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Weekend Discussion Thread: Musical CoversAlert reader Ted writes:
I’d like to hear what Elvis Costello could do with “Sodium.” What’s your pick? 137 Replies to “Weekend Discussion Thread: Musical Covers”Commenting at Satellite News
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For total incomprehension, how about System of A Down singing “Idiot Control Now.”
For a more soulful sound, how about John Legend taking a crack at “Scuba Party.”
Shooter Jennings doing “Night Train to Mundo Fine.”
Carly Rae Jepsen (SP?) doing “Book of Love.”
Maroon 5 doing “Woman” (from Village of the Giants.”
The Rolling Stones still sort of exist. How about the ’60s
or ’70s Stones doing The Kinks “There’s a New World” from
Catalina Caper. Although they’d probably scare the bejeebers
out of those entitled fresh scrubbed young white folks. Of course, the
cast party with the Stones and Little Richard would be awesome.
I want to hear “Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo” from I Was a Teenage Werewolf performed by Ozzy Osbourne.
I would like to see the Eagles cover California Lady.
I want to hear Sufjan Stevens cover “Laugh, Children Laugh” mostly because I’m kind of surprised he hasn’t already.
Why do I dream of Rammstein covering “Rock n’ Roll Martian”?
I would have loved to hear the Ramones do “Zombie Stomp”–or did they? “Hey ho, let’s go!”
I’d like to see Buddy Holly cover any of Don Sullivan’s songs from Giant Gla Monster.
Meat Loaf-“Let Me Be Frank About Frank”. Also, since they’re still alive, let’s have Streisand and Neil Diamond sing “When Loving Lovers Love”.
If no one objects to my bringing up acappella groups (or even if they do), I would suggest The King’s Singers perform Aire on a Delta Knight, as well as the Bobs flesh out Let’s Have a Patrick Swayze Christmas.
Michael Buble doing Tom’s version of the theme to “Secret Agent Super Dragon” and “Where, oh Werewolf?”
You’re welcome. :-)
Canucklehead, YES MAN!!
How about “Kiss Kicker ’99” by The Rolling Stones? Sung in their own style, of course.
Tenacious D doing Master Ninja Theme Song.
I don’t know why, but I’d like to hear Michael Stipe sing all of Mary Beth Hughes’ songs from I Accuse My Parents. And have Billy Corigan sing Tom Servo’s hang glider theme (“Ator flies, and so does my heart….”) from Cave Dwellers.
James Taylor doing a haunting rendition of “To Earth” from DIABOLIK.
Smashmouth singing “When I Held Your Brain in My Arms” from show #807, TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000.
JOEL singing “Hike my Pants UP!” from DADDY-O one more time!!
One more:
Eric Clapton doing Crow’s perpetual guitar riff from #603, THE DEAD TALK BACK.
I’d love to hear Weird Al Yankovic cover “Idiot Control Now” and “Sidehacking is the Thing to do”
Justin Beiber, Miley Cyrus, and Justin Timberlake do “The Canada Song”!
My favorite all time song from MST3K – Creepy Girl. Sung by Paul and Paula.
I might be a jazz fan at heart (which is to say, I listen almost exclusively to jazz), but I also have to admit that I’m OLD–I haven’t actually heard some of the singers and groups some of you have mentioned!
The Sandy Frank song sung by Stryper.
I like to hear what Paul McCartney could do will the opening song from “Operation Double 007” :eek:
Annie Clark/St. Vincent doing “I Sing Whenever I Sing” from “Giant Gila Monster”.
Well, Hayseed Dixie already did a great cover of “Ace of Spades” from ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE. Strikes me that “A Danger to Myself and Others” would be right up their alley, too.
And the Reverend Horton Heat would be awsome for “Sidehackin’.” Or that “Losing My Dignity” tune in HELLCATS.
As for the HELLCATS theme, itself? Shonen Knife!
@big61al (#22)
I’d say Shirley Bassey would be a better choice for “OK Connery”.
To show how old I am, Dennis Day would’ve been the obvious choice to cover “Sweet Mother of Mine”.
And I’m still wondering when they’ll approve an official release of Dave Alvin’s cover of the MST3K theme.
