suit me just fine... Great songs I'd never expect to see referenced here...

Unlike the last coverfight, who gets what person in the GoM is completely random. So, hope for the best.

Bolio · Post by **Bolio** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:44 am

Bolio wrote:GoM is completely random. So, hope for the best.

I know I know, seems to be a lot of hopin' going on here though

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:46 am

So far, I've seen a song on just about everybody's list that I'd have a lot of fun covering. In fact, I've got 'Head Over Heels' by the Go-Gos stuck in my head now.

NeilThrun · Post by **NeilThrun** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:49 am

Niveous wrote:And Neil, yes others have heard of the Sneaker Pimps. But only Becoming X is "cliche, boring and drawn out techno/crap". But without Kelli Dayton, they stopped sounding like that. If you can find "Splinter" (not released in the US), it's an awesome album.

Eh sorry If I was to quick to judge them, for I have only heard the becoming x album.

jimtyrrell wrote: 4) Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

I would get a kick out of covering this.

Bolio · Post by **Bolio** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:57 am

jimtyrrell wrote: I've got 'Head Over Heels' by the Go-Gos stuck in my head now.

Awesome piano break in that one. Belinda Carlisle... ooh la la..

Future Boy · Post by **Future Boy** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 12:13 pm

Ok, rather then try to assemble the perfect list of four songs I'd like to hear covered, I'm just gonna toss out some that I'm keen on.

1. Memories of Love by Future Bible Heroes
2. Lemon Meringue by Poe
3. Flower's Grave by Tom Waits
4. Don't Try Suicide by Queen

Rabid Garfunkel · Post by **Rabid Garfunkel** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 12:55 pm

From the Primitive Screwheads comes a list, and a hearty "We're in!" Merry Freaking Christmas to all!

"DMV" - Primus
"Brother Wolf Sister Moon" - The Cult
"Over the Rails" - Rubber Chicken Lollipop
"Buy My Snake Oil" - Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon

MP3s can be provided, as I may be the only Rubber Chicken Lollipop fan on these boards, heh.

JonPorobil · Post by **JonPorobil** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 2:55 pm

A couple of reruns and some new faces this year (Man, do I want to list more than four songs this year).

1. Josh Joplin Group - "Trailways"
2. Billy Joel - "Summer, Highland Falls"
3. Leonard Cohen - "Hallelujah" (Yes, I know there are like seven other covers of this song floating around. I wouldn't mind another.)
4. The Decemberists - "Los Angeles, I'm Yours"

Needless to say, I'm in again.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:04 pm

Future Boy wrote: 2. Lemon Meringue by Poe

"Haunted" is easily my favorite album of all-time.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:51 pm

Future Boy wrote: 4. Don't Try Suicide by Queen

One of my very fave Queen tracks!

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

Eddiebangs · Post by **Eddiebangs** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:45 pm

Wow- I was just thinking about this the other day.... I'm definitely in, but will have to think a bit about which songs.

drë · Post by **drë** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:46 pm

i think am in:

songs i'd use to play in my guitar, bored in my room.

Tod the wet sprock - something allways wrong
gin blossoms - found out about you
the cure - someday
bright eyes - method acting

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:52 pm

dre wrote:bright eyes - method acting

oooo....

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