Beach Slang - Anything Anything

I'll give you candy, give you diamonds, give you pills
I'll give you anything you want, hundred dollar bills
I'll even let you watch the shows you want to see
Because you'll marry me, marry me, marry me
Marry me, marry me, marry me

I think I've mentioned here before that Beach Slang is one of my favorites and I can't recommend their live show enough. The last time I saw them they did a few cover songs. My favorite was The Replacements "Can't Hardly Wait" or maybe "Alex Chilton" another Replacements classic, anyway, I'd probably have posted one of those if I could have found a released version. Still, this epic cover of Dramarama's classic will do just fine. They've got several cover EPs that are fantastic. If you're into great rock covers, check 'em out.

BONUS. Here they are live with Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) being awesome.

RIYL: The Hold Steady, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Cloud Nothings

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Sarah McLachlan - Blackbird

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night

A beautifully hopeful song about the American Civil Rights movement, "Blackbird" was released in 1968 as part of the iconic (but aren't they all) White Album by The Beatles, and has been covered at least 28 times (in recordings, so far). As covers go, I happen to be partial to Sarah's faithful version, made for the I Am Sam soundtrack in 2002, but I haven't listened to all of them. For one of Keith's favorite Beatles songs, we can go back to 1965 for "I've Just Seen a Face"... which he posted a cover of last year. 

RIYL: Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Aimee Mann, Simon & Garfunkel

Futureheads - Hounds of Love

I found a fox
Caught by dogs
He let me take him in my hands

His little heart
It beats so fast
And I'm ashamed of running away

From nothing real
I just can't deal with this
But I'm still afraid to be there

Among your hounds of love
And feel your arms surround me
I've always been a coward
And never know what's good for me

It's all Kate Bush and covers over here! This past weekend Kerri and I got to talking about (and listening to) covers since she posted another Kate Bush track that also has a terrific cover song Friday. Placebo's version of "Running Up That Hill" is ace. In addition to being a terrific and original act, Placebo are pretty adept when it comes to covers. Through the course of that afternoon, we landed on the idea of doing a covers week, and here's our first song, from a band I've been longing to share on TMIS. It's probably not a coincidence that the song comes from Kate Bush and her landmark album.

Sunderland's Futureheads, who, back in 2004, released this amazing rendition of Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love". The rest of that debut album is classic indie dance/rock gold as well.

RIYL: Maximo Park, The Rakes, The Wombats, We Are Scientists

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Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon

I fell straight into your arms
Like a drunk who’s been on it
All morning, and the sun’s up
And my head’s fucked
And immediately I grabbed you
You go all red like the first time
I love it when you do that
God, I love it when you do that.
I remember when we

Swapped names and I thought maybe
You’d stay and try to out-drink me
And your friends all hated it
But fuck it if they talk
Fuck it if they try and get to us
'Cause I'd rather go blind
Than let you down

I cocoon round your shoulders
When you're half cut, and you're frozen
And you've got that visible breathin'
You're dependin' on me again

We're going to see UK's CatB tonight with some friends and I figured it was a good time to add my favorite track of theirs from their debut album. (I think "Soundcheck" is still my over-all fave.) Fun facts: Did you know that the BRIT award for Best Breakthrough Act went to Van and the band last year (2016)? And did you know that the lead singer was named for Van Morrison? (His dad's pick won out over mom's "Ryan" for day-to-day life.) You probably DID already know that they stole their band name off of an infamous Sydney busker who plays music on beer bottles. Anyway, TGIF!

RIYL: Circa Waves, Sundara Karma, Finish Ticket, The Hunna, HUNNY

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Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike

I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouth of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already over-filled
But it's on the table.

The fire's cooking.
And they're farming babies
While the slaves are all working.
Blood is on the table.
The mouths are choking

And I'm going hungry
I'm going hungry

RIP Chris Cornell. Death came for you way, way too early.