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May 13, 2005

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Finally got my hands on that Paul Anka covers CD. Had a tough time picking which track to share, but I think you'll find this one amusing.

Paul Anka - "Blackhole Sun" (MP3 link removed)

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God bless you.

Posted by: Pam at 05/13/05 4:01 PM | Reply
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That's pretty damn fantastic.

Posted by: elle at 05/13/05 4:04 PM | Reply
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Lea Delaria's cover is less gay and sucks 50% less.

Posted by: ProperVillian at 05/13/05 4:04 PM | Reply
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Please post more.

Posted by: pam at 05/13/05 4:06 PM | Reply
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hey can u please post his cover of wonderwall . i'd really like to hear that ! . thx

Posted by: m83 at 05/13/05 4:09 PM | Reply
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I gotta say, this arrangement ain't half bad! Sadly, Paul Anka doesn't seem to have much voice left in his higher register. Even so, this is a credible take on the song. I'd love to hear more from this!

Posted by: joey Headset at 05/13/05 4:14 PM | Reply
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Now that's showbiz! Many thanks for the post. It's cheez wiz heaven, baby.

Posted by: massiveword at 05/13/05 4:14 PM | Reply
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OK, I'll post one more MP3. Which one do you guys want?

1. It's My Life (Bon Jovi)
2. True (Spandau Ballet)
3. Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor)
4. Everybody Hurts (REM)
5. Blackhole Sun (Soundgarden)
6. Wonderwall (Oasis)
7. It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys)
8. Jump (Van Halen)
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
10. Hello (Lionel Richie)
11. Lovecats (The Cure)
12. The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson)
13. Tears In Heaven (Eric Clapton)

Posted by: stereogum at 05/13/05 4:46 PM | Reply
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Meh. It doesn't count if you just take the words and tack them on to completely different chord changes.

Posted by: Billy K at 05/13/05 4:49 PM | Reply
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This is real smooth. How does Jump sound?

Posted by: Webradinger at 05/13/05 4:54 PM | Reply
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nice version.

The Way You Make Me Feel please.


Posted by: Koos at 05/13/05 4:55 PM | Reply
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I'm with Koos (and not just cuz he/she is so polite) TWYMMF...please.

Posted by: erronious monk at 05/13/05 4:58 PM | Reply
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That's gonna be the name of my new blog (TWYMMF). I know MJ isn't as cool as Leonard Cohen, but at least it has the same number of letters.

Posted by: erronious monk at 05/13/05 5:01 PM | Reply
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post "Eye of the Tiger"

best cover since that froggy voiced kid sang it on the Cosby Show? Probably.

(it would be great if I could use this memory for something meaningful)

Posted by: Julio Garcia at 05/13/05 5:01 PM | Reply
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Wonderwall, please.

Posted by: rafael at 05/13/05 5:02 PM | Reply
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I agree -- totally "the way you make me feel"... please! purty please!

Posted by: jom at 05/13/05 5:02 PM | Reply
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I just spelled my name wrong twice. Time to go home.

Posted by: erronEous monk at 05/13/05 5:03 PM | Reply
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Lovecats please! His take on The Cure must be hilarious....

Posted by: Rita at 05/13/05 5:06 PM | Reply
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Wonderwall or Smells Like Teen Spirit, please.

Posted by: Simon at 05/13/05 5:09 PM | Reply
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Steve & Edie did a pretty good version of "Sun", too.

Posted by: Pleasant Plains at 05/13/05 5:11 PM | Reply
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I gotta be honest.

I think this is really quite good.

Posted by: Jason at 05/13/05 5:14 PM | Reply
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Wonderwall!!!

Posted by: madskrillz at 05/13/05 5:24 PM | Reply
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WONDERWALL PLEASE !!

Posted by: ilept at 05/13/05 5:34 PM | Reply
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I want to hear Jump. It's got to be the swingingest.

Posted by: Presto at 05/13/05 5:36 PM | Reply
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oasis - wonderwall . yes that one , put it up

Posted by: noel.g at 05/13/05 5:46 PM | Reply
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haha that's funny , i wanna hear his cover of wonderwall

Posted by: Gasolina at 05/13/05 5:48 PM | Reply
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I personally think Lionel Richie's Hello would be hillarious...

