Cover Break!

Time for some more cover songs! These are a few that I have come across that I found interesting enough to listen to a few times. I hope you hear one that gets your attention...
WARNING!: Some mellower tunes contained herein...







Stiff Little Fingers- the Message (orig. Grandmaster Flash)



Rufus Wainwright-Harvest (orig. Neil Young)



Neil Finn-Billie Jean (orig. Michael Jackson)



Dar Williams-Starman (orig. David Bowie)



Chris Smither-Visions of Johanna (orig. Bob Dylan)



Nils Lofgren-Wonderful World (orig. Sam Cooke)



Cassettes Won't Listen-Change (orig. Blind Melon) Kind of trippy one?



KT Tunstall-I Want You Back (orig. Jackson 5)



Steve Earle-Way Down In a Hole (orig. Tom Waits)



Don Ho-Shock the Monkey (orig. Peter Gabriel)



Little Richard-Brown Sugar (orig. Rolling Stones)

The Continuing Recipe of Clampypants

So, I came across a copy of a mix that someone had made for me a few years back. It was a mix that was specifically geared toward what the person that made it thought of and about me and I thought it would be fun to post it here. I hope you enjoy it, it's a treasure of mine...









Grapes of Wrath-Peace of Mind



the Waterwalk-Turn Your Face Away



Blind Melon-Change



Sonic Youth-100%



Indigo Girls-Galileo



Cat Power-I Found A Reason



Meat Puppets-Out My Way



H2O-Memory Lane



Bill Fox-Bonded To You



4 Non Blondes-Drifting



Civ-Wait One Minute More



Flaming Lips-Plastic Jesus



Public Image Limited-FFF



Ani DiFranco-the Arrivals Gate



Max Q-Way of the World

Protest Songs Part II

Here's a continuation of the Protest Song post. It's really difficult for me to limit it to just a handful...











Red Rockers-Eve of Destruction



Bob Dylan-Masters of War



the Clash-Clampdown



Public Enemy-Fight the Power



Stiff Little Fingers-Harp



Kate Bush-Army Dreamers



The Tossers-Altercations



Wizo-R.A.F.



The The-Sweet Bird of Truth



Black 47-James Connolly



Billy Bragg-Help Save the Youth of America(Live)



the Waterboys-A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall(Live)



Drivin' N Cryin'-With The People

Songs of Protest Part I

Songs of protest have always been around. No matter how much the political and cultural landscape has changed, they always seem relevant. I admire the artists that create them and I admire the folks that adhere to them. I admire the cheeky ones as much as the serious ones because they still make a point as do the ones in different languages (these serve to inspire research). I like that people have the ability to put themselves on equal footing and it gives me hope that one day, my children will live in a better world than ours.




Steve Earle-Christmas In Washington



Consolidated-Friendly Fascism



Dropkick Murphys-Boys On The Docks



Billy Bragg-Which Side Are You On



Ian Brown-Illegal Attacks (ft Sinead O'Connor)



Joe Strummer-Redemption Song



Junip-Ghost of Tom Joad (Springsteen)



Power In A Union (Unknown)



Ani DiFranco-Hello Birmingham




The Men They Couldn't Hang-Ghosts of Cable Street



Tim Barry-This Land Is Your Land

The World Turned Upside Down

This cover post brings me into the next section-Songs of Protest.
This version, by Billy Bragg, is the quintessential version to me. It spoke to me early and it still has my ear. It lead me on a journey that I have yet to conclude...




Billy Bragg-the World Turned Inside Out

We was on the outside. We never done nothing, we never seen nothing.

I've always liked this song, but for some reason this is my favorite version. Sometimes, the cover settles with me more than the original.






Everything But the Girl-Kid (originally by the Pretenders)

The story of a Fastenerslacks.

This is just a bunch of songs that either I can relate to or have been told remind someone of me. I like 'em all pretty much, so that's cool.











the Waterboys-Fisherman's Blues



Royal Crescent Mob-Corporation Enema



Tim Barry-Avoiding Catatonic Surrender



the Replacements-Swinging Party



Billy Bragg-Milkman of Human Kindness



House of Freaks-White Folks Blood



Screaming Blue Messiahs-Big Brother Muscle



Violent Femmes-Mother of a Girl



Lemonheads-Fucked Up



Beth Hart-Get Your Shit Together



Soul Asylum-P-9



Against Me!-Don't Lose Touch



Danko Jones-Samuel Sin