"Father of Mine" by Bluffton Noise Ordinance

 

South Carolina teens (and, for whatever unknown reason, New York Giants fans) Bluffton Noise Ordinance recorded their version of Portland, Oregon post grunge band Everclear's autobiographical 1997 alternative radio hit "Father of Mine."

You may be thinking.... Gosh, Jeremy.  It's Father's Day.  Couldn't you have selected a song about dads detailing less abandonment and deadbeatitude?

Yes, I probably could have,

You may also be thinking.... what constitutes a noise ordinance violation in Bluffton?

According to This 2014 article, anything over 50 decibels will earn you a fancy lil' citation.

You may ALSO be thinking.... didn't Everclear cover something?

Yes.  Their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed" can be found here.

"Our Lips are Sealed" by Everclear

 In 1998, Portland, Oregon power pop band Everclear redid "Our Lips are Sealed," a Go-Go's gem that was designated one of the top 100 pop songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine.

The swirling guitars give it that mid '90s aesthetic.  I dig 'em.

A pretty masterful job by this trio.  In fact, the only way I could think of to improve their version is to get Belinda Carlisle to sing on it.

For a cover of Belinda's solo stuff, check out this one by Elvenking.

For a post tangentially related to the Go-Go's and Belinda Carlisle, American Hi-Fi's cover of Joe Jackson can be found here.