No claims that these “cover” versions are superior to the original versions…just 10 picks that I enjoy…enjoy a lot.
The Beautiful Ones – Dump/Prince & The Revolution
Sadly no you tube clips available…but here is the almost equally great Pop Life.
Young Man Blues – The Who/Mose Allison
Faca Amolada – Royal Trux/Milton Nascimento
The Orchids – Califone/Psychic TV
12XU – Minor Threat/Wire
You Still Believe in Me – M. Ward/Beach Boys
I Will Follow Him – Les RallizesDenudes (Night Of The Assassins)/Little Peggy March
I Am The Walrus – Boris w/Merzbow/The Beatles
Where Were You – Boredoms (Super Roots 7)/Mekons
Live With Me – Ghost/Rolling Stones
Ziggy Stardust – Bauhaus/David Bowie, I’m Waiting For The Man – Bauhaus/The Velvet Underground
5 Great Tribute Albums
Weird Nightmare: Meditations On Mingus
A Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute
Yoko Ono (Georgia Stone), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Haiku FM)
I Am The Resurection: A Tribute To John Fahey
Cul De Sac (The Portland Cement Factory At Monolith, CA), Pelt (Sunflower River Blues)
Virus 100: Dead Kennedys Songs
Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy (California Uber Alles), NoMeansNo (Foreward To Death)
Chamber Music: James Joyce (1907) 1-36 Performed By Various Artists
Flying Saucer Attack (XXIV)
Music Corner w/ Archive 