"Lola" by 12 Cents for Marvin

 

Fort Collins, Colorado ska/reggae band 12 Cents for Marvin cover "Lola," a 1970 mixed up, muddled up, shook up tune from London, UK rockers The Kinks.

For more Kinks covers, the Good Riddance version of "Come Dancing" can be found here, and the Oingo Boingo version of "You Really Got Me" can be found here.

"Themata" by Panos Geo

 

Athens, Greece melodic metal conglomerate Panos Geo cover "Themata," a 2005 release from Perth, Australia band Karnivool.

"I Am the Cosmos" by Gigolo Aunts

 

Potsdam, New York power pop band Gigolo Aunts cover "I Am the Cosmos," a song that was recorded in 1978 by Memphis, Tennessee artist Chris Bell of Big Star fame, posthumously released in 1992.

For a Big Star cover, the Snakes in Exile version of "Thirteen" can be found here.

"Mr Blobby" by Falling Gods

 

My friends across the pond have been keeping Mr Blobby a closely guarded secret for over three decades.

I recently discovered the pure joy that is Mr Blobby.  

Inexplicably, Blobby had a hit single on UK radio back in 1993.

Here's a cover version by Norwich metal band Falling Gods.

"Seasons in the Sun" by Black Box Recorder

 

London, UK synth pop band Black Box Recorder cover "Seasons in the Sun," the definitive version of which was released in 1973 by Winnipeg, Canada soft country artist Terry Jacks.

"I Can Hear the Grass Grow" by The Lemon Twigs

 

Long Island, New York sibling band The Lemon Twigs cover "I Can Hear the Grass Grow," a 1967 psychedelic rock hit from Buckingham, UK progressive rock group The Move.

According to this article from Hearing Health, you can hear plants grow! 

Maybe not grass specifically, but "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" is a much better song title than "I Can Hear the Rhubarbs Grow."

"Dirty Little Secret" by My Own Accord

 

My Own Accord cover "Dirty Little Secret," a 2005 power pop single from Stillwater, Oklahoma punks The All-American Rejects.

According to their Facebook profile and Bandcamp, My Own Accord are based out of Boston, Massachusetts.

Myspace profiles, though, show that the band (or, at least 66% of the band) hail from Fayetteville, North Carolina.

For another AAR cover, the Andie Case version of "Swing, Swing" can be found here.