Part 3 of our 2 part series, in which chain-smoking skinny white boys nick other peoples tunes. Who did the originals? 1, 2, 3, WAAAOOOH:
Part 3 of our 2 part series, in which chain-smoking skinny white boys nick other peoples tunes. Who did the originals? 1, 2, 3, WAAAOOOH:
I recognise nearly all of them but I fear the versions I know are also covers! Will leave the spill pints (long may the typo stick) to those that know – the temptation to google is strong, but…
I think I know them all – but wobbling on 8. (6/7 could be douBle bluffs… most famous 5 or writer, Mac?
and the strange thing about #1s cover is: for a quick spill shot.
but then I replay my favorite miserable git and all 8 are sorted.
I don’t know were I hit reply on this comment now… first four have been answered all over – helpless being Neil Young solo, yeah?
which reminds me – Cowboy Junkies, in your ever increasing covers quiz?
5 – Mac Davis/Elvis
6 – Johnny Cash (shoey – I thought the writing credit on the Cash album went to Phil Rosenthal for muddy water… I could now be entirely up the wrong street)
7 – Johnny Cash. again (this is why i thought it was a trick pair together.
8 Lenny Cohens ‘Avalanche’
Donds, lovely. Only one i knew for sure was #3. #1 was gorgeous, has a Bowie feel, but doesn’t sound like Bowie lyrics. Otherwise nfc.
I love cover versions.
I take it that it’s not good form to reel off the answers?
I knew 1 and 2 straight away; 3 and 4 I think I know; 5 I know but I’m not sure who did the original; 6 and 7 I don’t know, but I like both; 8 is interestingly growly but I don’t know it.
@amylee9: Interesting that you think #1 sounds a bit Bowiesque. It’s not, mind. I’m wondering if it’s a “Bad Cover Version” (not literally; I like Cave’s take on it)
Zala – it was Pulps B side to “Bad Cover Version” done by nick – originally going to be called Disco 2002 if memory serve me correctly.
That’s what I thought it was, Shane.
This is what I came up with:
1 Pulp “Disco 2000″ (Bad Cover Version B-side)
2 Gene Pitney “Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart”
3 Neil Young “Helpless” (?)
4 Roy Orbison, “Running Scared” (?)
5 Elvis Presley, “In the Ghetto” (might not be the original)
6 ? – “Muddy Water”
7 -
8 -
Pulp is another group that never really made it over the pond to here, as far as i know. I know of them, but never heard any of their music.
Pulp were great – good stories to their songs and a fantastic frontman in Jarvis Cocker – not you average sex symbol.
very mixed up in brit pop – they had done peel sessions years before but never made it – something clicked and hitting their ’30s had an indian summer for a new (very English) youth movement.
we should do a ‘spill/over view’ really
A lot of big and very good UK groups never really made it over here, which is a shame. Tin and i said that it was odd that the Stone Roses never got played much here. Also the Verve, who had the one hit and that was about it. Pulp, Blur, Libertines, but we did get Coldplay (how did that happen?), Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, and Oasis. Cocteau Twins never made it here either, but that i understand, the heavily produced stuff doesn’t really suit the aesthetic here.
Pulp always struck me as a distinctly British – or possibly even English – sort of band. The wry observations that Jarvis makes in his lyrics, the sense of place, the disregard for convention…
I suppose that Blur and the Libertines are also quite rooted in their nationality. I’m slightly surprised that the Arctic Monkeys – from the same city as Pulp – crossed the Atlatic successfully. The Cocteau Twins – well, their music is kind of odd, for pop.
Arctic Monkeys have a nice stripped down sound and are guitar heavy, that fits right in here. Their first single here was (I believe) Fake Tales of San Francisco, so it something the US could relate too.
Gorillaz’ Feel Good, Inc. was a hit here too.
And you are correct on #3. The very first song i learned on guitar.
All right, I’ll go first and embarrass myself. Unusually for this kind of thing, I really think I recognise some of these songs – let’s have a go:
1. Y2K was Pulp
2. Something’s Got A Hold Of My Heart – now, I remember Marc Almond covering this with guest star Gene Pitney, so I’m going to guess that Gene did the original. Shaky detective work, but there is a logic…
3. Helpless – errrr… it involves Neil Young, but I don’t remember if it was a solo or a CSNY first.
4. I should know that ‘runnin scared’ lyric, but I can’t place it. Not The Jam? No, thought not…
5. In The Ghetto – Elvis. Don’t know who wrote it, though.
6. The only Muddy Water (not Muddy Waters…) song I know of is by Johnny Cash, though I couldn’t sing it from memory. That’s a guess, then.
7 and 8. Stumped. Both pretty miserable (helped along by Nick’s own sourpussiness), so I’m going to hedge my bets and say: perm one each from Morrissey, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen.
Cue hilarity from those who do know….
Oops, was that bad form, Zala? Sorry! Still, someone’s got to be first to dip the metaphorical toe into these chilly waters…
WB – I think it’s my fault being coy.
but I love covers and cave so I listened while maki was typing – putting in my answers – but felt second one in with.. what I think (pretty, much know) are all the originals, wouldn’t be much fun.
So I deleted and left it at that… the trend didn’t need to be continued.
(I can rattle of all 10 Pixies covers before shoey post the quiz if you like)
I’d say your answers are pretty good – just details to finalize.
I think Mac Davis wrote the (most famous) Elvis 5.
Cohen 8
and the same person wrote/performed 6 and 7?
WBs detective hunch for 6 being the man in question?
do I leave the man in Dark Glasses for (4) later.
Dunno. Was it?
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I know 2, 3, 4 and 5 – no clue about the rest.
Was hoping someone would come up with 6, as erm, haven’t heard the orig myself yet. Seems it came out in the 30′s.
Shane, a Pixies cover post would be great – all you have to do is find a b&w photie of Frank having a puff (& maybe drop a few pounds off him with photoshop).
Will confirm answers later so we can sort out the pints. Thanks all for listening.
Hey shoey – if you can sort that out, now I’ve posted all over the shop – I’ll be impressed.
I really think Nick’s improved every song he’s covered here, great selection. I’ve never heard the original Roy Orbison, is the end the same? Does he get the girl?
Yes, he gets the girl all right! I really don’t think Nick has the range for this one though. (Few people do!)
thanks for the video, enjoyed it.
thanks treefrogdemon! Much as I love him, I’ve noticed that Nick often seems to try and sing out of his range, I think it’s rather endearing, but you are, of course right.
I’ve put the Big O’s Running Scared in the box for you, bethnoir
Very kind of you.
I have a CD called ‘More Kicks than Pricks’ with more Nick Cave covers on it I could put in there if anyone wanted to hear some of it, variable quality though.
More Nick covers? Youbetcha!
Oh & the freebie CD Nick Cave Roots.. that Mojo put out last year was great – Blixa’s crew (who I can never spell), Martyn Ware’s Loverman & loads of other good stuff.
Oh, didn’t notice that, shane!
in the box is better – tfd
(utube – is the lazy option… can’t have a listen on the move)
More Nick Cave in the box, enjoy.
I’m now listening to:
Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele.
I promised myself I wasn’t going to… shoey- it is all your fault. (and possibly the Grolsch)
Great things about Grolsch:
1. Impossible to Spell
2. Can’t work out how to open them when you’ve had too many.