Completely Conspicuous20 Elo 2024

Completely Conspicuous 643: Cover Me

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite cover songs.

Show notes:

What makes a good cover?
Be true to the song, but bring something of yourself to it
Jagger and Bowie's cover of "Dancing in the Streets" is godawful
In the '80s and '90s, used to get 45s or cassingles (or CD singles) to get B-sides
Phil's honorable mention covers: U2, Courtney Barnett, Nirvana, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Etta James, Beatles, Stones, Bjork, Aretha, Pearl Jam, CSNY, Cowboy Junkies
Nirvana's MTV Unplugged has several great covers
Zeppelin covered a lot of songs on their early albums, with or without giving credit
Jay's honorable mentions: The Clash, Hendrix, Pretenders, U2, Charles Bradley, Thin Lizzy, Bjork, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Living Colour, Soft Cell, Johnny Cash, PJ, Deep Purple, Urge Overkill, Violent Femmes, Anthrax, Breeders, Cheap Trick, Malkmus and Elastica, Iron Maiden, Queens of the Stone Age
Phil's #10: Stevie Ray Vaughan takes on a guitar god's classic
Jay's #10: Dinosaur Jr. makes a Cure song their own
Phil's #9: Zeppelin's first album features a cover that was previously done by Joan Baez
Judas Priest also covered a Baez song
Jay's #9: A signature Blondie song was actually a cover
Phil's #8: A timeless classic from the late '50s by the Flamingos
Jay's #8: Sinead O'Connor made the definitive version of a Prince song
Phil's #7: Faces with a powerful Temptations cover
To be continued

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