They Might Be Giants – Zombie Stomp
Creepy Girl – Michael McDonald
The Janitor Song – Mandy Patinkin
Yipes Stripes – The Shaggs
I’d love to hear Chanticleer perform the United Servo Academy Men’s Chorus’s “Flying” medley. ‘Twould be lovely!
How about Ricky Skaggs and Ralph Stanley performing “What a Pleasant Journey”?
#18 Brandon, NOOOOOOO!!!
How about Peter Gabriel sings “Who shall I Kill?”.
Steve Vai and Adrian Belew can duet on “Let me be Frank About Frank”.
#26: a big YES to The Shaggs doing “Yipe Stripes.” Utterly inspired!
One more: The Strawbs perform “The Lament of ROMAN”.
How about Harry Connic Jr. singing “Vickie” from Eegah? or Nancy Sinatra singing “Schick Out of Shape” from Incredibly Strange Creatures…
And finally Reel Big Fish singing….The Ballad of Mitchel from the movie of the same name.
Tim McGraw: “I’m a Danger to Myself and Others” (from the Giant Leeches)
Queen: “Sing the Praises of Pants.” (Hercules vs. the Moon Men)
Josh Groban: “Nummy Muffin Coocol Butter.” (Colossus and the Headhunters)
Burl Ives: “A Patrick Swayze Christmas” (Santa Claus Conquers the Martians)
I’d like to hear Devo do the MST3K theme.
I’d like to hear the B-52s putting their spin on “Are You Happy in Your Work?”
Tom Waits – Night Train to Mundo Fine and Where Oh Werewolf
Radiohead – Are You Happy In Your Work?
Grizzly Bear – any of the songs from The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, especially the “It hurts to staple your eyeballs” one
Aphex Twin – Shine Your Love
I’ll take a cue from Sampo here, because in my head I’ve got Elvis Costello crooning a heartbreaking rendition of “I Like What I Know about You” from Wild Rebels.
I’d also like to hear the Hives tear through the Bird’s “It’s Not What I Need You For” from The Deadly Bees.
And I’m pretty sure that I’ve already heard Deke Dickerson do a cover of Jimmy Bryant’s “Ha-So” from Skydivers.
David Hasselhoff: A Clown in the Sky.
If he could do it while standing on the Berlin Wall, even better.
I don’t know if this counts, but I would like to have heard Paul Desmond do the music that sort of sounds like Paul Desmond in Secret Agent Super Dragon.
Seems to me the Biebs needs to do updated versions of Arch Hall’s songs from Eegah.
I think it should be The Monkees (with hologram-Davy Jones) covering “There’s A New World” from Catalina Caper. And I love #1’s idea of Carly Rae Jepsen for “Book Of Love”, but I wonder how Grace Potter & The Nocturnals would do with it.
Madness: The Creeping Terror Dance Hall Twist.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: The Watermelon Man pastiche from Danger Death Ray.
Katy Perry: (You’ll Never Make A) Cotton Picker (Outta Me) [Untamed Youth]
Fatboy Slim: Aw Du Peepo Abba In Da Wooa [Warrior of the Lost World]
I think the Wild Rebels cereal song should be covered by George Thorogood
Joels Sidehackin song should be covered by the Dixie Chix
The Hike up your Pants song is definetly for Weird Al Yankovich
And the Pearl and Brain guy duet for pbs Loving lovers could maybe be a taylor swift cover
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Danger! Death Ray! features a soundtrack (or at least they’ve needle-dropped music) that approximates real jazz. I would like to have heard a REAL jazz soundtrack (with Gil Evans, Herbie Hancock, and others). Of course, at that point they would have wanted to hire a different director, and bring in new writers, and get rid of the actual NOT-TOY helicopters and submarines, and then move the Castle so they could make a REAL movie, so forget I mentioned this.
I’d like to hear Steve Perry do “Oh, Tibby”
Brian Setzer Orchestra doing “Gypsy Moon”.
‘The Torgo Theme’ done by Kraftwerk.
‘Moon Zero Two Theme’ done by The B-52s.
‘My My My My Mitchell’ done by Johnny Cash (this will require a time machine).
I’d also like to hear Tenacious D cover “Doughy Guys” from “Teen-Age Crime Wave”.
My favorite is Where Oh Werewolf from Werewolf naturally.
Are You Happy in Your Work from I Accuse My Parents is a close second.