cover #22: come undone

song: come undone
cover: fear the clown
original: duran duran

comments: dude. really? if, for some reason, after listening to their cover, you want to know more about fear the clown, you can read this massively embellished e-peen strokeage.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
duran duran - come undone
oh, noes, you can't get the fear the clown version on amazon, darn. oh well.

lyrics: mine
immaculate dream
made breath and skin
i've been waiting for you
signed
with a home tattoo
happy birthday to you
was created for you

can't ever keep from falling apart
at the seams
can't i believe you're taking my heart
to pieces

oh, it'll take a little time
might take a little crime
to come undone, now
we'll try to stay blind
to the hope and fear outside
hey child, stay wilder than the wind
and blow me in to cry

who do you need
who do you love
when you come undone?
who do you need
who do you love
when you come undone?

words
playing me deja vu
like a radio tune
i swear i've heard before
chill
is it something real?
or the magic i'm feeding off your fingers?

can't ever keep from falling apart
at the seams
can i believe you're taking my heart
to pieces

lost, in a snow filled sky
we'll make it alright
to come undone now
we'll try to stay blind
to the hope and fear outside
hey child, stay wilder than the wind
and blow me in to cry

who do you need
who do you love
when you come undone?
who do you need
who do you love
when you come undone?

cover #21: wish

i have become aware of an epic battle raging between nine inch nails fans and linkin park fans over the song "wish". originally performed by nine inch nails on their album broken, it was covered by linkin park in june of 2004 in germany. which means that i'm really slow on the uptake, and that kids on youtube have nothing better to do.

FOR INSTANCE, the highest rated comment on the linkin park video: "360 fans jealous of Linkin park Cause they Rocked with this 1...........unlike the Original

Linkin Park Forever"

seriously, did you see how many periods this person used? this is ultra. serious. business.

annnd the second highest rated comment on the nine inch nails video? "LP rock and they r awesome and there cover is pretty kick ass 2

u should just respect other ppl taste of music and if u don't like LP please don't waste ur time on writing comments about them"

which further proves the super cerealness of the linkin park camp in this battle. they are out for blood, people.

the fans of linkin park have made their views quite clear, but what about the nine inch nails side of the battle?

the highest rated comment on the nine inch nails video: "This song won a grammy and it is the only song ever to win a grammy that contains the phrase "fistfuck" You go Trent!"

ah, the nine inch nails front is using a slightly different tact in this war. rather than bash the opposing side, they're boosting the morale of their own team. isn't that beautiful? that's what they teach you in school, kids.

my take? this isn't actually so much a battle as a one-sided shitfest, with linkin park firmly entrenched in the port-o-potty. which, when you consider the style, talents, time frames, and ages of the respective fan bases, makes perfect sense. i personally like both.

nine inch nails - wish


there's no mp3 download of linkin park's cover of wish, so you'll have to live with the video.


lyrics: this is the first day of my last days
i built it up now i take it apart
climbed up real high now fall down real far
no need for me to stay
the last thing left i just threw it away
i put my faith in god and my trust in you
now there's nothing more fucked up i could do

wish there was something real
wish there was something true
wish there was something real
in this world full of you

i'm the one without a soul
i'm the one with this big fucking hole
no new tale to tell
twenty-six years on my way to hell
gotta listen to your big time
hard line
bad luck
fist fuck
don't think you're having all the fun
you know me, i hate everyone

wish there was something real
wish there was something true
wish there was something real
in this world full of you

i want to but i can't turn back
but i want to

cover #20: all that she wants

song: all that she wants
cover band: knorkator
original: ace of base

comments: comedy central's been running old-ass reruns of south park lately, and i watched the episode last night where kyle and stan find the "prehistoric" ice man from three years ago, and dr. mephisto's freaky midget assistant builds an environment for him with a constant loop of "all that she wants".



