Consonants and vowels all together, equally

Okay, now I want that Aztec Camera cover!

Sign your comment so I recognize you next time, and thanks!

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You don't have Jump?
Here ya go! (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=98ZR9Z38)

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awesome, thanks!

I need to get like, a lot of Aztec Camera from you.

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I should just put a bunch of things on a jump drive. I do not, however, have anything, anymore, from the acoustic thing he and Neil Finn did with the guy from 10cc back in 1997. If anyone does...

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chromodynamics.livejournal.com

Frente!'s Bizarre Love Triangle (http://www.amazon.com/Marvin-Album-Frente/dp/B000004AT7/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212492584&sr=8-1)

Good question!

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chromodynamics.livejournal.com

Also, the Lemonheads' Mrs. Robinson (http://www.amazon.com/Its-Shame-About-Ray-Lemonheads/dp/B000002IUZ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212494092&sr=8-2)

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Great covers! Thanks so much!

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moony

I LOVE THAT COVER. <3

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Neil did a pretty phenomenal Billie Jean, and technically, I think my favorite cover of all time is any Finn version of Throw Your Arms Around Me. But other than that, I am such a cover-songs fiend that I couldn't say whether Roddy Frame's Jump or Ben Folds' Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head or Neil Finn's Sexual Healing or the cracktastic cover of Stairway to Heaven by the Beatles-cover-band BEATNIX or Cyndi Lauper's slash-tastic When You Were Mine is the best.

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moony

Luka Bloom does a FANTASTIC cover of 'Throw Your Arms Around Me,' I think it's on iTunes if you wanted to hear it. :D

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"When You Were Mine" is pretty amazing. I love it when people do covers and don't change the pronouns—that's something I really hate about that stupid Joss Stone cover of "Fell In Love With A Boy" because (a) none of the rhymes work (b) how amazing and bluesy would it have been to be about a straight woman who suddenly fell in love with a girl? Opportunity lost, man.

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And when Belinda Carslile did that atrocious change of "She Goes On" to "He Goes On" because - I mean.... WHY?

It isn't about a lover, anyway - it's about a friend, so changing it to make it about a lover really transmogrifies the story in the song and that's just *wrong*.

But when you look at something like John Barrowman's version of "You're So Vain" and it becomes really almost a sequel to "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" because of the lack of change of pronouns, it keeps the story in the song, and holds true to the original.

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moony

I'm really fond of Johnette Napolitano's cover of Coldplay's "The Scientist," as well as Luka Bloom's version of LL Cool J's "I Need Love."

:D

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And Coldplay's version (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6XJH87FJ) of Kylie's Can't Get You Out of My Head is unbelievable.

And I concur with the other rec for the Ben/Rufus cover of Careless Whispers. Ben is one of the best song-reimaginers, and Rufus is just lovely, as usual.

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sixersfan.livejournal.com

Mary J. Blige's I'm Goin' Down

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So this is like when I was flying across the Atlantic and I do love listening to the airplane radio in the seat because you get these crazy mixes, especially when flying to the UK, and they were playing all these soul songs and there was the original version of "Tainted Love" which I sadly had not realized was a cover!

Who did the original "I'm Goin' Down"? As I totally did not remember that was a cover, either, but I'm glad you mentioned it because her version is amazing. Good old Mary J.

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sixersfan.livejournal.com

Rose Royce, who also did Wishing on a Star originally.

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Thank you! I think that Randy Jackson has a huge love on for Rose Royce, because their songs show up on American Idol all the damn time.

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moony

Also, Bono singing "Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes," by Jimmie Rodgers; Belle & Sebastian's "Whisky In the Jar," Cake's version of the Muppets' "Mahna Mahna," "Coventry Carol," the Medieval Baebes, and Cowboy Junkies' cover of "Sweet Jane."

There are more, but those are my standouts.

*trots off to make a coversong playlist*

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You remind me, I should add the U2 cover of "Dancing Barefoot" which FNX had on heavy rotation when I was in college.

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moony

I played that so much when I first heard it. I must have been about fourteen or so. I used to keep it on repeat.

Their "Everlasting Love," is pretty good, too.

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It really is, though I have to admit I prefer the Gloria Estefan—or really any Estefan disco-ish cover, as I also adore her "Turn the Beat Around."

And that reminds me of the Jamie Cullum "Frontin'"!

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The cake is a lie!!

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moony

This was a triumph.

I'm making a note here: Huge success.

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I'm not even angry. I'm being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart and killed me.
And tore me to pieces. And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you.

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cricketnyc.livejournal.com

Mahna Mahna itself being a cover (of an italian song from the soundtrack of a soft corn porn movie)

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Which movie? Do tell!

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cricketnyc.livejournal.com

It was written by Piero Ullimani (yeah, probably butchered that spelling) for a late 50s/early 60s film called "Sweden: Heaven and Hell." And it was popular after that in Europe as a pop song.

I find it deliciously twisted that this song we all grew up watching muppets perform is from a decidedly more "adult" source.

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I could answer this here... or I could make a file sharing webpage...

Hmm. (http://homepage.mac.com/zfryer/FileSharing18.html)

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Oh, how I love you, let me count the ways.

"Careless Whisper" is credited as a George Michael song, but ironically is one of the few that Andrew Ridgeley actually co-wrote. I will listen eagerly to the cover, as I find the original to be the worst kind of treacle.

Also "Joga" is like, one of my favorite songs ever, so I'm excited for that.

Heck, I'm excited for them all! Thanks darlin'!

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Holy god that careless whisper is the best. Pretty much the perfect amount of gay. The falsetto... geez. It makes me sad that I wasn't there. Sad sad sad.

I figured I'd given you the Joga before. My play count on that thing is RIDiculous.

Geez this whole thread is making me need to move back to the city. I need a place for my cat is all. Oh and a job. I could work at Apple again... Ugh. I hate life. It's official.

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You don't hate life, because if you did, you wouldn't be able to love anything in it, but you love things and people. You hate where your life is right now, and you know I've been there, and your secret desire to completely change your life will manifest.

And we will find a place for your cat.

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Also, anyone who does not think the original version of Billie Jean is the best version of Billie Jean needs to step the f*ck off.

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Well, the thing about Billie Jean for me is that I don't like that song much to begin with. When I want to point out the difference between knowing that something is good and liking something I always use Billie Jean, because I can hear that it's one of the best pop songs of all time, and you know I love a good pop song, but I have never liked that song, from the time it came out until now. So I like the cover better—it's Chris Cornell's, right?—but that might be because I don't like the song much in the first place.

My favorite song on Thriller is "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."

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You do wanna be startin' somethin' if you keep talking about how you don't like the original Billie Jean.

*smacks*

I agree about that being the best song though. And I'm embarrassed to say that I love the Akon version too. But I refuse to buy it because I am THROUGH supporting child molesters. That was so last year.

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What's your favorite cover?

U2's cover of "Night And Day" comes to mind... I became obsessed with it when I was 15 and it still gives me shivers after all these years.

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darth-kittius.livejournal.com

Bowie's cover of "Pablo Piccaso"

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