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Jimmy Cliff - Ruby Soho (Rancid cover)
Stereogum says “If you were a high school punk at any point in the 1990s, Rancid’s “Ruby Soho” is a song that’s running through your veins at all times”. While it wasn’t one of my favorite tracks on …And Out Come The Wolves, I have to agree.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Booker T. Jones w/ Biz Markie - Just a Friend
Does it count as a cover if the recording also features the original artist?
Biz’s classic rhyme, accompanied by Booker T’s B-3 and karaoke-esque appearances from Matt Berninger and Sharon Jones.
Cover Fridays
A historical question: I have a vague memory that it was either Bijan or Fred that started the cover Friday tradition, but I’m not certain. Anyone have a better memory than me?
Whit: I believe this is the answer to your question.
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Class of ‘99 - Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd cover)
Joey and Joseph from TeachStreet have been working tirelessly to make this weekend’s Seattle Startup Weekend EDU the most epic Startup Weekend yet. I won’t be attending due to prior commitments, but I’m excited to see what educational disruptions might spring from this weekend and from follow-on events around the country.
This track, by the way, is from the soundtrack of The Faculty. If there’s something familar sounding about the band, it’s because it was composed of Layne Staley, Tom Morello, and members of Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros. I <3 the 90’s.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Mary Lou Lord - Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen cover)
The Boss is 62 today. Mary Lou Lord is funding her new album on Kickstarter. Happy cover friday!
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Computer Magic - Take it or Leave it (The Strokes cover)
2001 was a memorable year. Some parts feels like they were forever ago, while others like they happened yesterday. I was blown away when I saw that Is This It? is 10 years old already.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Jeff Buckley - Je N’en Connais Pas La Fin
In honor of Bastille Day yesterday, KEXP played a bunch of french music: Air, Daft Punk, Serge Gainsbourg, MC Solaar, etc.
I’m not much of a Francophile, having spent less than a week in France throughout my life, but Jeff Buckley covering Edith Piaf makes me nostalgic for those non-existant memories of Paris.
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Best Coast - Fist City (Loretta Lynn cover)
The Best Coast sound, but Loretta’s message comes through loud & clear.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]J. Mascis - Circle (Edie Brickell cover)
The year that this song was tearing up the airwaves was the same year that Dinosaur Jr.’s Bug was released. I don’t think Bug-era J. would have believed you if you told him that 23 years later he’d be recording this, but it works…
From this week’s Daytrotter session.