Posted by: Pam at 05/13/05 6:00 PM | Reply
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Ugh... It was fun to hear it but it ain't going on my iPod.

Posted by: [hifidigitalboy] at 05/13/05 6:16 PM | Reply
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Lovecats, baby, Lovecats.

Posted by: walkathon at 05/13/05 7:10 PM | Reply
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wonderwall please . and ill post x&y here ..

Posted by: m83 at 05/13/05 8:00 PM | Reply
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit" of course

Posted by: G3K at 05/13/05 8:00 PM | Reply
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wonderwall

Posted by: Devin at 05/13/05 8:20 PM | Reply
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Lovecats!!!

Posted by: bloopy at 05/13/05 8:32 PM | Reply
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He clearly wants to be Richard Cheese.

Everybody Hurts, Smells Like Teen Spirit, or The Lovecats, please and thanks.

Posted by: muruch at 05/13/05 8:36 PM | Reply
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wonderwall please webby

Posted by: erin at 05/13/05 8:36 PM | Reply
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Dammit Murch,

You beat me to the comment by 4 minutes. This is so Richard Cheese.

Posted by: Eric Marcoullier at 05/13/05 8:40 PM | Reply
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just think: paul anka doing the CURE!? my vote's totally with lovecats!

Posted by: maria at 05/13/05 10:38 PM | Reply
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wondewall, please

Posted by: dan Greenlees at 05/13/05 10:42 PM | Reply
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Wonderwall. Those brothers are tools, but damn thats a good song.

Posted by: Prophet at 05/13/05 10:44 PM | Reply
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seeing this reminds me of australia's great big band singer/sinatra impersonator called frank bennett.
here's an excerpt of his cover of radiohead's creep -
hxxp://www.frankbennett.com/video/Creep_BBand.wmv
(replace the xx with tt)

Posted by: jo at 05/13/05 10:45 PM | Reply
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ugh. this makes me want to bash my head against a wall.

Richard Cheese is so much better.

Posted by: a at 05/13/05 11:02 PM | Reply
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I thought old as dirt performers doing cheesy covers of rock hits went out of style in the mid-90s? Lame.

Posted by: Huh at 05/14/05 3:11 AM | Reply
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Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Posted by: GaryF at 05/14/05 6:14 AM | Reply
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wonderwall .

Posted by: gareth at 05/14/05 7:25 AM | Reply
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Smells Like Teen Spirit, It's my Life, or Eye of The Tiger. Or all.

Posted by: George at 05/14/05 9:00 AM | Reply
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Bittersweet/melancholy -- I want to see a whole troupe of showgirls wearing black fishnet and Chris Cornell masks kicking those legs up into the air . . .
Anyone remember Johnny Cash's version of "Rusty Cage?"

Posted by: Brain at 05/14/05 12:43 PM | Reply
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. . . and The Way You Make Me Feel, please.

Posted by: Brain at 05/14/05 12:45 PM | Reply
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Definitely Jump or Smells Like Teen Spirit. And, God Bless.

Posted by: Jonas at 05/14/05 12:48 PM | Reply
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"Wonderwall" is fun to listen to, but Mike Flowers Pops already did a popular lounge version so I wanna hit y'all with some Nirvana instead. You gotta hear "Jump" too. Keep an eye out for the 2nd MP3 on Monday.

Posted by: stereogum at 05/14/05 1:28 PM | Reply
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Great shroooomin muzak... rock on gummer

Posted by: Yale Bloor at 05/14/05 7:52 PM | Reply
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Here's Lovecats:
http://singleclick.com/gallery/d/102773-1/Lovecats+_The+Cure_.mp3
Unfortunately, we don't have an mp3 of Cover Me Badd's Blasphemous Guitars' newest DMode/Cure/Smiths mashup masterpiece Whole Lotta Lovecats. myspace.com/covermebadd has some fun stuff tho'....

Posted by: adam at 11/28/06 12:31 AM | Reply
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Well done Anka, pretty good stuff!

Posted by: Paul Anka at 11/01/07 9:55 AM | Reply
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