"Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby)" by Every Avenue

 

Marysville, Michigan pop punk group Every Avenue cover "Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby)," a 1986 power pop song from New York City working-class rocker Eddie Money.

If you need somebody to take you home tonight, there's always Uber.

"Rosalie" by Yee Loi

 

Liverpool, UK sibling band Yee Loi cover "Rosalie," a tribute to Canadian music director Rosalie Trombley, originally performed by Detroit, Michigan heartland rocker Bob Seger in 1973. 

For another Seger cover, The Hold Steady version of "Against the Wind" can be found here.

"Whip My Hair" by Pulled Apart by Horses

 

Leeds, UK stoner rock band Pulled Apart by Horses cover "Whip My Hair," a 2010 single for ten-year-old Los Angeles, California artist Willow Smith.

The British reserved cases of high treason for the punishment of drawing and quartering.

"Art School" by Cat Crash

 

Connecticut based riot grrrrl band Cat Crash cover "Art School," a 2017 single from Bloomington, Minnesota emo band Remo Drive.

In somber news, ABC reports that there was a crash on interstate 85 about 60 miles North of Atlanta, Georgia earlier this week involving 37 cats.

"Backwater" by Waiting for Waffles

 

Oddball group Waiting for Waffles cover "Backwater," a 1994 release from fellow Phoenix, Arizona alt rockers Meat Puppets.

According to this article from MSN, waiting for waffles may be a thing of the past with Waffle House announcing that they will begin offering an all-night delivery service in select cities.  

Hopefully, Phoenix made the cut.

"Earfquake" by Juliana Chahayed

 

Los Angeles, California musician Juliana Chahayed gets some assistance from Andrea Chahayed on this harmonious version of "Earfquake," a 2019 release from Hawthorne. California hip hop artist Tyler, the Creator.

In an ingenious way of silencing critics, the siblings display the two skulls of animals that wrote a scathing Pitchfork review of one of their original tunes.

"On a Rope" by Lostprophets

 

San Diego, California hardcore punk band Rocket from the Crypt have their 1995 single "On a Rope" covered by Welsh lads Lostprophets.

I first heard of the band Lostprophets a week ago today, through this article.

Now would be as good a time as any to remind you that the vast majority of congressional Republicans have repeatedly voted to block or delay measures to release the Epstein Files.

"Going Up the Country" by A Nyughatatlan

 

Los Angeles, California boogie rock band Canned Heat have their 1968 flute-solo-single "Going Up the Country" covered by A Nyughatatlan, the most Texan band to come out of Budapest, Hungary.

On a side note, I would probably rank dead last if I participated in a Hungarian spelling bee.

"Fast Car" by Black Pumas

 

Austin, Texas psychedelic soul band Black Pumas perform their version of "Fast Car," the heartbreaking 1988 song about the gentle resignation from trying to escape the poverty cycle by Cleveland, Ohio singer songwriter Tracy Chapman.

Because the song's nearly 40 years old, it could not have been written about the Bugatti Chiron, as they were first produced in 2016.

The Chiron is most certainly a fast car, with recorded speeds eclipsing 300 miles per hour.

"Two Princes" by Concrete Knives

 

Caen, France indie group Concrete Knives sort of bungle the lyrics of "Two Princes," a song from New York City jam band Spin Doctors' 1991 album "Pocket Full of Kryptonite."

Ce n’est pas grave, we all do.

For another Spin Doctors cover, The Jagged Edges version of "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" can be found here.

"Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" by Kants

 

Among my favorite pop songs is the crazy infectious "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" by Athens, Georgia psychedelic indie weirdos Of Montreal.

Found a decent cover of it by Kants, a band from Rome, Italy.

The tambourine and drums are a bit high in the mix, the bass a tad low, but you can still hear how very, very hard this song slaps.

For a cover by Of Montreal, their version of "Jimmy" can be found here.

"Got To Be Real" by Dwayne Gretzky

 

Toronto, Canada cover band Dwayne Gretzky play a version of "Got To Be Real," a 1978 disco single from Los Angeles, California soul artist Cheryl Lynn.

"For What It's Worth" by Jaguar Sun

 

Toronto, Canada solo dream pop/folk artist Jaguar Sun covers "For What It's Worth," a 1966 song from Los Angeles, California psychedelic country band Buffalo Springfield.  

