"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.

"I Held Her In My Arms" by Alkaline Trio

 

Chicago, Illinois punk emo band Alkaline Trio paid homage to Milwaukee, Wisconsin folk punks Violent Femmes with this reboot of "I Held Her In My Arms," found on their 2011 album "Damnesia."

Fun fact: According to this science lesson for kids, anything with a pH over 7 is considered alkaline.

This page shows that humans have a very narrow range of pH values, between 7.35 and 7.45.

So.... The Police, Rush, Primus, Cream, Peter Paul and Mary?  ALL are alkaline trios.

You aren't special, Alkaline Trio.

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

"Crazy" by Violent Femmes

 

Spotify, recognizing that I've listened exclusively to cover versions of songs ad nauseum for months stacked upon months, recommended adding Milwaukee, Wisconsin folk punk band Violent Femmes' 2008 cover of "Crazy" to my playlist.

Cool, I thought.  Violent Femmes covering Patsy Cline.  That'll be fantastic.

But, the Violent Femmes did not, in fact, cover Patsy Cline.

They covered Seal.... right?

Nope.

This is a remake of Atlanta, Georgia Hip Hop Soul band and MTV Europe Future Sound award winner Gnarls Barkley's 2006 single.

Violent Femmes covering Gnarls Barkley?  Does that make them crazy?  Possibly.