Mix CD #42 - Covers Vol. IV: Do Anything You Wanna Do

Hello and welcome to the first mix of 2019!

It's yet another instalment of cover versions because a) I like cover versions and b) it's a bit early in the year to have much current stuff to put on a mix, so I figured I could hide the fact it's all old stuff by doing a themed one.
There's a variety of stuff here but hopefully, you should like it all. I tried to stick to either a well-known band, a well-known song or a combination of both. In the cases where it's neither, it's because it's a dead good one, I promise!

As always, there's a Download link below the tracklisting, should you wish to actually hear the songs I've blabbed on about. I'll also stick links to the previous three cover mixes I've done if you're interested.

It'll be back to normal next month, Thanks for reading and all that!

Tracklisting
The Almighty - Do Anything You Wanna Do
Stavesacre - Burn The Witch
The Interrupters - The 11th Hour
Sir Hedgehog - Call Me
Neko Case & Nick Cave - She's Not There
Kathryn Williams - I Started A Joke
The Castor Troys - Runnin' Down A Dream
Paradise Lost - Small Town Boy
Refused - Voodoo People
Horrorpops - Rebel Yell (Live)
Gomez - Getting Better
Shaolin Death Squad - Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)
Hogwash - Save Me
Jade Bird - I've Been Everywhere
Andrew WK - Fly! Gundam
Napalm Death  - War's No Fairytale
Oceans Of Slumber - Nights In White Satin
Carter USM - This Is How It Feels
The Dresden Dolls - Pretty In Pink
Orphaned Land - Jeremy
Liv Kristine - Streets Of Philadelphia
Captain T - We Are The World

HERE's where you can download all the music, MP3 style.

Mix CD #31 - Covers Vol. III: I Don't Like Mondays

It's been quite a while since the previous Covers mix, over a year in fact. I was wondering about doing another one when I stumbled onto the above photo of Brenda Spencer whilst Tori Amos' version of I Don't Like Mondays was playing and took it as a sign that the time was right. It turns out that might not actually be the case!

Brenda Spencer was the 16 year old girl who went on a shooting spree at a school in 1979  the inspiration for The Boomtown Rats' most famous song. After being asked why she shot those people she simply replied: "I don't like Mondays".

I did wonder about postponing this blog for a week or two following the shooting in Las Vegas this week as it might seem to be in poor taste. I decided against it in the end as it's just a little unfortunate in its timing and only has a passing connection to that awful incident anyway. No offense is at all intended and my apologies if you take it that way. 

Cheers
Luke
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Tracklisting
Tori Amos - I Don't Like Mondays
The Bastard Suns - Walk Of Life
The Wildhearts - The World Comes Tumbln'
Rollins Band - Four Sticks
The Birthday Massacre - From Out Of Nowhere
Frenzal Rhomb - Home And Away
The Wannadies - Lee Remick
Stiff Little Fingers - The Message
Periphery - One
Strung Out - Bark At The Moon
Neko Case - Misfire
Toehider - Theme From M.A.S.K.
Leo Moracchioli - No Limit
Jeff Buckley - Drown In My Own Tears (Live)
Katatonia - Nightmares By The Sea
Nitocris - I Love Rock And Roll
W.A.S.P. - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Slayer - Born To Be Wild
Streetlight Manifesto - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Muncie Girls - The Wicker Man
Left Side Brain - Severed
Frank Turner - My Poor Friend Me
Tricky - Pop Muzik
Muse - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

You can download the mix HERE if you like. read my collection of blurbings below if you want to know who originally performed the songs and that.

If you're interested, here are the previous two Cover Mix Blogs:
Covers Vol. 1 - Such Great Heights
Covers Vol. 2- Come Out And Play

Mix CD #13 - Covers Vol 2: Come Out And Play

When I published the first covers mix (that you can view HERE) I said I had songs enough to make plenty of further mixes and I did not lie.
I would imagine I'll be doing another one in a few mixes time we'll see. In the meantime though, I hope you enjoy this one, there's a fairly eclectic array of songs on offer so you should find something you like. If you'd rather look at life negatively then I'm sure you'll find something you hate,

Either way, you can download the mix HERE

The Dollyrots - Come Out And Play
Rage Against The Machine - How I Could Just Kill A Man
Silver Sun - Xanadu
Karnivool - Sleeping Satellite
China Drum - Wuthering Heights
The Slackers - Wanted Dead Or Alive
Marilyn Manson - This Is Halloween
Jason & The Scorchers - Country Roads, Take Me Home
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Straight Up
Stone Sour - Too Fast For Love
They Might Be Giants - Bills, Bills, Bills
Tragedy - Hot Stuff
Volbeat - I Only Wanna Be With You
The Divine Comedy - Life On Mars?
Lunachicks - Heart Of Glass
Armored Saint - I Feel Fine
Kick Joneses - The Safety Dance
Richard Cheese - The Girl Is Mine
Weezer - I'm A Believer
Senser - Follow The Leader
The Gaslight Anthem - House Of The Rising Sun
Therapy? - Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)
Metallica - Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand?

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Mix CD #5 - Covers Vol 1. Such Great Heights.

Everyone loves a good cover version. Whether it's a band you like doing something unusual or someone unusual doing a song by a band you like or maybe even if it's just to scoff with derision because "Don't they have any of their own songs?". For a lot of bands a covers album is a contractual throwaway; much like a Best Of or a Live album, it's a way to take up one of the slots in their 4 album deal etc. I love it when bands do them though, it gives an insight into the band, the stuff they like, they stuff they used to like and whatnot. It also gives me a chance to see what songs they picked and either be excited or disappointed by their choices. Hey, I take my thrills where I can.

I have many petty rules and regulations for music that I listen to, cover versions escape unscathéd not. I don't like lazy or safe covers. I don't want to hear something that sounds exactly like the original only with a worse singer, where's the point in that? Another aspect of laziness I dislike is to pick from a selection of songs I have on a list (not an actual physical one. I'm not THAT sad.). It's a list of songs that get covered all the time, ALL THE TIME. Songs like Enjoy The Silence. Songs like Tainted fucking Love. We don't need another version of those songs now thank you please, stop it.

Anyway.

I decided I wanted to do a Covers theme this time. When I compiled the songs I ended up with hundreds , even more then I did with the B-Sides mix I did last time. I'll almost certainly be doing more of these. Hence the Vol. 1 bit.

HERE is the link to download the Mix and a brief overview of the tracklisting. Click on the Page Break thing to find out more info, like original artists and an uninteresting anecdote from myself about every song.

Ben Folds - Such Great Heights
Danny Frye & The Devil Dolls - Back Of My Hand
Within Temptation - Paradise
Peace Brothers - Frozen
Devin Townsend - New York, New York
Jenny Owen Youngs - Call Me Maybe
Machine Head - Negative Creep
Eels - Get Ur Freak On
Tarja - Still Of The Night
Snuff - Wanna Be
Hot Buttered Elvis - Candle In The Wind
Gigantor - 29 x The Pain
Wolfsbane - Born To Run
Hellsongs - Seasons In The Abyss
The Baseballs - Chasing Cars
Million Dead - Pretty Good Year
Chvrches - Stay Another Day
Eureka Machines - We Didn't Start The Fire
Tim Timebomb - Summer Of '69
Pearl Jam - Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)
Malukah - The Dragonborn Comes
The Gourds - Gin n' Juice