Velvet Underground coverfight

Rinkydink · Post by **Rinkydink** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:20 pm

i need another coverfight, i'd like a velvet underground or their individual shenanigans coverfight, anybody interested?

Okey doke, here's the list of interested parties and the tunes they're covering, any mistakes, let me know

Rinkydink - I'm sticking with you

Billy's little trip - I'm waiting for the man

Adamadamant - Satellite of Love

Cynthia Size and the @eclectic spOOns - Candy says

Organic spOOns - Candy Says

Jeff Robertson - White Light/White Heat

King Arthur - Power & Glory (and possibly sweet jane)

Furry Pedro - All tomorrows parties

Caravan Ray - Run Run Run and Sister Ray

Jim Tyrell - Heroin

Heuristics Inc - Goodnight ladies

Jack - Pale blue eyes

WreckdoM - Even Cowgirls get the blues

Anti-m - Andy's Chest or I'm set free, not to be confused with I'm so free and I'll be your mirror, not to be confused with I'll so be your mirror

mkilly - After hours

Wages - Rock & Roll

j$ - New York Telephone Conversation

obscurity - Venus In Furs

Albatross - Hangin' Round

Holly and the Sleestaks - Femme Fatal & What Goes On

applesandvodka - The Gift

Due on Saturday the 8th of September 2007

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:24 pm

Sounds good. Time is my only issue.

adamadamant · Post by **adamadamant** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:42 pm

YES! I would be up for that.

Nigel (spOOn) Clements · Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:08 pm

Sure, but when??

jeff robertson · Post by **jeff robertson** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:11 pm

When?

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:27 am

I do believe I'd be in this...

Charles (KA)

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:44 am

Not sure how these cover fights go, but does everyone call dibs on a song so that it's not repeated? Or does it even matter?

Nigel (spOOn) Clements · Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:21 pm

Normally it's been that way, so I'd like to call 'Candy Says' if that's ok with everybody....

furrypedro · Post by **furrypedro** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:42 pm

Shotgun All Tomorrow's Parties.

I think I prefer Venus in Firs but I'd make it sound crap

Rinkydink · Post by **Rinkydink** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:22 pm

I think a month from now as a deadline should give everyone enough time to get something done, what yas think?

@ Billy's little trip : the way it usually works is just like that, everyone calls dibs on a song so it doesn't get repeated, but a lot of people call dibs on song early on and don't bother to submit a finished article so I'll leave it up to the individual to decide if they want to cover a song already chosen by someone else, it'd probably be better if everyone covered a different song but i don't care

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:06 pm

So, September 1st is the official due date? Sounds good to me. I"m going on vacation for 5 days towards the end of the month, but a 4 week and a couple day deadline should be plenty of time.

By the way, I call dibs on "I'm Waiting For The Man"

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:33 am

Furrypedro wrote: I think I prefer Venus in Firs but I'd make it sound crap

I don't mind making Venus in Furs sound crap.

Though I may also do She's My Best Friend, which incidentally my wife and I used as the bridal march at our wedding (out bridal waltz was Hug My Back by Weddings Parties Anything, which then merged immediately into Kiss's I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite)

My teenage self from the past will be entering a version of Sister Ray - when I can find my 20-year-old tape of a live recording of The Mess I have somewhere.

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:30 am

Billy's Little Trip wrote:By the way, I call dibs on "I'm Waiting For The Man"

Bah, BLT beat me to it. Okay, put me down for.... "After Hours".

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:08 am

Okay, my official call will be "Power and Glory" from Magic & Loss. I'll see if Wages is up for doing the Little Jimmy Scott vocals.

I may also decide to tackle Intro/Sweet Jane from R&RA, just to see how close I can come on the lead guitar bits.

Wish List: this fight will not be complete without the JBB doing "I Wanna Be Black."

Charles (KA)

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:55 am

I have always wanted to do a cover of "Goodnight Ladies"! Ok, actually, probably only since around 1994 when I heard it, but this is a good opportunity. Sept 1 should be enough time after SFL, hopefully...
-bill

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:26 am

Caravan Ray wrote:
Furrypedro wrote: I think I prefer Venus in Firs but I'd make it sound crap
I don't mind making Venus in Furs sound crap.

Though I may also do She's My Best Friend, which incidentally my wife and I used as the bridal march at our wedding (out bridal waltz was Hug My Back by Weddings Parties Anything, which then merged immediately into Kiss's I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite)

My teenage self from the past will be entering a version of Sister Ray - when I can find my 20-year-old tape of a live recording of The Mess I have somewhere.

I would have thought that you'd go with "run run run" because it sounds like a Caravan Ray song, lol.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:48 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:
Caravan Ray wrote:
Furrypedro wrote: I think I prefer Venus in Firs but I'd make it sound crap
I don't mind making Venus in Furs sound crap.

Though I may also do She's My Best Friend, which incidentally my wife and I used as the bridal march at our wedding (out bridal waltz was Hug My Back by Weddings Parties Anything, which then merged immediately into Kiss's I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite)

My teenage self from the past will be entering a version of Sister Ray - when I can find my 20-year-old tape of a live recording of The Mess I have somewhere.
I would have thought that you'd go with "run run run" because it sounds like a Caravan Ray song, lol.

Yeah, I suppose it does a bit. I had never thought of that before. - So I might do that to. Basically - if I had the time I like to do every Velvet Underground song - and as you have obviously noticed, they have been a pretty big influence on what I do anyway.

But for now I'll claim Venus in Furs - and see what happens after that.

Also happy to help out if anyone wants any extra guitar/bass/vocals for one of these

jack · Post by **jack** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:04 pm

i'd do this. "pale blue eyes" would probably be my choice.

rinky, you opened this can of worms so you gotta organize it now.

Rinkydink · Post by **Rinkydink** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:32 pm

Aye, no probs, I'll update the first post with a list of stuff and update that list in due course.

adamadamant · Post by **adamadamant** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:44 pm

I'm very scared that I won't be able to do this justice, but I have a month and I love the song, so: Satellite of Love.

Nigel (spOOn) Clements · Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:12 pm

Candy Says... well and truely under way, I'm actually hoping to produce two versions of this track, the first would be basically what everyone would expect from me, the second (hopefully if people come through for me), would obviously be not what people would expect from me! (eg it'll be good

)...

Now where did I leave that guitar...

Geoff WreckdoM · Post by **Geoff WreckdoM** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:38 pm

I'd like to do John Cale's "Even Cowgirls get the blues" if you'll allow it (I think it's only fair if Lou's solo stuff is admissable)

But if not, then "Lady Godiva's Operation"