It's a staple tune at protests, so, naturally, it's getting a big ol' resurgence with.... some things happening here.

"My God is the Sun" by Grandma's Ashes

 

Paris, France experimental rockers with the brilliantly offensive moniker Grandma's Ashes cover "My God is the Sun," a 2013 existential reflection from Seattle, Washington stoner rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age.

For another QOTSA cover, The Vaccines version of "No One Knows" can be found here.

"Electric Relaxation" by Little Stranger

 

Charleston, South Carolina by way of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania eclectic duo Little Stranger cover "Electric Relaxation," a 1993 psychedelic rap single from Queens, New York alternative hip hop ensemble A Tribe Called Quest.

"No Vacation" by Fridays in the Fall

 Happy Friday!

Here's a band called Fridays in the Fall that I know absolutely zip about.  

This is one of two videos that they uploaded to their YouTube channel -- a cover of "Yam Yam," the infectious 2017 single from San Francisco, California indie dream pop band No Vacation.

"She Blinded Me with Science" by Hyperchicken

 

Chicago, Illinois studio musician Hyperchicken covers "She Blinded Me with Science," a 1982 new wave smash from London, UK synth pop artist Thomas Dolby.

According to this abstract from the National Library of Medicine, there are several ocular medicines that can cause retinal damage, including a few which could result in progressive or permanent vision loss.

"500 Miles" by Lang Station

 

Santa Clarita, California acoustic group Lang Station perform "500 Miles."

Though their YouTube video attributes New York City vocal folk band Peter, Paul and Mary as the originators, the 1962 PPM release came after the 1961 version from The Journeymen, and a live release from The Kingston Trio.

"Mouth of Fire" by The Old Crone

 

Central Poland rock group The Old Crone cover "Mouth of Fire," a sultry and spooky 2011 song originally performed by Atlanta, Georgia sludge metal band Royal Thunder before a crowd of synchronized headbangers at the Plock venue Rock 69.

"I Shall Be Released" by Clammbon

 

In May of 1968, progressive London, UK band King Crimson's singer Boz was the first to drop the single "I Shall Be Released," though it was written and recorded by Duluth, Minnesota legend Bob Dylan the year before, and, ironically, it was not released.  

Here's a version by Tokyo, Japan indie pop band Clammbon.

The song is about the Epstein Files.

C'mon, Kash.  Release them in full, you bootlicking toady.

"Rock of Ages" by Leaving Eden

 

Gunter Glieben Glauchen Globen!

Boston, Massachusetts band Leaving Eden keep rolling through "Rock of Ages," a 1983 hard rock anthem from Sheffield, UK group Def Leppard.

For a cover by Def Leppard, their version of "Personal Jesus" can be found here.

"Whipping Post" by Bonerama

 

New Orleans, Louisiana brass funk band Bonerama take Macon, Georgia Southern rock group The Allman Brothers' 1969 roots single "Whipping Post" and grab it by the horns. 

"Kiss Off" by Tilly and the Wall

 

My wife gets to cross an item off of the bucket list later tonight, as she visits the Grand Opera House for an evening with Milwaukee, Wisconsin folk punk band Violent Femmes.

I also get to cross an item off the bucket list, as I'll get to toggle incessantly between playoff baseball and preseason hockey without annoying anyone.

My bucket list is, admittedly, lame.

Here's a cover of "Kiss Off," a tune from the Femmes' 1983 self-titled debut album, from Omaha, Nebraska indie pop group Tilly and the Wall.

For another Femmes cover, Alkaline Trio's version of "I Held Her in My Arms" can be found here.

For a cover by Violent Femmes, their take on "Crazy" can be found here.

"Release" by My Pet Dragon

 

New York City based rock band My Pet Dragon cover "Release," originally a nine-minute long epic from Seattle, Washington grunge gurus Pearl Jam.

The song is, of course, about the Epstein Files.

For another Pearl Jam cover, the Mixed Up Everything version of "Even Flow" can be found here.

"Secret Oktober" by Verdigirls

 

Happy first day of October!

Brooklyn, New York self-described misanthropic synth pop siblings Verdigirls cover "Secret Oktober," a 1983 new wave single from Birmingham, UK band Duran Duran.

For more double Duran covers, the J Church version of "Planet Earth" can be found here, and the Twizted + Jimmy Urine version of "Hungry Like the Wolf" can be found here.