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
ace of base - all that she wants
knorkator - all that she wants

lyrics: she leads a lonely life
she leads a lonely life

when she woke up late in the morning light
and the day had just begun
she opened up her eyes and thought
oh what a morning
it's not a day for work
it's a day for catching tan
just lying on the beach and having fun
she's going to get you

all that she wants is another baby
she's gone tomorrow boy
all that she wants is another baby
all that she wants is another baby
she's gone tomorrow boy
all that she wants is another baby
all that she wants
all that she wants

so if you are in sight and the day is right
she's the hunter you're the fox
the gentle voice that talks to you won't talk forever
it is a night for passion
but the morning means goodbye
beware of what is flashing in her eyes
she's going to get you

all that she wants is another baby
she's gone tomorrow boy
all that she wants is another baby
all that she wants is another baby
she's gone tomorrow boy
all that she wants is another baby

all that she wants is another baby
she's gone tomorrow boy
all that she wants is another baby
all that she wants is another baby
she's gone tomorrow boy
all that she wants is another baby
all that she wants - all that she wants

light at the end of the tunnel.

well now! such excitement!

ok, not really. "excitement" means that mid-organizing of my spectacularrr cover collection, the external hard drive it was stored on decided to die. i became intimately acquainted with the term "click of death" and its dire consequences, not limited to:

- paying $500 for some guys in a clean room to take apart your drive and take all the crap off of it.

- sticking the drive in a plastic bag and putting it in the freezer for an hour, then removing it and acting really damn quickly, as this is probably your absolute last chance.

i, however, opted for:

- smack the stupid thing until the arm jumped back into place.

and i was victorious! all data was moved successfully to my shiny new laptop with its magical 500gb of storage, and i am now in the process of organizing my collection and collecting data for each song.

NOT ONLY THAT, i think i've found a good widget (HAHAHA THAT WORD IS SO FUNNY SERIOUSLY) for playing music, via mixpod.com. i'd actually link it here, but don't worry, you'll be seeing plenty of linkage to it in each post, as it's embedded into each code snippet it produces for playlists. i then go in and make it not so retarded-looking while still maintaining the links because, hey, they're providing a service that is easy, looks sleek, and is useful. that deserves some linking.

the part i like the best about the coming changes is the amazon associates account i signed up for. now, if you hear a song here you like, you can, with one click, make your way to the convenient amazon.com mp3 download, thus supporting my lavish, high-falootin' lifestyle of grandeur. because i can do that on 15% of a $.99 download. duh.

so this blog will return soon

there will be changes.

all right, the two of you who read this, this is how it's going to be.

#1: things are going to get more intense. i.e, i'm going to start posting both the cover AND original song, for convenient side-by-side comparison. you could say things are going to get more extreme, except that that's the pussy way to spell it. so, i guess, prepare for things to get more X-TREEM. and by X-TREEM, i mean i'm going to start posting both the cover AND original song, for convenient side-by-side comparison.

#2: i will also start posting, with each song, where you can purchase the song and/or the album it appears in.

#3: i will allow myself the lenience of accepting that some songs are ironic only in the sense that they're not really ironic, just stupid and/or funny, and therefore the only real irony is the fact that they appear in a blog called ironic covers (ironic because they're not)

#4: other things. which i originally typed as "othings". this is how languages evolve, and you're seeing it in action.

well hell.

file factory no longer streams files. so now i have to find a new place to store and stream. awesome. plzstandby.

covers #19: caught a lite sneeze

song: caught a lite sneeze
cover band: evans blue
original: tori amos

comments: i couldn't listen to the whole cover, it annoyed the SHIT out of me. hence the irony, that someone could take something so beautiful and make it suck SO HARD.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
tori amos - caught a lite sneeze
god, why would you want to buy evans blue - caught a lite sneeze?

lyrics: caught a lite sneeze
caught a lite breeze
caught a lightweight lightning seed
boys on my left side
boys on my right side
boys in the middle
and you're not here
i need a big loan
from the girl zone

building, tumbling down
didn't know our love was so small
couldn't stand at all
mr. st john, just bring your son

the spire is hot
and my cells can't feed
and you still got that belle dragging your foots
i'm hiding it well, sister ernestine
but you still got that belle dragging your foots

building, tumbling down
didn't know our love was so small
couldn't stand at all
mr. st john, just bring your son

right on time
you get closer and closer
called my name
but there's no way in
use that fame
rent your wife and kids today
maybe she will
maybe she will

caught a lite sneeze
dreamed a little dream
built my own pretty hate machine
boys on the left side
boys on the right side
boys in the middle
and you're not here
boys in their dresses
and you're not here
i need a big loan
from the girl zone

building, tumbling down
didn't know our love was so small
couldn't stand at all
mr. st john, just bring your son

cover #18: our lips are sealed

song: our lips are sealed
cover band: poe
original: the go-gos

comments: poe's version is actually titled "my lips are sealed", seeing as she's one person (mostly).



