Detroit, Michigan horrorcore hip hop duo Twiztid team up with electropunk programmer Jimmy Urine (whose webpage indicates that his new album is dropping in October of 2018! Can't wait!) to juggalo up the 1982 new wave single "Hungry Like the Wolf" by redundant Birmingham, UK synth-poppers Duran Duran.
Jimmy Urine is, of course, a stage name. His real name is James Egesta.
There's an eleven year old Reddit forum that debates the importance of horns in a ska band.
My hot take?
If I walked into a deli and ordered a Reuben sandwich, and it arrived at the table without Thousand Island dressing on it, it may be a spectacular sandwich, but it isn't a Reuben.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania band Catbite are placed into the two-tone ska genre.
Their cover of 2011 power pop single "Everybody Talks" from Provo, Utah band Neon Trees is upbeat and catchy and all.... but it lacks Thousand Island dressing.
Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi from the Arlington, Texas a capella band Pentatonix have an offshoot side project dubbed Superfruit.
I don't know why they didn't go with Duotonix. Or would it be Bitonix? Duotonix sounds better, I think.
Here's their cover of the 1987 dance rock hit "The Promise" from Manchester, UK new wave trio When in Rome.
Fun (possible) Fact: Former Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon stars in the video, because Superfruit don't know any folks who play tetherball.
The Sugar Beats are a Los Angeles, California band that specializes in rearranging pop songs from the '50s, '60s, and '70s for a younger audience.
This is their version of Tommy James' 1971 solo work "Draggin' the Line," which is widely maintained to be about the kid friendly activity of using cocaine. Replace the word draggin' with snortin', and voila!
For another Tommy James cover, As December Falls' version of "I Think We're Alone Now" can be found here.
Though I usually don't post instrumental covers, today I'm making an exception.
It's a Friday, and this is cover song #420.... so here's a calypso version of Los Angeles, California comedy rapper Afroman's 2000 release "Because I Got High" by steelpannist Tracy Thornton, from his 2013 album "Baked in the Sun: The 4:20 Pan Sessions."
At least, I think that's what's going on here, over the non-stop super loud cowbell.
Today is Ash Wednesday.
And, in keeping with the century's old tradition, here's Los Angeles, California atmospheric dream pop band Warpaint with their cover of 1980 art pop song "Ashes to Ashes," originally by David Bowie.
Boop boop be doop, doob be doop, doobie doop!
Jonkoping, Sweden indie rock band (and first band on the moon! Says so on their album cover!) The Cardigans take the 1971 heavy metal song "Iron Man" from Birmingham, UK band Black Sabbath, and convert it into a jazzy trip-hop number.
The song is either about a time travelling man who unsuccessfully tries to warn humanity of its impending demise, or about Robert Downey, Jr.
Twenty years ago today, this picture appeared on the front page of a newspaper from the coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina. The owner of the now (possibly) defunct diner Cubbie's is posing outside of his restaurant with a plate of Freedom Fries, a jingoistic moniker that came about during a brief era of anti-France sentiment.
The French.... didn't really care. In fact, they were quick to point out that French Fries were invented in Belgium.
Taking a playful stab at the embarrassing renaming of the artery clogging delicacy are Grand Rapids, Michigan singer songwriter Bruce Driscoll and Paris, France singer songwriter Marie Seyrat, who joined together to form trans-Atlantic indie folk band Freedom Fry.
In 2016, they released their version of "Linger," the 1993 emotional alt pop single from Limerick, Ireland band The Cranberries.
For a cover by The Cranberries, their version of Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" can be found here.
Anonymous studio session group Sublime Reggae Kings get a bustle in their hedgerow, Mon, on this irie cover of "Stairway to Heaven," the 1971 tune from London, UK hard rock progenitors Led Zeppelin.
For another Led Zeppelin cover, Nine Inch Nails and Karen O's version of "Immigrant Song" can be found here.
Guess who's celebrating a birthday today?
No, guess.
Nope. Not him.
No. Well, she is, but I was thinking of someone else.
It's Molly Ringwald's birthday!
So, for today's cover, Boston, Massachusetts dark cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls play their version of the title song from the Andie and Duckie love story "Pretty in Pink," originally by London, UK post punk band The Psychedelic Furs.
According to this article from the San Diego Reader, three-piece metal band Quor derived their name when they drove past a liquor store in their hometown with the bulbs in the first two letters burned out.
For more on this phenomenon, check out the original song "The Guy Who Changes the Lightbulbs" by Carla Ulbrich.
Here, the trio cover "Shallow," the 2018 Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga duet from the musical romance drama "A Star Is Born."
For a cover of Lady Gaga's solo work, you can check out Leftover Cuties' version of "Poker Face" here.
From their Facebook page, Polish Metal Alliance are a Projekt muzyczny zrzeszający polskich muzyków metalowych i rockowych.
Like we had any doubts about their zreszajacyness.
Here, the ensemble of metalheads from Poland cover "Master of Puppets," Metallica's 1986 classic thrash metal tune that music journalist Martin Popoff ranks as the second best heavy metal song ever recorded, behind only "Paranoid" from Black Sabbath.
Posiekaj śniadanie na lustrze!
For another Metallica cover, St. Vincent's version of "Sad But True" can be found here.
