Sunday, September 15, 2024

"Ordinary Angels" by City.M

 


Seoul, South Korea electropop duo City.M cover "Ordinary Angels," the 1993 breakthrough single for Melbourne, Australia indie folk band Frente!

"Ordinary Angels" is also the title of a 2024 drama starring Hilary Swank.  

Of note: the song "Ordinary Angels" did not make the soundtrack for the movie "Ordinary Angels."

But, "Boot Scootin' Boogie" did.

What the actual?

Saturday, September 14, 2024

"Face Down" by Lil Lotus

 


Dallas, Texas emo rapper Lil Lotus covers "Face Down," a 2006 release from Middleburg, Florida pop punk band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Speaking of faces, my theory regarding the seven slashes tattooed under Lotus's right eye may be representative of the number of times that his application for Crew Member at McDonald's was rejected, due in large part to his having facial tats.

Friday, September 13, 2024

"Lucky Man" by Circe Link

 



It's Friday the 13th!

Los Angeles, California cowboy jazz band Circe Link cover "Lucky Man," the 1970 folk-tinged prog rock song from London, UK group Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.

"Lucky Man" could be the theme song for back-to-back Australian lottery winner Bill Morgan.

Then, the coma paired with being clinically dead that preempted his scratch off purchase probably tipped the scales a bit in the other direction.

You win some, you lose some.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

"Party Hard!" by Ten Ton Duvet

 


British nu metal cover band Ten Ton Duvet tackle "Party Hard!," a 2001 pop metal release from Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock artist Andrew WK.  

Now, for the math lesson that nobody asked for:

According to the Home Hacks DIY website, a Queen-sized duvet weighs approximately 5 pounds.

The Sleep Foundation website indicates that Queen-sized beds measure 60 inches by 80 inches.

Ten tons is equal to 20,000 pounds, or the equivalent of 4,000 Queen-sized duvets.

Assuming that a ten ton duvet has the same thickness as a regular duvet, it would be 4000 times the length and width.  

So, it would measure 20,000 feet long, by 26,667 feet wide.

That's 533,340,000 square feet.

This handy converter calculated that covers an area of 19 square miles.

Ergo, a ten ton duvet could completely cover the town of Belmont, Maine -- with room to spare.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Sunday, September 8, 2024

"Planet Earth" by J Church

 


San Francisco, California pop punk band J Church cover "Planet Earth," a 1981 mid-tempo post disco song from Birmingham, UK new wave group Duran Duran.

For another double Duran cover, the Twizted and Jimmu Urine version of "Hungry Like the Wolf" can be found here.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

"What I Got" by Continued Development

 


Western Washington state band Continued Development perform their version of "What I Got," a 1996 single by Sublime, a rock reggae band with a style straight from Long Beach.

"Continued Development" should also be the name of a FOX network sitcom starring Michael Cera.  

For another Sublime cover, Metalachi's version of "Santeria" can be found here.


Wednesday, September 4, 2024

"Alright" by Annie Hamilton

 


One of Sydney, Australia's rising stars in 2019 was young musician Annie Hamilton.  Here, the singer/songwriter covers "Alright," a 1995 release from Oxford, UK Britpop artists Supergrass.

According to Gaming Gorilla, the most super of the Grass Pokémon is third generation reptilian Sceptile.  

But, you probably already knew that..... Nerd.


Tuesday, September 3, 2024

"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Tuff Guac

 


Today marks day 977 of covers!

977 The Bay is also the name of a radio station in Virginia and Southern Maryland.

So, a fitting cover would be Antwerp, Belgium garage rock band Tuff Guac's spin on "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," a 1968 whistle along from Dawson, Georgia king of Southern soul Otis Redding.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

"September" by Seven Handle Circus

 


Happy first day of September!

Here's Atlanta, Georgia grass and roll band Seven Handle Circus with their version of "September," a 1978 disco single from Chicago, Illinois group Earth, Wind and Fire

According to this bar measurement website, a seven handle circus would be a circus containing 12.25 liters of alcohol.  

Or, just over three gallons.