Redeeming the Unredeemable: Good Covers of Bad Songs

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Re: Redeeming the Unredeemable: Good Covers of Bad Songs

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matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:31pm
First person to post a cover of a Bruce song gets a one week ban. :naughty:
*waiting for Heston to post Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Born to Run"*
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matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:31pm
First person to post a cover of a Bruce song gets a one week ban. :naughty:
Damnit, I was just about to post a "shambolicly wonderful" version of the Mats playing "Born In The USA". Guess I'll just have to enjoy it all by my lonesome. :lol:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 5:58pm
Sparky wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 5:23pm
Problem: Sabbath's "Iron Man" is awesome.
TRUTH!!!

END OF FUCKING STORY.

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:46pm
matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:31pm
First person to post a cover of a Bruce song gets a one week ban. :naughty:
*waiting for Heston to post Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Born to Run"*
Heston knows how tenuous his lead is on Black Diamond and not to cross me.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 10:56pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:46pm
matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:31pm
First person to post a cover of a Bruce song gets a one week ban. :naughty:
*waiting for Heston to post Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Born to Run"*
Heston knows how tenuous his lead is on Black Diamond and not to cross me.
Heston is insane. He does insane things.
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Flex wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 5:46pm
Urge Overkill covering a moldy Neil Diamond song counts for this exercise, I reckon:
Neil's original is pretty fantastic ... ;) :mrgreen:
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I don't think the original is bad but I'm sure a lot on here will, so I offer up this;


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matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:31pm
First person to post a cover of a Bruce song gets a one week ban. :naughty:


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Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?

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Olaf wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 11:57am
matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:31pm
First person to post a cover of a Bruce song gets a one week ban. :naughty:


:kiss:
I'm Going Down is a top 10 Bruce song for me! But I'm also fond of VW, so *shrug*
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 12:55pm
That is such a textbook example of album filler. Three fantastic songs and a whole bunch of dross to justify an album.
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Heston wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 12:55pm
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Re: Redeeming the Unredeemable: Good Covers of Bad Songs

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 2:25pm
Heston wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 12:55pm
That is such a textbook example of album filler. Three fantastic songs and a whole bunch of dross to justify an album.
They did fill that album up with utter piffle but this is a great cover. Ps. Just seen Matey's post about someone posting a Bruce song, I posted it before reading the thread.
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Heston wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 5:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 2:25pm
Heston wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 12:55pm
That is such a textbook example of album filler. Three fantastic songs and a whole bunch of dross to justify an album.
They did fill that album up with utter piffle but this is a great cover. Ps. Just seen Matey's post about someone posting a Bruce song, I posted it before reading the thread.
I'm in your head, bubba!

(But this is a bloodless, pointless cover. A rare incidence where I would say, "I'd rather listen to Springsteen.")
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Tempted to put Bowie’s vastly superior “Hard To Be a Saint In the City,” but the original isn’t that bad.
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