Quirky covers

[sunvalleylaw]

I heard this on the radio today and loved it. I forgot it existed. They did not announce the artist but I guessed it was either Cracker, or these guys. After watching just a bit of the vid, I realized it could be no one else. But I digress,

I always kinda liked this song, as it reminds me of the birth of MTV back when it was fun, and when I was a college student having tons of fun. I like this cover even more in some ways. It looks pretty easy, and I am going to learn it just for fun and to nourish my punky/indy rock side. Check it out, and post your own quirky cover:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAiGd9nTGmM

BONUS TRACK:

extra quirky cover by the Presidents joined by Weird Al and his accordian. Bad sound quality, but too quirky to pass up!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Qh2H36DZ4&feature=related

 

[R_of_G]

Steve, if you're looking for punked up covers I highly recommend checking these guys out...



They can even make this incredibly cheesy song sound cool...



Enjoy.

:dude

 

[Retro Hound]

Glen Campbell with a cool guitar singing "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"


Nick Cave singing "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"

 

[tunghaichuan]

Here's a quirky cover of a quirky song:

quirky cover courtesy of Mr. Dave:




original by Warren Zevon:


In fact, David Lindley does lots of quirky covers:








And finally, one of my favorite quirky covers (and a nod to R_of_G):

 

[R_of_G]

Nice.

That's going in my ever-expanding playlist of versions of that song.

Speaking of which, start this video at the 1:50 mark and enjoy.

And finally, one of my favorite quirky covers (and a nod to R_of_G):

:applause

One of my favorite things Ribot has done and a huge influence on the way I approach my own solo arrangements of covers.

 

[Tig]

None more quirky than Sad Kermit's "Hurt"!


Then there are the covers that are better than the original...

The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson


Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Cool! Thanks guys! These are going to be fun to watch.

 

[marnold]

I win. One warning: **** after the 3:00 mark.

 

[guitarhack]

The original 18 minute version is one of my faves.

 

[Katastrophe]

Great cover, video is quirky.

 

[Spudman]

 

[Algonquin]

 

[Jx2]

I dedicate this one to "That Metal Show Host" Eddie Trunk



Hot darn I did it :thumbsup

 

[oldguy]

One for all you country fans.... (I think SVL should learn this one... either version.).:R



Neil Young's version........quirky? Yeah, I think so.

 

[omegadot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ciiCyxOJA

The Smells Like Teen Spirit cover by Patti Smith. It's interesting.

 

[R_of_G]

Dedicated to every loser who screams out "Freebird!" at every concert no matter the band...

 

[Tig]

Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High

 

[Tig]

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

I know this isn't a cover, but...
I love how they thumbed their noses at having to "perform" this for BBC's "Top of the Pops"!

 

[Eric]

 

[Katastrophe]

One man acapella doing a medley of different rock songs. It doesn't get much more quirky than this.

 

[Retro Hound]

I don't know, try this:




And here's a bunch more Bohemian Rhapsody. https://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2010/01/26/tunesday-bohemian-rhapsody-ridiculous2sublime-and-back-again/

 

[Katastrophe]

That was awesome, RH!

 

[Eric]

I figure many of you already know The Gourds, but here's the famous one:

 

[R_of_G]

I figure many of you already know The Gourds, but here's the famous one

I can't even count how many times I had to tell people that cover wasn't Phish and then argue with them when they insisted they were right despite the fact that I could show them the setlists of every single Phish show played after that song was written. It's amazing what one mislabeled MP3 can do.