HW: Cover Versions

William Duffy xl5 at IINET.NET.AU
Fri Jun 14 11:52:04 EDT 2002


There's a track by the Glitterband (Yes, THAT Glitterband) called 'Where
Have You Been', about a space traveller returning to earth when all he knows
are dead. It would make a great cover!

William


----- Original Message -----
From: "K Henderson" <henderson.120 at OSU.EDU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: HW: Cover Versions


> KK asks...
>
> >At the risk of being 'on-topic', I wondered if anyone out there had any
> idea for >songs they would like to see covered by Hawkwind.
> >
> >I should add there is no suggestion whatsoever that the band would
acually
> cover >any of the songs, I just thought it would be a fun thing to think
about.
>
> I've been wondering what Motorhead's "Orgasmatron" would sound like done
in
> a far more subtle Dusseldorfian Krautrock style (a la Neu!, or Opa-Loka),
> and figure Hawkwind could do that just as well as any other post-rock
band.
> Plus, the lyrics are wonderful...bashing religion, military, and politics
in
> succession as only Lemmy can.
>
> Others...
>
> Roger Taylor - title track from 'Fun In Space' (Dave vocals) - to replace
> "Love in Space"!  :)
>
> Porcupine Tree - Out (var. of Magnu, with altered lyrics) - only fair, eh?
> But then I can't even understand SW's new lyrics (too bad - they seemed
> cool...anybody else have a go yet?)
>
> Kingston Wall - I'm the King, I'm the Sun or any of a number of other
great
> tunes
>
> Grakkl (FAA)
>
>



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