OFF: Favorite Twisted Covers

Andrew A. Apold mordru at FLITE.NET
Fri Mar 26 08:12:37 EST 1999


>><< <twisted
>> versions of well-known songs.>>
>> "(i cant get no) SATISFACTION"  <<-- THE RESIDENTS  '76 >>

wot?  no mention of the IITBOTFTBD version of "Gimme Shelter"?

>>---Uh-oh, another new meaningless, but fun, thread?
>>You gotta have the Residents' "Boots" ("These Boots"), and Zappa's "Best Band
>>You Never Heard in Your Life" for "Ring of Fire", "Sunshine of your Love" and
>>"Purple Haze". (Strangely there is also a cover of "Stairway to Heaven" on
>>this album which for reason isn't twisted at all, and a beautiful rendition of
>>Ravel's "Bolero", also surprisingly untainted...)  Chuck
>
>
>Ah, one of my favorite subjects ...
>Bad News - Bohemian Rhapsody, so bad it's good.
>Spooky Tooth - I am the Walrus, much the same.
>Motorhead - Louie, Louie - surprisingly the most understandable version
>        I've ever heard.

I always liked Dread Zeppelin, their version
of "Stairway to Heaven" is the only one I'll listen to anymore....

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Andrew Apold



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