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
go go's - our lips are sealed
amazon doesn't have poe's odd, disturbing version of our lips are sealed (featured in the movie "gossip"), so you'll have to brave the wild frontier.

lyrics: can you hear them
they talk about us
telling lies
well that's no surprise

can you see them
see right through them
they have no shield
no secrets to reveal

it doesn't matter what they say
in the jealous games people play
my lips are sealed

careless talk
through paper walls
we can't stop them
only laugh at them

spreading rumors
so far from true
dragged up from the underworld
just like some precious pearl

it doesn't matter what they say
in the jealous games people play
my lips are sealed
pay no mind to what they say
it doesn't matter anyway
my lips are sealed

early in the morning
in the middle of the night
two dead boys got up to fight
back to back they faced each other
drew their swords and shot each other
a deaf policeman heard their noise
came and shot those two dead boys
you don't believe this lie is true
go ask the blind man, he saw it too

hush my darling
don't you cry
quiet, angel
forget their lies

there's a weapon
we must use
in our defense
silence
when you look at them
look right through them
that's when they'll disappear
that's when you'll be feared

it doesn't matter what they say
in the jealous games people play
my lips are sealed
pay no mind to what they say
it doesn't matter anyway
my lips are sealed

cover #17: crazy

song: crazy
cover band: kidneythieves
original: patsy cline

comment: the original is just "omg, i'm so lonely without you," whereas the cover is kind of on par to bella's reaction to edward leaving in "new moon": absolutely psychotic. but this one's in a good way.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
patsy cline - crazy
kidneythieves - crazy

lyrics: crazy
i'm crazy for feeling so lonely
i'm crazy
crazy for feeling so blue
i knew you'd love me as long as you wanted
and then someday, you'd leave me for somebody new

worry, why do i let myself worry?
wondering what in the world did i do?
crazy
for thinking that my love could hold you
crazy
for thinking that my love could hold you

i'm crazy for trying
and crazy for crying
and i'm crazy for loving you
i'm crazy for trying
and crazy for crying
and i'm crazy for love you

crazy
i'm crazy for feeling so lonely
i'm crazy for trying
and crazy for crying
and I'm crazy for loving you

cover #16: comfortably numb

song: comfortably numb
cover band: scissor sisters
original: pink floyd

comment: proof that you can dance to anything... even pink floyd.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
pink floyd - comfortably numb
scissor sisters - comfortably numb

lyrics: hello
is there anybody in there?
just nod if you can hear me
is there anyone at home?

come on, now
i hear you're feeling down
well i can ease your pain
get you on your feet again

relax
i'll need some information first
just the basic facts
can you show me where it hurts?

there is no pain you are receding
a distant ship's smoke on the horizon
you are the only coming through in waves
your lips move
but i can't hear what you're saying

when i was a child, i had a fever
my hands felt just like two balloons
now i've got that feeling once again
i can't explain, you would not understand
this is not how i am
i have become comfortably numb

okay
just a little pinprick
there'll be no more
but you may feel a little sick

can you stand up?
i do believe it's working good
that'll keep you going through the show
come on, it's time to go

there is no pain, you are receding
a distant ship's smoke on the horizon
you are the only coming through in waves
your lips move
but i can't hear what you're saying

when i was a child, i caught a fleeting glimpse
out of the corner of my eye
i turned to look but it was gone
i cannot put my finger on it now
the child is grown, the dream is gone
i have become comfortably numb

cover #15: all the things she said

song: all the things she said
cover band: hurra torpedo
original: t.A.t.U

comments: i imagine some, like, old man pining after a young girl, like a lolita situation. except dude's singing about a dude.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
t.A.T.u. - all the things she said
hurra torpedo - all the things (s)he said

lyrics: all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head

all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head
this is not enough
this is not enough

i'm in serious shit
i feel totally lost
if i'm asking for help
it's only because
being with you has opened my eyes
could i ever believe such a perfect surprise?

