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