Cover of the Week

Cover(s) Of The Week – ‘TAINTED LOVE / BOYS DON’T CRY’ By RED SPOT RHYTHM SECTION

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Band: RED SPOT RHYTHM SECTION
Who: A roots rock rhythm section from Chicago

Tracks: Tainted Love / Boy’s Don’t Cry

– TAINTED LOVE –

RSRS speed up the giant 1981 Soft Cell hit (actually written by American songwriter
Ed Cobb in 1964 and recorded by Gloria Jones in the same year, but with no real success),
add some Ska dynamics, and create a summer feel with a glowing 60s Booker T. & the M.G.’s organ sound, while singer Claire Liparulo signs for swinging and sunlit vocals.

Sometimes you feel like you’ve got to run away…


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– BOYS DON’T CRY –

Here RSRS go for a slowed-down, vintage reggae vibe version of The Cure‘s 1979 blockbuster. It’s a hip-swaying take with a tasty summer 2022 sauce and soulful
vocals by Erthe St. James

Shake your booty, folks…


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RED SPOT RHTYM SECTION: Facebook

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1979

TOYAH & ROBERT Mit Ihrer Bisher Lustigsten Leistung

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Du kannst Toyah und Robert nicht aufhalten. Ihr
Die Sonntagsessen werden immer verrückter

Diesmal performen sie einen Song der Bombastik
Deutsche Band Rammstein auf

Zur Feier des Anlasses verfügen sie über ein angemessenes Deutsch
Wiesn-Bierschürze angezogen.

Es tut mir leid, Robert, aber ich
Ich will deine Frau.

Trinken wir auf die Gesundheit
von Toyah & Robert…

The original Rammstein explosion…

TOYAH: Facebook

TOYAH And ROBERT Have A Foo Fight All Their Lives

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28 June 2022

I know them.
You know them.

They know each for all of their lives.

I’ll say what I wanted to say for a long time.
King Fripp is a lucky bastard. He’s wife is all
posh pop, all joy and all sexy. There, I said it.

Now let’s have a foo fight…

The original haymaker…

TOYAH: Instagram

JULIAN LENNON Covers His Father’s Classic ‘IMAGINE’ For STAND FOR UKRAINE Charity Organisation

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6 June 2022

John Lennon‘s oldest son Julian about covering Imagine for the very first time:

“I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing “Imagine” would be if it was the ‘End of the World’. The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy. As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could. The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for.

In April, he performed the track for the first time (with Nuno Bettencourt on acoustic guitar) as part of the Stand Up For Ukraine campaign event, a global fund-raising effort broadcast from Warsaw, Poland.

Watch here…

Now Julian released his Imagine cover officially with a great portion
of the proceeds going to the Stand For Ukraine charity organisation.
You can stream/buy the track here.

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JULIAN LENNON: Facebook

Goosebumps Voice SAM CASEY Impresses With ETTA JAMES Cover

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3 May 2022

SAM CASEY is a Toronto-based artist, blessed with a goosebumps voice.

She just shared her cover of the 1967 Etta James classic I’d Rather Go Blind
written by Ellington Jordan and co-credited to Billy Foster and James.

Casey about her cover choice: “My producer, Joe Thompson, and I have always wanted
to cover Etta James’ tune, “I’d Rather Go Blind.” The way James speaks so directly about the struggle of losing someone is such a genuine act. At the time of recording this song and
video, I was going through a challenging time in my life.

It feels so vulnerable to see the results of my raw emotion and struggle that this is almost difficult to watch. As soon as we started filming, the lyrics (and most likely, the fact that I was crying between takes) took everyone to this dark yet loving place where tears were being shed, but there were hugs and kisses floating around all night.”

Here’s the heart-and-soul touching interpretation sending shivers down your spine…

Original Etta James performance…
(Grandiose live version)

SAM CASEY: Facebook – Instagram

SCREAMING FEMALES Cover Ska Legends THE SELECTER

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4 April 2022

New Jersey‘s indie rock force SCREAMING FEMALES decided in about 30 seconds
that they would cover a ska song, one by Coventry (UK) heroes THE SELECTER.

And when you say The Selecter everyone thinks immediately about
their classic hit ON MY RADIO, so did Screaming Females.

Their version sounds like recorded in one lets-have-some-fun take.
It’s frisky and brisky. I dare you to dance to it without falling over
your feet.

Right here, right now…


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The original…

SCREAMING FEMALES: Facebook

8-Year-Old ZOE FRANZISKA Covers Metal Legends KORN

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This is just brilliant!

Eight-year-old ZOE FRANZISKA just became
a YouTube star with a jaw-dropping cover of
KORN‘s 1998 classic FREAK ON A LEASH .

Press statement: “When eight-year-old Zoe isn’t drawing unicorns, playing hopscotch
and watching cartoons, she likes to utterly destroy Korn songs. She did just that with four
other young destroyers from around the country. Dominic Donile (15) on lead guitar, Evan Harris (16) on drums, Fritz Dannemiller (18) on bass and Ashton Hall (13) on rhythm guitar.”

The cover/video is presented and uploaded by O’Keefe Music Foundation.

A nonprofit music organization that offers FREE music lessons, FREE music camps, FREE recording sessions and FREE music videos to young musicians from around the world! With your help, all children, regardless of economic circumstance, gain access to high quality music education, top of the line instruments, professional recording equipment, and the ability to follow their dreams!

ZOE is growling and howling like the
best. She’s a new nu-metal heroine…

The original…

O’KEEFE MUSIC FOUNDATION: Website

DAVE GAHAN And His SOULSAVERS On A High When Covering PJ HARVEY On TV

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21 March 2022

DAVE GAHAN, frontman of melodramatic darkwave popstars
Depeche Mode released a covers album, entitled Imposter last
year along with his SOULSAVERS.

Last weekend they were invited on the American TV Show Fallon
and astounded with a cover of a PJ Harvey song The Desperate
Kingdom Of Love. A magnetic ballad from her sixth album
Uh Huh Her (2004).

Gahan‘s take is splendiferous. He goes on a high along with
his bewitching performance. Tremendous version executed
with fervor and ardor.

Here’s why…

The PJ Havrey original…

Full Imposter album…

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DAVE GAHAN & SOULSAVERS: Facebook

Wartime Ain’t No Party – THE DEREVOLUTIONS Cover TALKING HEADS

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2 March 2022

Boston’s DIY indie duo THE DEREVOLUTIONS loves Talking Heads and hates, as we all do, inhuman and devastating wartimes. Countless anti-war songs were written in history and will still be written as long as war-and-power-greedy lunatics rule the world. To hell with them.

The pair’s take on Life During Wartime is a feverish, jittery
and nerve-wracking nail-biter. Spot-on version!

Love to the Ukraine people. Love to peace. Love to love.

“Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, Packed up and ready to go”
“The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I’m getting used to it now”
“This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, This ain’t no fooling around”
“But I ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones, Ain’t got no records to play”

Fuck Putin…

Original version…

THE DEREVOLUTIONS: Facebook