Space were a wonderfully eccentric band, according to Wikipedia they were once described as “Black Grape gone flamenco and sung by a man who can’t decide between cartoon Mexican, Ray Davies and Cypress Hill”. Despite this they were fairly successful, having a few big hits in the 90s, but sadly they seem to be largely [...]
Category Archives: covers
Now all you sucker DJs who think you’re fly
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
A couple of great covers by modern rock groups today. First “Word Up!”, one of the funkiest songs around. The original came out in 1986, but still sounds incredibly fresh today. Korn gave it their own touch on their Greatest Hits: Volume 1.
Korn – Word Up!
Next is Placebo’s great cover of “Daddy Cool” by Boney [...]
When I was… a young boy…
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Now this is a cover I have been trying to track down ever since I heard about it. Cherry Ghost are one of my favourite bands and I can’t wait for their new album. This was part of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, where bands often do interesting covers. There’s even a few official compilation [...]
Is your bed made? Is your sweater on?
Friday, January 15, 2010
And now for another in my irregular series of cover version posts. This time featuring a song that’s very close to my heart: “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” by Vampire Weekend.
I bought Vampire Weekend’s album for maybe the most uncool reason possible: it was recommended on Countdown. Yes, the daytime game show, which I was watching [...]
Christmas covers
Thursday, December 24, 2009
So I’ve wanted to post some cover versions for a while, they’re a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. And I’ve really been inspired by several other sites, such as:
The sadly no longer updating Copy, Right?
Great podcast Coverville
Cover Freak
So in the spirit of the season, here’s a rather unusual but excellent cover, of this [...]