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ButterflyEffect  ·  4142 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What cover songs do you think are well done?

Galaxie 500 did a few covers, two of which I love. They covered Ceremony and, in my opinion, one of their best songs is their cover of The Modern Lovers Song, Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste.

I really enjoy the Yo La Tengo cover of Here Comes My Baby by Cat Stevens. That band has done an absurd amount of covers. The Postal Service did a classic cover of Suddenly Everything Has Changed. Memoryhouse (a dream pop band) once covered Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police. I'm a fan of that as well.

One of my absolute favorite covers is the Streetlight Manifesto cover of Such Great Heights, the Iron & Wine cover is very good as well. I know you said cover songs, but the Flaming Lips cover of Dark Side of the Moon is great. Also Lykke Li is awesome and you should check out more of her music.





DWol  ·  4142 days ago  ·  link  ·  

With regards to Ceremony, one of my favourite bands, Chromatics, did a cover of it too, putting a bit of an italo spin to it.

Actually, while I'm here, they also covered Kate Bush with Running Up That Hill

ButterflyEffect  ·  4141 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Never knew Chromatics did that cover. All that I've listened to by them is Kill for Love, which was a great album. Covering Neil Young is usually a good way to open an album.

DWol  ·  4141 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It seems that their label, Italians Do It Better, have a thing for covers. I'm just gonna post a bunch now because why not.

Dark Day - Hands in the Dark

Dark Day - The Chameleon

Kraftwerk - Computerliebe

Belle Epoque - Miss Broadway

And as you mentioned, Neil Young - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (interestingly, they titled it Into the Black)

humanodon  ·  4135 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just got a copy of Wounded Rhymes. I'm glad I took your suggestion to check out her stuff!

user-inactivated  ·  4139 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Heard the Iron & Wine cover live, very unexpected, blew me away.

EDIT: and that's a really nifty take on Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic -- taking my recovery afternoon to listen to some hubski tunes for the first time in a while.

humanodon  ·  4142 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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