i keep asking myself, wondering how
i keep closing my eyes but I can't block you out
wanna fly to a place where it's just you and me
nobody else so we can be free
Nobody else so we can be free

all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head

all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head
this is not enough
this is not enough

and i'm all mixed up
feeling cornered and rushed
they say it's my fault
but I want her so much
wanna fly her away where the sun and rain
come in over my face
wash away all the shame
when they stop and stare
don't worry me
cuz i'm feeling for her what she's feeling for me
i can try to pretend
i can try to forget
but it's driving me mad
going out of my head

all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head

all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head

this is not enough
this is not enough

mother looking at me
tell me what do you see?
yes, i've lost my mind

daddy looking at me
will i ever be free?
have i crossed the line?

all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head

all the things she said
all the things she said
running through my head
running through my head
running through my head

this is not enough
this is not enough
this is not enough

cover #14: spaceman

song: spaceman
cover band: kovenant
original: babylon zoo

comments: wow, this song is a lot darker than i remember. holy crap. even the original.



first song is cover, second is original.

where do you get it?
your guess is as good as mine; despite being a rather popular song in the 90's, you can't either version on amazon. so you will have to look deep into the web of pain and sorrow.

lyrics:
spaceman
i always wanted you to go into space, man
intergalactic christ
spaceman
i always wanted you to go into space, man
intergalatic christ

pungent smells
they consummate my home
beyond the black horizon
trying to take control
see my girl
she shivers in her bones
the sun and zenith rising
trying to take us all

there's a fire between us
so where is your god?
there's a fire between us
i can't get off the carousel
i can't get off the carousel
i can't get off the carousel
i can't get off this world

the sickening taste of homophobic jokes
images of fascist folks
beam me up cuz i can't breath

spaceman
i always wanted you to go into space, man

it's time to terminate this great white world
morbid fascinations
television takes control
decimation, different races fall
electronic information tampers with your soul

there's a fire between us
so where is your god?
there's a fire between us
i can't get off the carousel
i can't get off the carousel
i can't get off the carousel
i can't fall off this world

the sickening taste of homophobic jokes
images of fascist folks
beam me up cuz i can't breath

spaceman
i always wanted you to go into space, man

spaceman
i always wanted you to go into space, man
intergalactic christ
spaceman
i always wanted you to go into space, man
intergalactic christ
spaceman

cover #13: send me an angel

song: send me an angel
cover band: zeromancer
original: real life

comments: dude, you really must see the music video for the original:





first song is cover, second is original.

where do you get it?
real life - send me an angel
zeromancer - send me an angel

lyrics: do you believe in heaven above
do you believe in love
don't tell a lie
don't be false or untrue
it all comes back to you

open fire
on my burning heart
i've never been lucky in love
my defenses are down
a kiss or a frown
i can't survive on my own

and if a girl walks in
and draws her name in my heart
i'll turn and run away
every day we've all been led astray
it's hard to be lucky in love

it gets in your eyes
it's making you cry
don't know what to do
don't know what to do
you're looking for love
calling heaven above

send me an angel, send me an angel
right now, right now
send me an angel, send me an angel
right now, right now

empty dreams can only disappoint
in a room behind your smile
but don't give up, don't give up
you can be lucky in love

it gets in your eyes
it's making you cry
don't know what to do
don't know what to do
you're looking for love
calling heaven above

send me an angel, send me an angel
right now, right now
send me an angel, send me an angel
right now, right now

it gets in your eyes
it's making you cry
don't know what to do
don't know what to do

send me an angel, send me an angel
right now, right now
send me an angel, send me an angel
right now, right now
send me an angel
right now, right now

cover #12: firestarter

song: firestarter
cover band: gene simmons
original: prodigy

comments: i'm pretty sure in any situation where gene simmons /= irony, he = hilarity. (there, THAT'S my function)



