.... the newest trend seems to be the release of covers albums where artists record songs that influenced them in their journeys. Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you were a musician and were recording a 12 song disc of nothing but covers to pay homage to your influences, what 12 songs would you chose?
Mine:
Dreams in the Dark (Badlands)
Panama (Van Halen)
Rocket Queen (Guns N' Roses)
Take Me (Kiss)
Too Young to Fall in Love (Motley Crue)
Season of Wither (Aerosmith)
I've Just Seen a Face (The Beatles)
Love Man (Otis Redding)
One Night of Sin (Elvis Presley)
Missing You (John Waite)
When You Close Your Eyes (Night Ranger)
A Country Boy Can Survive (Hank Williams Jr.)
2007-12-11 02:31:08 · 20 answers · asked by Mike AKA Mike 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Yeah... it took me a while to get this question posted because I had to work on my list. It started out at somewhere around 30 or so.
2007-12-11 02:45:05 · update #1
RQ - Yep... I saw the "world premier" video for "Jungle" back in '87 on Headbanger's Ball. The next day, I went out and bought Appetite. That's when I discovered the "sleaze" in rock.
2007-12-11 03:24:52 · update #2
Darth - I can certainly see where a keyboardist would be inspired by Jon Lord. That organ solo in "Burn" is just a monster... one of the best ever. I'll encourage you to check out the 1st Hughes Turner Project album. It may be a little pricey as an import, but it's loaded with classic 70s guitar and organ riffs with vocals from Hughes and Turner, and some guest guitar work from John Sykes.
2007-12-11 06:36:10 · update #3
Bowzer... welcome back to class. You missed an exam yesterday. I, as well as the rest of the class, was very disappointed.
2007-12-11 09:26:36 · update #4
i refuse to let myself be pushed into the crowd..
:)
2007-12-11 02:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by Incredible 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
(These are the songs which I think would be the most fulfilling, or fun, to cover. Not necessarily the best, most famous, or most significant, work of the named artist. OK, I'm done.)
Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
Can Your Pussy Do The Dog - The Cramps
Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground
Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
Misguided Angel - Cowboy Junkies
That Day Is Done - Elvis Costello
Ruby's Arms - Tom Waits
Some Candy Talking / I Hate Rock & Roll / Kill Surf City - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Quicksand / Width Of A Circle - David Bowie
For No-One - The Beatles
Everything Merges With The Night - Brian Eno
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
LOL, you know, 12 songs is too few : )
EDIT: *Gives apple apologetically to teacher, and slinks to desk, tail between legs*
2007-12-11 08:02:45 · answer #2 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Good Morning Mike, interesting question.
It's kind of a mix of stuff for homage and songs I've always wanted to cover, but:
Billy Joel - Pressure
the Riverbottom Nightmare Band - Riverbottom Nightmare Band
Frank Black - So. Bay
Blur - Trimm Trabb
Elliott Smith - Christian Brothers
Folk Implosion - Waltzin With Your Ego
Pavement - Perfume V
Built To Spill - Big Dipper
Huey Lewis and the News - I Want A New Drug (a buddy of mine and I had a concept for it a long time ago to slow it way down and make it really spacey)
Elvis Costello - Kinder Murder
Grandaddy - Chartsengrafs
Nick Drake - Things Behind the Sun (I always thought that song would translate to a full band really well)
I know the way my brain works I could look at this in an hour and want to swap out like 4 of them, but at the moment...
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Man, there are some great lists.
I have a hidden track for it, Can - Thief. That song would be a lot of fun.
2007-12-11 03:19:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
1. Gallows Pole (Led Zeppelin)
2. Dogs (Pink Floyd)
3. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? (Derek & The Dominoes)
4. One Way Out (Allman Brothers)
5. Crossfire (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
6. Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead)
7. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (CSN)
8. Slip Kid (The Who)
9. Green Grass & High Tides (Outlaws)
10. Just A Game (Triumph)
11. Breakout (Shooting Star)
12. Deja Voodoo (Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
2007-12-11 05:04:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Mike!!
Rocket Queen influenced you? Yay lol.
Since he would've taken up like 4/5 spaces, I'm doing my top 12 EXCLUDING Bob Dylan.
Guns N Roses - November Rain, Patience, Estranged.
Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar, Wish You Were Here
Less Than Jake - The Science of Selling Yourself Short
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Cat Stevens - Peace Train
Lori McKenna - Fireflies
Pearl Jam - Daughter
Aerosmith - Crazy, Dream On
edit** awesome story!
i wish headbangers ball didnt suck so bad now.
but yeah, i couldnt think of a better song to use as a prime example of sleaze. great song though, sleazy or not. :)
2007-12-11 03:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by rocket queen 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1. It's A Fact (The Vandals)
2. Mass Hysteria (Social Distortion)
3. Horror Hotel (Misfits)
4. Three Young Ladies Drinking Whiskey Before Breakfast (traditional)
5. The Battle Of New Orleans (traditional)
6. Knowledge (Operation Ivy)
7. Mr Lover Man (Shabba Ranks)
8. Xiao Baicai (traditional (Chinese))
9. 21st Century Digital Boy (Bad Religion)
10. Moonlight Serenade (Tommy Dorsey)
11. Guitars, Cadillacs (Dwight Yokam)
12. -another traditional Chinese whose title I can't remember-
2007-12-11 03:27:49 · answer #6 · answered by Master C 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nice list.
My 12 song retrospective
Barracuda - Heart
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
One of These Nights - Eagles
Fantasy -Earth, Wind and Fire
Something - Beatles
Love ballad - LTD
Turn the Page- Bob Seger
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Black Water- Doobie Brothers
Take me to The River - Talking Heads via Al Green
La Grange - ZZ Top
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
2007-12-11 02:49:20 · answer #7 · answered by James M 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Piece of my heart - Janice Joplin
People are Strange - The Doors
Walk - Pantera
Kiss - Prince
Cocaine Blues- Johnny Cash
Working Class Hero - John Lennon
Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
My Friends - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Since Your Gone - The Cars
Paint it Black- Rolling Stones
Tuesdays Gone- CCR
Graveflower - Acid Bath
Territorial Pissings - Nirvana
Sweet leaf- Black Sabbath
Well, I guess more a list of influences, some of these I couldn't sing without butchering
2007-12-11 03:29:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Incubus - Hilikus
Nick Drake - Northern Sky
Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea
Sublime - Waiting For My Ruca
The Who - I Can't Explain
Radiohead - Just
Jeff Buckley - Vancouver
Elliott Smith - I Don't Think I'm Ever Going To Figure It Out
Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away
The Beatles - Get Back
Alice In Chains - Them Bones
The Yardbirds - For Your Love
2007-12-11 05:25:45 · answer #9 · answered by Dani G 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Sleep The Clock Around – Belle & Sebastian
In Particular – Blonde Redhead
Thieves - Ministry
Helicopter – Bloc Party
Transmission – Joy Division
Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
Optimistic – Radiohead
The 15th - Fischerspooner
Playground Love – AIR
Summer Skin- Death Cab
Bang - The YYY’s
Space Dog – Tori Amos
2007-12-11 03:01:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Unforgiven - Metallica
November Rain - Guns & Roses
Major Tom - David Bowie
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Wind Up - Jethro Tull
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Hollywood Boulevard - The Kinks
I'll Stand by You - The Pretenders
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
2007-12-11 02:40:01 · answer #11 · answered by Spartacus! 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