Woman is comprised of three British women, all veterans of stage and theater and fronting the Philharmonic and what not.
Here is their version of Guns N' Roses 1989 glam metal showstopper "Paradise City," which was released on their album "What the Heck is a Plural Noun?"
It's decent enough. The 3:19 mark is where they really hit their stride.
For another cover of Guns N' Roses, Prom Queen's version of "November Rain" can be found here.
Catchy Murfreesboro, Tennessee piano pop band Fluid Ounces dust off the old accordion for their raucous cover of Brooklyn, New York oddballs They Might Be Giants' 1989 song "It's Not My Birthday."
For a cover by They Might Be Giants, their version of Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" can be found here.
Orange, California band Centerfold played the 2017 Eco Fair in Alhambra, California.
Their set included this cover of Miami, Florida dance trio Exposé's 1985 synth pop gem "Point of No Return."
I'm wondering if somebody texted the band with this song as their request.
If so, I'm hoping that one day, we can be friends.
There's a good reason that the fire engine is parked so close to the stage, know what I mean?
Somebody call 9-1-1! Shawty fire burnin' on the dance floor.
Cat scratch fever is a bacterial infection that impacts mainly children and teenagers.
It's also the name of a 1977 heavy metal song from Redford, Michigan rocker Ted Nugent.
The song was remade for the Edward Furlong teen comedy film "Detroit Rock City" by Arlington, Texas thrash metal band Pantera.
"Pantera" is the Spanish translation of the word "panther," which is a giant ass jungle cat.
I'm no zoologist, but if a panther scratches or bites you? I believe that cat scratch fever is the very least of your worries.
According to a release from the website OnMilwaukee, this footage was recorded at Humboldt Park on September 1, 2015.
Accomplished young Cedarburg, Wisconsin singer/songwriter Stephanie Erin Brill performed a cover of Winston-Salem, North Carolina native Ben Folds' 2001 tearjerker "The Luckiest" in honor of her parents' 25th wedding anniversary.
Through the magic of the internet, she also helps Jess and I to celebrate our fifteenth.
I know that I am.... I am.... I am the luckiest.
Sara Gazarek's version of "The Luckiest" can be found here.
Minneapolis, Minnesota femme punk band VIAL perform a surprisingly sedate rendition of San Francisco, California neo hippies 4 Non Blondes' 1992 massive one hit wonder "What's Up?"
The Moonies are a 3-D computer generated singing group aimed at young 'uns, who may be from the US, though the email address on their YouTube profile indicates that they're from the European Union.
Regardless of what continent they currently call home, they're originally from the moon, and are in no way affiliated with the Unification Church.
This is their version of the 2020 dancehall single "Savage Love" by Jason DeRulo (behind the siren rhythm from New Zealand beatmaker Jawsh 685).
It's probably just me, but I think this cover would have been improved by the lead Moonie singer belting out his own name instead of DeRulo's.
"Oooooh, ooooh..... Xanthar Umblezozz.... ooooh, Savage Love."
Vancouver, Canada blues band No Sinner stutter through their rendition of Wilmington, Delaware native George Thorogood's 1982 single "Bad to the Bone."
I rather fancy their version, and don't consider it b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad at all!
And now... It's time for Stutter Songs Trivia!
I don't believe I have any fancy prizes for the winners, other than bragging rights. Maybe that'll change in the future. But, here are three trivia questions regarding songs with stuttering vocals. Leave your guesses in the comments!
1) Though it never reached the top spot on any of the major music charts, what song is regarded as the most widely known one featuring stuttering vocals, and has cemented itself as one of the top twenty rock songs of all time, according to Rolling Stone magazine?
2) There was one year in which two songs that hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 both featured stuttering vocals. What was the year, and what were the songs? (hint: one of them was previously featured on the Daily Cover Song blog)
3) What musician has made a career out of singing wildly popular tunes with stuttering vocals, reaching #1, #2, #3, and #3 again on the Billboard charts? (hint: again, one of their songs was previously featured on the Daily Cover Song blog)
Portland, Oregon alternative band Blitzen Trapper perform a bleep-bloop experimental version of Seattle, Washington band Heart's 1975 commercial breakthrough hit "Crazy On You."