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
prodigy - firestarter
gene simmons - firestarter

lyrics: i'm the trouble starter
punking instigator
i'm the fear addicted
danger illustrated

i'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter
you're the firestarter, twisted firestarter
i'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter

i'm the bitch you hated
filth infatuated
i'm the pain you tasted
well intoxicated

i'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter
you're the firestarter, twisted firestarter

i'm the self inflicted
mind detonator
i'm the one infected
twisted animator

i'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter
you're the firestarter, twisted firestarter
i'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter

cover #11: bullet with butterfly wings

song: bullet with butterfly wings
cover band: frida snell
original: smashing pumpkins

comment: there are songs out there that i call 'songs for the rain'. they don't necessarily have to have tinkly pianos, but there is just some underlying... iunno. it's hard to explain, ryan adams' "everybody knows" and massive attack's "teardrop" are songs for the rain. so's this one.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
smashing pumpkins - bullet with butterfly wings
unfortunately, amazon doesn't have frida snell's lovely version of bullet with butterfly wings. your only hope is to search the internet.

lyrics: the world is a vampire
sent to drain
secret destroyers
hold you up to the flames
and what do i get
for my pain?
betrayed desires
and a piece of the game

even though i know
i suppose i'll show
all my cool and cold
like old job

despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage
then someone will say
what is lost can never be saved
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage

now i'm naked
nothing but an animal
but can you fake it
for just one more show?
and what do you want?
i want to change
and what have you got
when you feel the same?

even though i know
i suppose i'll show
all my cool and cold
like old job

despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage
then someone will say
what is lost can never be saved
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage

tell me i'm the only one
tell me there's no other one
jesus was the only son, yeah
tell me i'm the chosen one
jesus was the only son for you


despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage
despite all my rage
i am still just a rat in a cage

cover #10: get ur freak on

song: get ur freak on
cover band: the eels
original: missy elliot

comment: dude, WTF is up with the lyrics for hip hop and rap songs? i just... this shit is hard to put out, ok? i applaud those on the internet who have done it for me, because this is strictly a cut-and-paste situation.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
the eels - get ur freak on
missy elliott - get ur freak on

lyrics: hit me, hit me
gimme some new shit
gimme some new shit
gimme some new shit
gimme some new shit

missy be puttin' it down
i'm the hottest round
i'll told y'all mutha (skurt)
y'all can stop me now
listen to me now
i'm lastin' twenty rounds
and if you want me (people)
then come and get me now (bounce)
is you with me now (bounce)
the biggie biggie bounce (bounce)
i know you dig the way i sw-sw-switched ma style (holla)
people sing around
now people gather round
now people jump around

getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on

getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on

(is that yo chick)
people you know
me and timbaland been hot since twenty years ago
what da dilly yo
now what da drilly yo
if you wanna battle me then (people)
lemme know (holla)
got the feeling son
lemme throw you some
people here i come
now sweat me when i'm done
we got the radio shook like we got a gun

getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on

getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on

quiet
shh, hush yo mouth
silence when i
spit it out
in yo face
open yo mouth
give you a taste (holla)
ain't no stoppin' me
copywritten so don't copy me
y'all do it sloppily
and y'all cant come close to me (yes)
i know you feel me now (yes)
i know you hear me loud (yes)
i scream it loud and proud (yes)
missy gon' blow it down (yes)
people gon' play me now (yes)
in and outta town (yes)
cuz i'm the best around (yes)
with the crazy style (go)

getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on

getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcho freak on (go)
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on

cover #9: iron man

song: iron man
cover band: the cardigans
original: black sabbath

comment: it's official, the cardigans can make ANYTHING cute.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
black sabbath - iron man
the cardigans - iron man

lyrics: has he lost his mind
can he see or is he blind
can he walk at all
or if he moves will he fall
is he alive or dead
has he thoughts within his head
we'll just pass him there
why should we even care

he was turned to steel
in the great magnetic field
when he traveled time
for the future of mankind

nobody wants him
he just stares at the world
planning his vengeance
that he will soon unfurl

now the time is here
for iron man to spread fear
vengeance from the grave
kills the people he once saved

nobody wants him
they just turn their heads
nobody helps him
now he has his revenge

heavy boots of lead
fills his victims full of dread
running as fast as they can
iron man lives again

cover #8: peanut butter jelly time

song: peanut butter jelly time
cover band: triggered impulse
original: buckwheat boyz

comment: nonono my shniggies, i just had a strizoke in my brizain... thanks for noticing that, thank you very much.



