Coverville: Coverville 122: Tuvan throat singing, and covers of The Smiths and Elton John...all in the same show?

August 21, 2005

Coverville 122: Tuvan throat singing, and covers of The Smiths and Elton John...all in the same show?

A jam-packed show. Need I say more? OK, then here's what's on the show:

Your Father and I

Title	Artist	Original Artist:
The Beautiful South	(Uncovered Gem of the Week)
Dream On	Fisher	Aerosmith
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word	Suzy Bogguss and Chet Atkins	Elton John
Love Will Tear Us Apart	Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha	Joy Division
Viva Las Vegas	Plastilina Mosh	Elvis Presley
Bigmouth Strikes Again	Placebo	The Smiths

41 minutes |

There's a "Mostly Trivial" Musically Challenged in this show! Make sure to check out Johnee Bee's podcast, Mostly Trivial! Posted by bibbott at August 21, 2005 9:47 PM

Comments

That is the craziest version of Viva Las Vegas I've ever heard. Thanks for playing it. I liked it a whole bunch.

Viva Las Vegas!
Tim

Posted by: Five Hundy at August 22, 2005 7:20 PM

Brian. I LOVED the first Beautiful South album when it came out (I was a big Housemartins fan). But I lost touch with them. I think I Might have heard their second album, but nothing ever jumped out at me. This song you played is hilarious! I think it's time I gave their other stuff a listen. Thanks!

Posted by: Paul at August 23, 2005 1:20 PM

Brian, that version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was the weirdest thing I've ever heard. Somebody actually requested it??

Posted by: Dan at August 23, 2005 2:22 PM

For more about Tuvan throat singing read Ralph Leighton's book "Tuva or Bust." It's a great read and all about his and Dick Feynman's trip to Tuva, a place that Feynman had always wanted to visit since he was a kid and collected his first triangular shaped stamp from Tuva.

Posted by: 3-Pin at August 24, 2005 5:14 AM

Hi Brain,

Just heard you mention Lene Lovich on show 122. What exavtly are you after? I run her website (see url).

Chris

Posted by: Chris Good at August 24, 2005 8:11 AM