Los Angeles, California husband and wife pop punk duo The Dollyrots breathe new life into "Stay (I Missed You)," the 1994 number one single from the soundtrack of romantic comedy drama "Reality Bites," originally performed by Bethesda, Maryland singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories.
Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories are not to be confused with the similar band J K Rowling and Seven Stories, but the One Story Was Really Super Long, and So It Was Made Into Two Separate Feature Length Movies with Extended Run Times, So It's More or Less Eight Stories.
It's April 20th.
4/20.
This date has some significance, I'm sure... but for the life of me I can't remember what it is.
Anyhow, here's Brick, New Jersey punk outfit Echo Screen with their pretty faithful cover of late, great traveling Wilbury Tom Petty's 1993 tune rife with drug allusions (and highly disturbing necromantic accompanying video) "Mary Jane's Last Dance."
Now, where are the Funyuns?
Saucy Monky are a Los Angeles, California based indie pop band, deriving their moniker from British slang.
I'm not sure whether calling someone a saucy monkey is a compliment or an insult, but I have the urge to refer to everyone I know as a saucy monkey. Because that's an awesome term.
The whimsical quartet covered Delaney and Bonnie's 1969 single "Superstar," which was made famous a couple of years later by The Carpenters the sibling group of monkeys who are simply overloaded with sauce.
For another cover of The Carpenters, namaiki nani sarus Shonen Knife's version of "Top of the World" can be found here.
Boise, Idaho group Treepeople go all ragepunk on the 1986 single "Bigmouth Strikes Again," originally by London, UK jangle pop band The Smiths.
Joan of Arc, the patron saint of France, was burned at the stake in 1431.
The Sony Walkman portable music player was introduced in 1979, giving this song the gold medal in anachronistic references.
Returning to work after the weekend is hard.
Returning after a week-long vacation is even harder.
Luckily, there's Newton, North Carolina mega downer Tori Amos, who takes the 1979 tune "I Don't Like Mondays" by Dublin, Ireland pub rock band The Boomtown Rats and transforms it into a whispery pool of misery.
For a cover of Tori Amos, Tapping the Vein's version of "Cornflake Girl" can be found here.
Irvine, California hardcore punks Thrice cover Aussie new wave band Real Life's 1983 synth pop song "Send Me an Angel."
Maybe since they're Thrice, they're really requesting three angels. Or perhaps a single angel on three separate occasions.
Sacramento, California rock band and demonic bunny artwork afficionados Beauty is Betrayal play with magic on this metallized version of the 2013 witchy trap single "Dark Horse," originally by pop singer/songwriter Katy Perry.
For another Katy Perry cover, Bonefield's version of "Roar" can be found here.
On this date in 1910, before a matchup between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Athletics, President William Howard Taft started the tradition of throwing out the first pitch on the major league's opening day.
Though the 2023 baseball season is already underway (with the Phillies and Nats in a heated race for most dreadful franchise), we'll mark the anniversary of the inaugural ceremonial toss with this cover of 1996 song "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" from Orlando, Florida boy band Backstreet Boys by Berlin, Germany rockabilly group The Baseballs.
Grizzly bears are so called, at least in part, due to their aggressive tendencies.
It would be fitting for a band named after the apex predators to have a gruesome, forceful sound.
Fans of irony that they are, Brooklyn, New York four-piece Grizzly Bear cover London, UK progressive rock band Yes's 1983 song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" in a style that's not at all unlike swimming underwater after ingesting quaaludes.
Sydney, Australia twins Janice and Sonia Lee, using the ship name Jayesslee, put their Korean roots on display with their placid remake of the K-Pop tune that broke YouTube, Seoul rapper and singer Psy's 2012 multi-billion viewed "Gangnam Style."
I don't speak a lick of Korean, but after reading the transliterated lyrics, my best guess is that this song is about bludgeoning people as they practice yoga at the city zoo.
I'm slightly disappointed that their performance video doesn't show the sisters mimicking the trademark dance moves from the original in super slo-mo.
I'll probably need to surrender my Primus Superfan card, because I was completely unaware that this cover existed until earlier this week.