first song is cover, second is orignal.

where can you get it?
buckwheat boyz - peanut butter jelly time
unfortunately, triggered impulse's cover of peanut butter jelly time isn't on amazon. to the internet with you!

lyrics: it's peanut butter jelly time
peanut butter jelly time
peanut butter jelly time

where he at
where he at
where he at
where he at
there he go
there he go
there he go
there he go

peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly

do the peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat

where he at
where he at
where he at
where he at
there he go
there he go
there he go
there he go

peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly

now break it down and freeze
now break it down and freeze
now break it down and freeze
now break it down and freeze

where he at
where he at
where he at
where he at
there he go
there he go
there he go
there he go

peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly

now tic tac toe, uh-huh
tic tac toe, let's go
tic tac toe, you got it
tic tac toe, let's ride

where he at
where he at
where he at
where he at
there he go
there he go
there he go
there he go

peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly
peanut butter jelly

now, freestyle, freestyle
freestyle, freestyle
freestyle, your style
now freestyle, freestyle
freestyle, freestyle
freestyle, your style

where he at
where he at
where he at
where he at
there he go
there he go
there he go
there he go

cover #7: scarborough fair

song: scarborough fair
cover band: queensryche
original: simon and garfunkel

comments: i actually think this version is more beautiful than the original. it's richer. and that guy sure can sing.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
simon & garfunkel - scarborough fair
queensryche - scarborough fair

lyrics: are you going to scarborough fair
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
remember me to one who lives there
she once was a true love of mine

tell her to make me a cambric shirt
on the side of a hill in the deep forest green
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
tracing of sparrow on snowcrested brown
without no seams nor needle work
blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain
then she'll be a true love of mine
sleeps unaware of the clarion call

tell her to find me an acre of land
on the side of a hill a sprinkling of leaves
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
washes the grave with silvery tears
between the salt water and the sea strands
a soldier cleans and polishes a gun
then she'll be a true love of mine

tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
war bellows blazing in scarlet battalions
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
generals order their soldiers to kill
and gather it all in a bunch of heather
and to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten
then she'll be a true love of mine

are you going to scarborough fair
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
remember me to one who lives there
she once was a true love of mine

cover #6: losing my religion

song: losing my religion
cover band: graveworm
original: rem

comments: we now have a vague idea of what to expect from a dethklok cover album. cover song expert dr. meltefort vonrothenburgersteinson can tell us more.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
rem - losing my religion
amazon fails to have graveworm's version of losing my religion. they really need to work on getting more obscure crazy shit on there. until then, there's always google.

lyrics: oh life is bigger
it's bigger than you
and you are not me
the lengths that i will go to
the distance in your eyes
oh no i've said too much
i set it up

that's me in the corner
that's me in the spotlight
losing my religion
trying to keep up with you
and i don't know if i can do it
oh no i've said too much
i haven't said enough
i thought that i heard you laughing
i thought that i heard you sing
i think i thought i saw you try

every whisper
of every waking hour i'm
choosing my confessions
trying to keep an eye on you
like a hurt, lost and blinded fool
oh no i've said too much
i set it up

consider this
consider this
the hint of the century
consider this
the slip that brought me
to my knees failed
what if all these fantasies
come flailing around
now i've said too much
i thought that i heard you laughing
i thought that i heard you sing
i think i thought i saw you try

but that was just dream
that was just a dream
that's me in the corner
that's me in the spotlight
losing my religion
trying to keep up with you
and i don't know if i can do it
oh no i've said too much
i haven't said enough
i thought that i heard you laughing
i thought that i heard you sing
i think i thought i saw you try

but that was just a dream
that was just a dream

cover #5: u can't touch this

song: u can't touch this
cover band: stahlhammer
original: mc hammer

comments: stop. hammer time.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
mc hammer - u can't touch this
unfortunately, the stahlhammer version of u can't touch this is unavailable on amazon. you are thereby forced to brave the brutal frontier that is the internet.

