cover #53: space oddity

song: space oddity
cover: tulus
original: david bowie

comments:

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first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
tulus' cover of space oddity is a void that amazon.com just doesn't see fit to fill. internet, activate!
david bowie - space oddity

lyrics: ground control to major tom
ground control to major tom
take your protein pills, and put your helmet on
ground control to major tom
commencing countdown, engines on
check ignition, and may god's love be with you

this is ground control to major tom
you've really made the grade
and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

this is major tom to ground control
i'm stepping through the door
and i'm floating in a most peculiar way
and the stars look very different today
here am i sitting in a tin can
far above the world
planet earth is blue
and there's nothing i can do

though i'm past one hundred thousand miles
i'm feeling very still
and i think my spaceship knows which way to go
tell my wife i love her very much
she knows

ground control to major tom
your circuit's dead
there's something wrong
can you hear me, major tom?
can you hear me, major tom?
can you hear me, major tom?
can you
here am i floating in my tin can
far above the moon
planet earth is blue
and there's nothing i can do

bonus video: glory box

song: glory box
cover: john martyn
original: portishead

cover #42: let's go all the way

song: let's go all the way
cover: insane clown posse
original: sly fox

comments: this is where i tell you that i used to actively listen to insane clown posse, that i actually paid money to attend a concert, and half-heartedly searched locally for two-liters of faygo.

we all have memories we'd rather forget.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
sly fox - let's go all the way
insane clown posse - let's go all the way

BONUS: video.


SUPER BONUS: the original video. for the love of god, if you're only going to watch one of the videos here, make it this one.


lyrics: sitting with the thinker
trying to work it out
it's a traffic jam of the brain
makes you wanna scream and shout
presidential party
no one wants to dance
looking for a new star
to put you in a trance

let's go all the way
let's go all the way
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
let's go all the way

working in a factory
eight days a week
try to make dollar
damn what a beat
cartoon capers
happen in reality
rich man poor man
living in fantasy

let's go all the way
let's go all the way
ah, ah, ah
let's go all the way

living in new york
looks like an apple core
asphalt jungle
got to be a man of war
california dreamers
sleeping in the sand
the hollywood squares are
living in disney land

let's go all the way
let's go all the way
let's go all the way
let's go all the way
we need heaven on earth today
we can make a better way
let's go all the way
go all the way
yeah, let's go all the way

special cover song update: eye of the tiger

i was recently (read: two minutes ago) made aware of green day's "cover" of "eye of the tiger":



the most popular comment on the video is most popular for a reason, as it is entirely accurate:

Billie: you guys know the lyrics?
Mike: i dunno?
Tre: improvise
Billie: BA NA NA

i don't even really like green day, and yet this will hold a special place in my heart, as it is similar to how i "cover" songs by pearl jam when they come on the radio.

cover #35: it's tricky

song: it's tricky
cover: bloodhound gang
original: run DMC

comments: my first encounter with this song (that i can remember) was not in the 80's, or 90's, but a few years ago, when barats and bereta used it at the end of their video, the good word:



sometimes i'm a little slow on the uptake.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
run DMC - it's tricky
bloodhound gang - it's tricky

lyrics: this speech is my recital
i think it's very vital
to rock a rhyme, that's right on time
"it's tricky" is the title, here we go

it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, it's tricky
tricky, tricky, tricky
it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky

i met this little girlie
her hair was kinda curly
went to her house and bust her out
i had to leave real early
these girls are really sleazy
all they just say is "please me"
or spend some time and rock a rhyme
i said "it's not that easy"

it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, it's tricky
tricky, tricky, tricky
it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky

in new york the people talk and try to make us rhyme
they really hawk but we just walk because we have no time
and in the city it's a pity cuz we just can't hide
tinted windows don't mean nothing, they know who's inside

it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, it's tricky
tricky, tricky, tricky
it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky

when i wake up people take up mostly all of my time
i'm not singing, phone keep ringing cuz i make up a rhyme
i'm not bragging, people nagging cuz they think i'm a star
always tearing what i'm wearing, i think they're going too far
a girl named carol follows daryll every gig we play
then D dissed her and dismissed her, now she's jocking jay
i ain't lying, girls be crying cuz i'm on TV
they even bother my poor father cuz he's down with me

it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, it's tricky
tricky, tricky, tricky
it's tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky

we are not thugs
we don't use drugs
but you assume on your own
they offer coke
and lots of dope
but we just leave it alone
it's like that y'all, y'all
but we don't quit
you keep on rock, shock
cuz this is it

covers #33: (don't fear) the reaper

song: (don't fear) the reaper
cover: apollo 440, gus black, HIM, heaven 17, sever your ties, the mutton birds, and i'm sure a billion other bands
original: blue oyster cult

comments: no real irony here, just incredulity. damn this song gets covered a lot. it's like "landslide", except it doesn't totally fucking suck.

also, pro-tip: if a band you haven't heard of has a number in the name, it's probably some derivative of house music. observe:


apollo 440


gus black


heaven 17


HIM


sever your ties


the mutton birds


blue oyster cult

where can you get it?
if you're absolutely in love with gus black's and the mutton birds' covers of this song, you're going to have to brave the wilds of the internet to find them. in the meantime, here's everyone else.
blue oyster cult - (don't fear) the reaper
apollo 440 - (don't fear) the reaper
heaven 17 - (don't fear) the reaper
HIM - (don't fear) the reaper
sever your ties - (don't fear) the reaper

lyrics: all our times have come
here, but now they're gone
seasons don't fear the reaper
nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
we can be like they are
come on baby
don't fear the reaper
baby take my hand
don't fear the reaper
we'll be able to fly
don't fear the reaper
baby i'm your man

(la la la la la!)

valentine is done
here, but now they're gone
romeo and juliet are together in eternity
romeo and juliet
forty-thousand men and women everyday
like romeo and juliet
forty-thousand men and women everyday
redefine happiness
another forty-thousand coming everyday
we can be like they are
come on baby
don't fear the reaper
baby take my hand
don't fear the reaper
we'll be able to fly
don't fear the reaper
baby i'm your man

love of two is one
here, but now they're gone
came the last night of sadness
and it was clear she couldn't go on
then the door was open and the wind appeared
the candles blew, and then disappeared
the curtains flew, and then he appeared
saying don't be afraid
come on baby
and she had no fear
and she ran to him
then they started to fly
they looked backward and said goodbye
she had become like they are
she had taken his hand
she had become like they are
come on baby
don't fear the reaper

also, just because you can't say anything about this song without it coming up (and it's classic):

cover #29: last caress

song: last caress
cover: aerial m
original: the misfits

comments: where do i start making fun of danzig? the fact that he's my height? his inability to wear a shirt? his singing songs about killing babies and raping moms when we all know they would both take him down with one punch? i guess i'll just let the soothing sounds of this cover chuckle you to a more peaceful state.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
the misfits - last caress
aerial m - last caress

lyrics: i got something to say
i killed a baby today
and it doesn't matter much to me
as long as it's dead

well, i got something to say
i raped your mother today
and it doesn't matter much to me
as long as she's spread

sweet lovely death
i am waiting for your breath
come, sweet death
one last caress
sweet lovely death
i am waiting for your breath
come, sweet death
one last caress

well, i got something to say
i killed your baby today
and it doesn't matter much to me
as long as it's dead

sweet lovely death
i am waiting for your breath
come, sweet death
one last caress
one last caress, sweet death
one last caress, sweet death

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 #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