Here's Australian contemporary folk singer and flautist Sarah Calderwood with her version of Atlanta, Georgia duo Indigo Girls' "Galileo," the 1992 song about the king of night vision, king of insight, and, of course, beers and reincarnation.
For another Indigo Girls cover, Off the Beat's version of "Kid Fears" can be found here.
Here's Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine with their 2018 cover of "Radioactive", the 2011 single from Las Vegas, Nevada arena rock band Imagine Dragons.
"Radioactive" is one of only 100 songs to achieve diamond status from the RIAA, which is reserved for tunes that achieve 10 X platinum status through record sales and downloads.
If you Google "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the theme song used by the NBC network prior to the weekly prime time football game, Carrie Underwood is credited as the artist.
According to an article on reference.com, the first performer to lay down the theme was P!nk, followed by Faith Hill.
This is likely accurate, as the version P!nk sang mentions "Manning vs. Manning," the sibling rivalry betwixt Peyton and Eli that took place on September 10, 2006, when the Indianapolis Colts squared off against the New York Giants. IMdB shows that the series made its debut in 2006.
On the same date four years later, Atlanta, Georgia country duo Sugarland played the song before a live audience on The Today Show.
Football fans showed up in their gear, including, inexplicably, someone supporting the Tennessee Titans.
Happy Superbowl Sunday! Fly, Eagles, Fly!
I was humming Glendale, California supergroup Audioslave's 2003 song "Like a Stone" while chopping vegetables or brewing a coffee or... I don't know. But, I was in the kitchen. I think. Probably not an important detail.
Jess walks by me.
"What's that song?," she asked.
"Like a Stone," I responded.
"Like a Stone? Sounds dumb."
And, you know.... it kind of is.
I'll wait for you there/like a stone
There are better lines, for sure.
I'll wait for you there/like a guy in the DMV line for renewing registrations. (better)
I'll wait for you there/like a Pomeranian with separation anxiety. (even better)
Lackluster lyrics aside, it's still pretty catchy. Catchy enough to hum while chopping coffee or brewing vegetables.
Here's a 2018 cover version from Broadway performer Lena Hall.
Greenville, South Carolina neon punks Eleventyseven take the quirky 2000 alternative hit "Teenage Dirtbag" from Northport, New York rockers Wheatus and throw it in a blender with some confetti, Pixy Stix, and unicorn mucus, then put it on the puree setting.
Rochester, New York duo Roses and Revolutions go the provocative route on their 2020 cover of "Poison," the 1990 new jack swing single from Boston, Massachusetts R & B group Bell Biv DeVoe.
Fun "Where Are They Now?" Fact : Upon leaving BBD, Ronnie DeVoe became a realtor servicing the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. Here's his business card. A New Edition to Re/Max. Clever!
Gothenburg, Sweden melodic power metal band Dragonland take a quick breather from their epic multi-album fantasy saga to bring us a remake of the titular song from 1984 adventure film "The Neverending Story," originally performed by former Kajagoogoo front man Limahl.
Nashville, Tennessee trio IMY2 go on, go on and cover 2000 Celt pop hit "Breathless," originally released by Dundalk, Ireland sibling group The Corrs.
Sacramento, California deadpan band Cake covered Cincinnati, Ohio singer, actress, and activist Doris Day's 1965 song "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" on their brilliant 1996 album Fashion Nugget.
Well, this is partially true.
Doris Day likely released the first version of the song entirely in English. Credit for the Spanglish original tune goes to bandleader Desi Arnaz, way back in 1948. Here 'tis.
If Cake decides to release an official video, I hope that it will consist of band members dancing the tango with eggs stuffed down their shirts.
Though, they may want to sleep on that until egg prices aren't completely redunk.
I'm not sure that the city of Orlando truly conjures up images of Dixieland, but maybe the band name "Confederate Epcot" was already taken.
Anyway, here they are playing a truncated version of 2021 pop country crossover hit "Fancy Like," originally by Mobile, Alabama jamma Walker Hayes.
The Hayes original may set a record for highest density of product placement in a song. Let's see.... Wendy's, Applebee's, Oreo, Natty, Tesla, Vespa, Skoal, Victoria's Secret, and Maybelline. Nine name dropped companies within 2:44, or one every 18.2 seconds.
The chart-topping hit was used in Applebee's advertisements, but, contract or no, Hayes will not bow to any sponsor.
It's not the most 1derful cover of all time, but I don't h8 it, 4tunately.
I don't know if I'm totally on board with the song's premise, though. Sometimes, guilty feet do have some rhythm.
For another George Michael cover, Lake Street Dive's version of "Faith" can be found here.
Bill Murray will tell you... there's no song that embodies Groundhog Day more than 1965 Sonny and Cher duo "I Got You Babe."
So, for the second year in a row on Punxsutawney Phil day, here's a cover version. This one is from Night Bird, a German band with two guys, a gal, and an oboe.
Toadsuck Symphony's version can be found here.
L.A. face with the Oakland booty.
Brooklyn, New York Ivy League educated computer geek turned comedy musician Jonathan Coulton croons about simps and his anaconda in this humorous twist on the 1992 dirty rap single "Baby Got Back" from Auburn, Washington hip hop MC and producer Sir Mix-A-Lot.
