"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" by Earth Tones

 

San Diego, California indie folk band Earth Tones cover "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?", a song penned by legendary songwriter Frank Loesser that became a holiday standard, first recorded by Detroit, Michigan jazz and traditional pop singer Margaret Whiting in 1947.  

"Squeeze Box" by Copper Box

 

Oshkosh, Wisconsin high energy zydeco band Copper Box cover "Squeeze Box," a 1975 single from London, UK rock group The Who.

For another Who cover, the Blue Eyed Darkness version of "Behind Blue Eyes" can be found here.

"Army of Me" by Tauk

 

Oyster Bay, New York progressive rock fusion band Tauk team up with Charleston, South Carolina singer Kanika Moore to cover "Army of Me," a 1995 release from Icelandic singer/songwriter Bjork.

For another Bjork cover, the Decemberists' version of "Human Behavior" can be found here.

For a cover by Bjork, her version of "It's Oh So Quiet" can be found here.

"Passionate Kisses" by Saintseneca

 

Columbus, Ohio indie folk band Saintseneca cover "Passionate Kisses," a 1988 single from Lake Charles, Louisiana alt country artist Lucinda Williams.

"Good in Red" by Pensacola Mist

 

British retrowave group Pensacola Mist cover "Good in Red," a 2021 release from Los Angeles, California chillwave band The Midnight.

"Meet Virginia" by Innuendo

 

Grand Rapids, Michigan quartet Innuendo perform "Meet Virginia," the 1998 single from San Francisco, California alternative pop band Train.

According to this Sports Illustrated article, the Michigan Wolverines earned themselves an upset victory when they met Virginia to kick off the baseball season earlier this year.

For more Train covers, the Future Idiots version of "Hey, Soul Sister" can be found here, and Go Go Gadjet's version of "Drops of Jupiter" can be found here.

"Step Into Christmas" by Business Time

 

Merry Christmas!

Here's a quarantine cover of Middlesex, UK pianist Elton John's rollicking 1973 holiday tune "Step Into Christmas" from Chester, UK band Business Time.

For more Elton John covers, the Arc Iris version of "Candle in the Wind" can be found here, the J2 and Sizzy Rocket version of "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road" can be found here, and Mystic Prophecy's version of "I'm Still Standing" can be found here.