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david coverversion: the ventures vs. ennio morricone

dude. spaghetti western meets surf. dude.

the ventures - the good the bad and the ugly
ennio morricone - the good the bad and the ugly


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10000 hits

wow. 10000 hits in less than a year. this was certainly most unexpected. granted most of them were probably skreemr hits or people looking for a glimpse of britney spear's beefy slimehole. (which bears a slight resemblance to a rotting bullhead but that's neither here nor there). but still 10000 hits. wheuh!

david coverversions: lonesome town

this song having been written in 1958 is one of baker knight's million performance songs. i'm sure you're asking 'who in the fuck is baker knight?' and i'm about to reply with read here. i'm sure i had heard ricky nelson's version of 'lonesome town' before seeing 'pulp fiction' but it's not from that that i remember it most. back again to the soundtrack to 'stubb's the zombie'. the game i never played even though i can't stop listening to the album. from said soundtrack comes milton mapes' spectacular brokenhearted indie take. i didn't know shit about this band until i read here. not what i would have guessed, but i'm on the look out for one of the milton mapes records. i do have the pleasure of having and knowing about the cramps debut ep 'gravest hits', being produced by alex chilton. another coverversion for another day is their take of the trashmen's 'surfin' bird'. unfortunately, i only have the vinyl lp of the ventures sweet instrumental take of it. anyone got a copy or something, by all means, send it along. i was kinda surprised, totally saddened and totally aroused all at the same time when i heard the ditty bops were lesbians. tragic.

ricky nelson - lonesome town
milton mapes - lonesome town
the cramps - lonesome town
the ditty bops - lonesome town (live)


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david coverversion: nine inch nails vs. joy division vs. starchildren

the crow soundtrack is amazing; with cuts from the jesus and mary chain, the cure, stp, rage against the machine, violent femmes, medicine...etc, it gives an excellent gothic feel to keep in stride with the movie. granted i only saw the movie once and don't really remember much more than the plot. that's fine with me. i also remember hating the sequel. anyways, for said album nine inch nails did a take on joy division's 'dead souls'. rollins band also gave a take on suicide's 'ghost rider' but that's for another day. everyone knows the joy division legend. ian curtis hanging himself on the eve of their first american tour. i'm surprised that it took someone (anton corbjin) over 20 years to make a movie based on joy's legacy (control). i haven't seen it yet, but then again i haven't seen the new townes van zandt and roky erickson documentaries yet either. (or this one). whoops. for the 'means to an ends' tribute record, starchildren aka the smashing pumpkins (basically), gave a laid back take of 'isolation' from joy's second album 'closer'. the 'means to an end' record is excellent with the likes of tortoise and low and codeine and girls vs. boys all contributing.

the smashing pumpkins (starchildren) - isolation
joy division - isolation
joy division - dead souls
nine inch nails - dead souls


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boss tuneage tuesday 1/1

so the first song i heard in 2008 was 'i want it that way'. never let your friends drive. or control the radio. i guess it coulda been worse. it coulda been nickelback. then 2008 would be totally fucked.

electric light orchestra - showdown
ratatat - loud pipes
guided by voices - bright paper werewolves
medeski martin and wood - the dropper
belasco - chloroform
the cramps - new kind of kick
lionel richie - hello
pulp - i spy
social distortion - through these eyes
kings of leon - talihina sky
creedence clearwater revival - long as i can see the light
herman's hermits - i'm henry the VIII, i am


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bo fo' sho

thanks to math is sexy

better than mtv

the secret machines - nowhere again


interpol - specialist


green day - basket case


leonard cohen - suzanne


the black crowes w/ stereophonics & jools holland - twice as hard

boss tuneage tuesday 12/25

for some reason people tell me to be giving this time of the year. mostly jesus. and marc bolan.

t-rex - xmas message

for lack of posts lately. here's a whole buncha relevance. happy birthday america! i mean jesus.

trans-siberian orchestra - christmas canon rock
jim white - christmas day
the ventures - sleigh ride
james brown - soulful christmas
barnyard playboys - eight-ball for christmas
jesse malin - xmas
weezer - christmas song
the smashing pumpkins - christmastime
bright eyes - the night before christmas
caetano veloso - in the hot sun of a christmas day
elvis presley - if everyday was like christmas
the flaming lips - christmas at the zoo
deerhoof - xmas tree
fuck buddies - no playstation2 for christmas
mew - she came home for christmas
mogwai - christmas steps
okkervil river - listening to otis redding at home during christmas
seachange - christmas letters
smoking popes - o holy night
daniel johnston - merry christmas everybody
steve earle - christmas in washington
the walkmen - no christmas while i'm talking
harry nilsson - remember christmas
vince guaraldi trio - christmas time is here


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boss tuneage tuesday 12/18

almost totally forgot.

grinderman - go tell the women
gang starr - tonz 'o' gunz
robert palmer - sneakin' sally through the alley
immaculate machine - old flame
konono no. 1 - kule kule
22-20s - shoot your gun
2pac - white man'z world
albert hammond jr. - holiday
spiritualized - you know it's true
black rebel motorcycle club - complicated situation
curtis mayfield - check out your mind
pink floyd - if


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