Man of a thousand projects Les Claypool (of Primus, Sausage, Frog Brigade, and probably Miami Sound Machine) joined guitarist Bryan Kehoe to form hillbilly country act Duo De Twang,
Here is their rendition of 1977 disco hit "Stayin' Alive," attributed to The Bee Gees from the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack.
For another Bee Gees cover, Pink Turtle's version of "How Deep is Your Love?" can be found here.
On this day in 1912, The HMS Titanic set out on her maiden voyage.
Here's Lisbon, Portugal jazz pop singer Marta Hugon with a cover of Charlottesville, Virginia jam rockers Dave Matthews Band's 1996 VH1 Storytellers fodder "Crash Into Me."
Too soon?
Happy Easter!
To close out the week of songs about April showers, here's one that's also (sort of) Easter related.
Maui, Hawaii ambassador of reggae Marty Dread covers "I Love a Rainy Night," the 1980 country tinged adult contemporary hit originally by Brooklyn, New York truck drivin' country artist Eddie Bunny.... I mean, Eddie Rabbitt.
Osaka, Japan noise punk band Mummy the Peepshow contributed their version of Hugo, Oklahoma singer BJ Thomas' 1970 Academy Award winning ditty "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" to a tribute album for songwriter Burt Bacharach.
Though the album was billed as a surf tribute album, this song is not as much surf as it is demented state fair carousel.
Boston, Massachusetts formed classical crossover band Sons of Serendip remake Minneapolis, Minnesota native Prince's 1984 rock/gospel hybrid ballad "Purple Rain" on keys, harp, and cello.
Can't back this up, but their band name very well may have been given to them by Food Network hostess Rachael Ray, founder of dog food brand Nutrish.
The Caribbean.... home to Captain Jack Sparrow and Boney M, a disco era band with album art that some would call fabulous, and that others would call really, really fabulous.
Their funky 1977 remake of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1970 roots rock single "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is irresistably danceable, yet unwittingly laughable.
If you're wondering what's being said in the second verse of their rendition, the lyrics genius website gives us this:
Yes for days and days before
Sun is rain and cold is hot
I know, in this place got all my found
I just... that's.... what?
For another Creedence cover, "Fortunate Son" by Dropkick Murphys can be found here.
Here come the April showers again, raining in my head like a tragedy. Tearing me apart like a new emotion.
Berlin, Germany electro dance band Minerve lay down an industrial futurepop backdrop for their cover of 1984 new wave hit "Here Comes the Rain Again" by London, UK new wave duo Eurythmics.
For another Eurythmics cover, Bubble Scum's version of "Missionary Man" can be found here.
What a cold and a rainy day. Where on Earth is the sun hid away?
Continuing with songs about April showers are Manila, Philippines band Peppermint Jam, belting out their version of "Like the Weather," a 1998 single from Jamestown, New York college rock band 10,000 Maniacs.
Peppermint Jam are not to be confused with Peppermint Jam, a corporate cover band based out of Sydney, as the two groups are separated by 3,884 miles of Pacific Ocean.
Neither band should be mistaken for Pearl Jam, which is a condiment that doesn't taste nearly as good with mutton.
For a cover by 10,000 Maniacs, their version of "Peace Train" can be found here.
Todd Almond's version of Natalie Merchant's solo song "Kind and Generous" can be found here.
It's April!
And, as the old adage goes, April showers bring May flowers.
So, this week, I thought I'd string together a few covers about April showers, starting with the Scrumpy and Western cover of the 1999 international breakthrough hit "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" by Scottish lads Travis, performed by Somerset, UK screwballs The Wurzels.
Today is Palm Sunday, thus a cover by Amanda Palmer, reworking the 1995 Britpop song "Fake Plastic Trees" from Radiohead on her magic ukulele.
For another Radiohead cover, here's Parralox's version of "Creep."
Happy April Fool's Day!
For your gullible self, here's Murfreesboro, Tennessee quirky alt band Self with their version of "What a Fool Believes," popularized by San Jose, California soft rockers The Doobie Brothers in 1978, though writing credit goes to Kenny Loggins.
