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Violent Femmes: "Blister in the Sun"

Violent Femmes: “Blister in the Sun”

Tune du Jour: “Blister in the Sun” – Violent Femmes THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Crummy Stuff vs. Amanda Palmer & Friends vs. Stiff Standing Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!   Read it in the Sunday Papers … A Norwegian heavy metal singer best known for grunting lyrics about murder and mayhem has been elected town councillor of an Oslo suburb – against his will. Gylve Nagell of the…

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The Ramones: "Blitzkrieg Bop"

The Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop”

Tune du Jour: “Blitzkrieg Bop” – The Ramones THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Nick Cave vs. Glambeats Corp featuring Chepito vs. Yo La Tengo Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     “Karl Marx was right, socialism works. It is just that he had the wrong species.”   Biologist and Ant Specialist Edward O. Wilson       The Original The Ramones:…

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The Beatles: "We Can Work it Out"

The Beatles: “We Can Work it Out”

Tune du Jour: “We Can Work it Out” – The Beatles THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Slackers vs. Steel Pulse vs. Stevie Wonder Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”  Eleanor Roosevelt     The Original We Can Work it Out:   THE…

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John Lennon: "Working Class Hero"

John Lennon: “Working Class Hero”

Tune du Jour: “Working Class Hero” – John Lennon THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Manic Street Preachers vs. Marilyn Manson vs. Screaming Trees Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     Read it in Sunday Papers …  Tough manhunt … German police began searching for a drunken reveler who smashed another reveler over the head with a beer stein at an Oktoberfest celebration. They described the…

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Bill Withers: "Ain't No Sunshine"

Bill Withers: “Ain’t No Sunshine”

Tune du Jour: “Ain’t No Sunshine” – Bill Withers THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Mark Eitzel vs. Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Des’ree vs. Sting & B.B. King VOTE, COMMENT, then WASH YOUR CAR CoverMeImpressed.com     CoverMeImpressed.com     CoverMeImpressed.com Broccoli Fields Forever …   “Ain’t No Sunshine” is ranked 285th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song won the…

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Elvis Presley: "In the Ghetto"

Elvis Presley: “In the Ghetto”

Tune du Jour: “In the Ghetto” – Elvis Presley THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: C.I.A. vs. Susan Cadogan vs. Nick Cave Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!   Read it in the Sunday Papers … A Spanish civil servant didn’t show up at work for six years, and his absence was only noticed when he was nominated for a dedicated service award. Joaquin Garcia, 69, was tasked with overseeing the…

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The Damned: "Smash it Up"

The Damned: “Smash it Up”

Tune du Jour: “Smash it Up” – The Damned THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Balzac vs. Die Toten Hosen vs. The Offspring Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     “If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.”   Emma Goldman       The Original The Damned:   THE CLASH of Cover Tunes   Balzac vs. Die Toten Hosen vs. The…

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Yes: "Close to the Edge"

Yes: “Close to the Edge”

Tune du Jour: “Close to the Edge” – Yes THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Karmic Juggernaut vs. Portland School of Rock vs. Close to the Yes Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     Read it in the Sunday Papers … A college art teacher in Colombia won the right to legally change her name to the entire alphabet. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWEYZ said she changed her name “so people wouldn’t know it’s…

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Dino Valenti: "Let's Get Together"

Dino Valenti: “Let’s Get Together”

Tune du Jour: “Let’s Get Together” – Dino Valenti THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Indigo Girls vs. The Staple Singers vs. The Wonder Stuff Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed! S S “How come when Kanye acts like an idiot he gets a gold record, but when I act like an idiot, I get a police record?”   Lindsay Lohan S S   The Original Dino Valenti:…

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The Doors: "Light My Fire"

The Doors: “Light My Fire”

Tune du Jour: “Light My Fire” – The Doors THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Beastie Boys & Cibo Matto vs. Dread Zeppelin vs. Al Green Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     “People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.”   Bob Dylan     The Original The Doors:   THE CLASH of Cover Tunes  …

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The Rolling Stones: "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"

The Rolling Stones: “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking”

Tune du Jour: “Cant’s You Hear Me Knocking” – The Rolling Stones THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Bernard Fowler & Chuck D vs. Great Caesar’s Ghost vs. Bobby Keys I Shouted Out,“Who Ate The Broccoli?”,When After All,It Was You And Me…   Read it in the Sunday Papers … A Philadelphia woman was stunned when a 5-pound catfish fell from the sky and smacked her square in the face. Lisa Lobree was walking…

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Traditional: "The Foggy Dew"

Traditional: “The Foggy Dew”

Tune du Jour: “The Foggy Dew” – Traditional THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Chieftains & Sinead O’Connor vs. Screaming Orphans vs. The Wakes   Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny …Cover Me Impressed! There are a few old traditional English and Irish ballads that go by the name of Foggy Dew or The Foggy Dew. This particular one, undoubtedly the greatest of them (so sayeth R.J. Dubbengoth III in his landmark…

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The Clash: "Guns of Brixton"

The Clash: “Guns of Brixton”

Tune du Jour: “Guns of Brixton” – The Clash THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Chicha Libre vs. Jimmy Cliff with Tim Armstrong vs. Dado Villa Lobos Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     “The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably.”   Julian Barnes     The Original The Clash:   THE CLASH of…

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U2: "Pride"

U2: “Pride”

Tune du Jour: “Pride” – U2 THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Mike Masse with Jeff Hall & Phil Wormdahl vs. Nouvelle Vague vs. The Persuasions Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!   Read it in the Sunday Papers … Elvira Montes is a champion. Last week, the 81-year-old grandmother competed with her family in Austin’s FloTrack “Beer Mile” World Championships, in which runners have to chug a…

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The Beatles: "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

The Beatles: “I Want to Hold Your Hand”

Tune du Jour: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: The Band of the Irish Guards vs. Manny Manuel vs. The Smithereens Broccoli Fields Forever …     “Most rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read.”   Frank Zappa     The Original The Beatles:  …

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Love: "A House is Not a Motel"

Love: “A House is Not a Motel”

Tune du Jour: “A House is Not a Motel” – Love THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Crystalline vs. The Hellacopters vs. Robert Plant Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!   Read it in the Sunday Papers: India’s government has hired 40 monkey impersonators in a desperate bid to scare off the real monkeys that are terrorizing the country’s parliament. Hundreds of macaques roam freely around…

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The Beach Boys: "God Only Knows"

The Beach Boys: “God Only Knows”

Tune du Jour: “God Only Knows” – The Beach Boys THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. vs. Diesel Park West vs. The Mockers Everybody’s Dressin’ Funny … Cover Me Impressed!     “My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches.”   John F. Kennedy       The Original The Beach Boys:   THE CLASH of Cover…