15 Nov 2010: More cover versions!

[RGMike]

another "copycats" set. Someone on FB *DARED* to diss Anne Murray's "Daydream Believer"; I countered with her wonderful "You Won't See Me".

[sundaygal]

This was actually a birthday request from me.  Not necessarily 80s, but girlfriend knows what I like I guess!  I actually music-geeked out a few weeks ago and started compiling a list of covers songs that I wouldn't mind hearing on 10@10 (before my aunt was in the hospital, of course) and e-mailed it to AL.  She dug the idea and told me she would definitely be playing some of the songs!  

Thanks again for all of your well-wishes for my aunt.  

Here's the list:

1.   Ziggy Stardust (Bowie) - Bauhaus, 1982
2.   It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Springsteen) - David Bowie, 1976
3.   La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf) - Grace Jones, 1977
4.   Dedicated To The One I Love (The Shirelles) - The Mamas and the Papas, 1967
5.   Handbags And Gladrags (Rod Stewart) - Stereophonics, 2001
6.   Only Love Can Break Your Heart (N. Young) - St. Etienne, 1990
7.   Alone Again Or (Love) - The Damned, 1986
8.   Ticket To Ride (Beatles) - The Carpenters, 1969
9.   Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam) - Bananarama, 1983
10. White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Grandmaster Melle Mel) - Duran Duran, 1995
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) - Elvis Presley, 1970
12. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Dylan) - Guns N’ Roses, 1990
13. Crimson And Clover (Tommy James and the Shondells) - Joan Jett and
the Blackhearts, 1982
14. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Beatles) - The Breeders, 1990
15. This Wheel’s On Fire (Bob Dylan & the Band) - Siouxsie and the
Banshees, 1987
16. Everybody Knows (L. Cohen) - Concrete Blonde, 1990
17. I’m Down (Beatles) - Beastie Boys, 1986
18. Pressing On (Dylan) - John Doe, 2007
19. I Am The Cosmos (Chris Bell/Big Star) - This Mortal Coil, 1991
20. Summer Breeze (Seals & Crofts) - The Isley Brothers, 1974
21. I’m Free (Rolling Stones) - The Soup Dragons, 1990
22. Strawberry Fields Forever (Beatles) - Candy Flip, 1990
23. She’s A Rainbow (Rolling Stones) - World of Twist, 1992
24. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (The Hollies) - Rufus Wainwright, 2001
25. Caravan Of Love (The Isley Brothers) - The Housemartins, 1986

[Big Fingers McGee]

Thanks for the Ciccone Youth reminder - I oughta add their karaoke version of "Addicted To Love" to my request list. And I thought my musical geekness this weekend was going to be finding personal audio cassette #327, taped from KVYN (Napa) in 1997... so far the highlights have been the original version of "6 Underground" and Erasure's "In My Arms".

Glad your aunt is better Sunday 

RGMike, I can imagine your reaction to the "Tainted Love" and "Sea Of Love" requests.

[RGMike]

Thanks for the Ciccone Youth reminder - I oughta add their karaoke version of "Addicted To Love" to my request list. And I thought my musical geekness this weekend was going to be finding personal audio cassette #327, taped from KVYN (Napa) in 1997... so far the highlights have been the original version of "6 Underground" and Erasure's "In My Arms".

Glad your aunt is better Sunday 

RGMike, I can imagine your reaction to the "Tainted Love" and "Sea Of Love" requests.

Fogheads will be Fogheads -- someone also asked for Will to Powers' horrendous "Freebird/Baby I Love Your Way" trainwreck. And I screwed up myself, totally missing the '80s-centric part. So I re-posted and asked for

Boy George, "Everything I Own"
Elivis C, "Walking on Thin Ice"
Debbie Harry, "Liar Liar"

BTW, if ya like the Carpenters' "Ticket to Ride", you should hear them do the Buf Springfields's "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing"

[ggould]

BTW, if ya like the Carpenters' "Ticket to Ride", you should hear them do the Buf Springfields's "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing"

Purely for academic reasons, I'd love to hear that!  Our band used to play Clancy in the old days, and it's an interesting song, time signature wise.  Curious how the Carpenters treatment went.   I kind of liked their Please Mr. Postman.

[RGMike]

BTW, if ya like the Carpenters' "Ticket to Ride", you should hear them do the Buf Springfields's "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing"

Purely for academic reasons, I'd love to hear that!  Our band used to play Clancy in the old days, and it's an interesting song, time signature wise.  Curious how the Carpenters treatment went.   I kind of liked their Please Mr. Postman.

here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7fxxJIm-A4

[sundaygal]

Thanks for the Ciccone Youth reminder - I oughta add their karaoke version of "Addicted To Love" to my request list. And I thought my musical geekness this weekend was going to be finding personal audio cassette #327, taped from KVYN (Napa) in 1997... so far the highlights have been the original version of "6 Underground" and Erasure's "In My Arms".

Glad your aunt is better Sunday 

RGMike, I can imagine your reaction to the "Tainted Love" and "Sea Of Love" requests.

Ooh...I wish I held onto my cassettes sometimes!  Taping songs off the radio was a favorite pastime of mine, back in ye olden days (1980s)...

RG - Someone requested Puttin' On The Ritz...your favorite!   

[RGMike]

Ooh...I wish I held onto my cassettes sometimes!  Taping songs off the radio was a favorite pastime of mine, back in ye olden days (1980s)...

OMG -- I did the same in the early '70s. To this day when I hear certain songs I expect them to be followed by the song that followed them on those old cassettes.

[Big Fingers McGee]

Personally, I find my pirated cassettes to be far more valuable than most of my actual albums.

[sundaygal]

Ooo...YES!  BOS1 Bananarama - Na Na Na Hey, etc. 
Glad she played this one!

[RGMike]

instant BOS Bananarama (or "the 3 talentless slags" as one mean Brit critic called them). Sure beats hearing the original by Steam for the billionth time.  Happy B-Day SG!

ah yes, English Beat's "Tears of a Clone, er, Clown"

[Gazoo]

I had no idea Bananarama had covered "Na Na Hey Hey!"  Great start.

And happy birthday!

[sundaygal]

Ah, thanks fellas!

[Big Fingers McGee]

Bananarama's Greatest Hits includes a fair number of nuggets, including the Steam cover. There's also another cover, "Nathan Jones", as well as "Robert DeNiro's Waiting".

[sundaygal]

Bananarama's Greatest Hits includes a fair number of nuggets, including the Steam cover. There's also another cover, "Nathan Jones", as well as "Robert DeNiro's Waiting".

...talkin' Italian!