lyrics: u can't touch this
u can't touch this
u can't touch this
u can't touch this

my my my my music hits me so hard
makes me say, "oh my lord thank you for blessing me
with a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet"
it feels good
when you know you're down
a super dope homeboy from the oaktown
and i'm known as such
and this is a beat
u can't touch this

i told you homeboy
u can't touch this
yeah, that's how we living and you know
u can't touch this
look in my eyes, man
u can't touch this
yo, let me bust the funky lyrics
u can't touch this

fresh new kicks and pants
you got it like that
now you know you wanna dance
so move out of your seat
and get a fly girl
and catch this beat
while it's rolling
hold on
pump a little bit
and let them know it's going on
like that
like that
cold on a mission so fall on back
let them know that you're too much
and this is a beat
they can't touch

yo, i told you
u can't touch this
why you standing there, man?
u can't touch this
yo, sound the bells
school is in, sucker
u can't touch this
give me a song or rhythm
making them sweat
that's what i'm giving them
now they know
you talk about the Hammer
you're talking about a show
that's hyped and tight
singers are sweating
so pass them a wipe
or a tape to learn
what it is going
to take in the '90s
to burn the charts
legit either work hard
or you might as well quit

that's the word, because you know
u can't touch this
u can't touch this
break it down
stop
hammer time

go with the flow
it is said
that if you can't groove to this
then you probably are dead
so wave your hands in the air
bust a few moves
run your fingers through your hair
this is it for a winter
dance to this
and you're gonna get thinner
move, slide your rump
just for a minute
let's all do the bump
bump bump bump

yeah, u can't touch this
look man, u can't touch this
you better get hyped boy
cuz you know ya can't
u can't touch this
ring the bell, school's back in
break it down
stop
hammer time

u can't touch this
u can't touch this
u can't touch this
u can't touch this
break it down
stop
hammer time

every time you see me
the hammer's just so hyped
i'm dope on the floor
and i'm magic on the mic
now why would i ever
stop doing this
when others making records
that just don't hit
i've toured around the world
from london to the bay
it's hammer
go hammer
mc hammer
yo hammer
and the rest can go and play
can't touch this

u can't touch this
u can't touch this
u can't touch this
yeah, u can't touch this
i told you, u can't touch this
too hype, can't touch this
yo, we outta here, can't touch this

cover #4: crazy in love

song: crazy in love
cover band: the magic numbers
original: beyonce

comments: why did i leave out jay-z's parts in the lyrics? because there was some shit about chinchillas and being sprung and i quite frankly felt like an idiot typing it, so if you really want to know what he's saying, go google it.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
beyonce - crazy in love
amazon doesn't have the magic numbers' version of crazy in love, so you'll have to try itunes or the magic of google.

lyrics: yes, so crazy right now
most incredibly
it's your girl, b
it's your boy young
history in the making
part 2

i look and stare so deep in your eyes
i touch on you more and more every time
when you leave i'm begging you not to go
call your name two, three times in a row
such a funny thing for me to try to explain
how i'm feeling and my pride is the one to blame
yeah, cause i know i don't understand
just how your love can do what no on else can

got me looking so crazy right now
your love's got me looking so crazy right now
got me looking so crazy right now your touch's
got me looking so crazy right now
got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
got me hoping you save me right now
looking so crazy your love's got me looking
got me looking so crazy your love

when i talk to my friends so quietly
"who he think he is?" look at what you've done to me
tennis shoes, don't even need to buy a new dress
you ain't there, ain't nobody else to impress
it's the way that you know what i thought i knew
it's the beat that my heart skips when i'm with you
yeah, but i still don't understand
just how your love can do what no one else can

got me looking so crazy right now
your love's got me looking so crazy right now
got me looking so crazy right now your touch's
got me looking so crazy right now
got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
got me hoping you save me right now
looking so crazy your love's got me looking
got me looking so crazy your love

i'm warmed up now
let's go

got me looking so crazy right now
your love's got me looking so crazy right now
got me looking so crazy right now your touch's
got me looking so crazy right now
got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
got me hoping you save me right now
Looking so crazy your love's got me looking
got me looking so crazy your love

