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You requested it – I’m playing it:
“Maidstone” – Squeeze (Uncovered Gem of the Week)
“One (live)” – Automatic Baby, featuring members of REM and U2 (originally U2)
“Personal Jesus” – Johnny Cash (originally Depeche Mode)
“Feeling Good” – Eels (originally Nina Simone)
“America” – Yes (originally Simon and Garfunkel)
“Heart of Glass” – Skye Sweetnam (originally Blondie)
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If that’s the version of “One” I’m familiar with, it’s truly appalling. Mike Mills needs to pick a key.
That personal jesus cover is hillarious! :))
Sorry Brian for inflicting your listeners to my love for cheesy girl pop-rock cover songs 🙂
Even if I sent them in anonymously I think you could spot which ones were mine.
Thanks for playing my request. Very cool!
If that’s the version of “One” that I’m familiar with, it’s from the 1992 MTV Inaugural Ball — hosted by Dennis Miller when he was still a loud-mouthed liberal and not the loud-mouthed Bush supporter he is today.
I had the whole show on a VHS tape and I think I recorded the audio onto a cassette tape, too. It’s been ages since I dove into my box of cassettes so I don’t know if it’s still there.
I don’t remember that version of “One” being so awful. However, that same show had 10,000 Maniacs — still with Natalie Merchant — performing “To Sir, With Love” with some help from Michael Stipe. Can you track that one down, Brian?
Doug – Brian played the 10K/Merchant/Stipe version of To Sir With Love on Coverville #12. If you can’t find it in the archives, then send me a note and I can cut you a copy off the podcast. ballenATttfwiDOTcom
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