cover #3: baker street

song: baker street
cover band: carnival in coal
original: gerry rafferty

comments: so when you actually read/listen to the lyrics to this song, it's really not that happy. however, i don't think it's quite as unhappy as the cover band makes it.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
gerry rafferty - baker street
carnival in coal - baker street


lyrics: winding your way down on baker street
light in your head and dead on your feet
well another crazy day
you'll drink the night away
and forget about everything

this city desert makes you feel so cold
it's got so many people but it's got no soul
and it's taking you so long
to find out you were wrong
when you thought it had everything

you used to think that it was so easy
you used to say that it was so easy
but you're trying, you're trying now
another year and then you'll be happy
just one more year and then you'll be happy
but you're crying, you're crying now

way down the street there's a lad in his place
he opens the door, he's got that look on his face
and he asks you where you've been
you tell him who you've seen
and you talk about anything

he's got this dream about buying some land
he's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
and then he'll settle down there's a quiet little town
and forget about everything

but you know he'll always keep moving
you know he's never gonna stop moving
cuz he's rolling, he's the rolling stone

and when you wake up it's a new morning
the sun is shining, it's a new morning
you're going, you're going home

cover #2: cry little sister

you have no idea how difficult it is to pick just one song per post, and to not immediately make 23,957,291,498 posts in one day listing all the cool cover songs at my disposal.

even more difficult is trying to pick covers that are ironic. i could easily post limp bizkit's cover of behind blue eyes, but they basically took the song and did it exactly like the original, so there's not really anything fun about that. now, ben folds singing bitches ain't shit, that's funny.

song: cry little sister
cover band: mystic circle
original: gerard mcmahon

comments: the cover is all growly and guttural and whatnot. the original seems much more plaintive, and yet somehow less wussy. iunno.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
gerard mcmann (it is actually him, he goes by some weirdo name i guess) - cry little sister
unfortunately, you can't buy the mystic circle version on amazon.com. i guess check itunes, or brave the wilds of the intarwebs.

lyrics: a last fire will rise
behind those eyes
black house will rock
blind boys don't lie
immortal fear
that voice so clear
through broken walls
that scream I hear

cry, little sister
thou shall not fall
come to your brother
thou shall not die
unchain me, sister
thou shall not fear
love is with your brother
thou shall not kill

blue masquerade
strangers look on
when will they learn
this loneliness?
temptation, heat
beats like a drum
deep in your veins
i will not lie

little sister
thou shall not fall
come to your brother
thou shall not die
unchain me, sister
thou shall not fear
love is with your brother
thou shall not kill

my shangri-la
i can't forget
yhy you were mine
i need you now

cry, little sister
thou shall not fall
come to your brother
thou shall not die
unchain me, sister
thou shall not fear
love is with your brother
thou shall not kill

cover #1: livin' la vida loca

song: livin' la vida loca
cover band: the toy dolls
original: ricky martin

comment: every. single. song. should have kazoos.


first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
the toy dolls - livin' la vida loca
ricky martin - livin' la vida loca

lyrics: she's into superstitions
black cats and voodoo dolls
i feel a premonition
that girl's gonna make me fall
she's into new sensations
new kicks in the candle light
she's got a new addiction
for every day and night

she'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain
she'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain
like a bullet to your brain

upside, inside out
she's livin' la vida loca
she'll push and pull you down
livin' la vida loca
her lips are devil red
and her skin's the color mocha
she will wear you out
livin' la vida loca
livin' la vida loca
she's livin' la vida loca

woke up in new york city
in a funky cheap hotel
she took my heart
and she took my money
she must've slipped me a sleeping pill
she never drinks the water
and makes you order french champagne (comment: all champagne is french. champagne is an appellation in france.)
once you've had a taste of her
you'll never be the same
yeah, she'll make you go insane

upside, inside out
she's livin' la vida loca
she'll push and pull you down
livin' la vida loca
her lips are devil red
and her skin's the color mocha
she will wear you out
livin' la vida loca
livin' la vida loca
she's livin' la vida loca

she'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain
she'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain
like a bullet to your brain

upside, inside out
she's livin' la vida loca
she'll push and pull you down
livin' la vida loca
her lips are devil red
and her skin's the color mocha
she will wear you out
livin' la vida loca
livin' la vida loca
she's livin' la vida loca