> Can you create flash cards for me? Uh... I'm sorry I asked the
> original
> question.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
[Matt Benz] Jeff, what Jon is doing is "translating" the chords
of a song into numbers. The whole key of a song, say G becomes numbers:
G -1 A -2 B-3 C-4 D-5 E-6 F-7. So, your s
At 04:08 PM 3/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> >The first time I heard their version was on the televised portion of the
>> >Opry a few years ago; that flat 7 chord jumped right out at me.
>>
>> Uh... as a non-musician who doesn't even aspire to play three chord Lou
>> Reed songs, what the hell are you t
Bob wrote:
> Ive heard both Cake and Robbie introduce old covers by explicitly stating
> something along the lines of 'I think this is a really good song' Cake
> >>even went so far as to say 'we're not doing this ironically.'
If that's referring to their cover of "I Will Survive," I remember
Hey there,
>I never thought I'd be glad to hear "These Boots Are Made For Walking"
>again until I heard Candye Kane reinvent it on her CD. If any song
>screamed "cheese", this is it, and Kane turned it into a campy
>cover that I like better than the original.
>
It _does_ have the greatest bass
Hey there,
>> Slonedog says: Nirvana were pretentious 90s shits but I guess they
>were
>> better than Shania.
>
>Better how?
>
>Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
>
*sigh*
Later...
CK stupid and contageous
__
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Jennifer K. Heffron wrote:
> On the topic of covers, generally, I enjoy the occasional incongruous
> cover that an artist throws into the set, even the cheese. Especially
> when the artist can make the cover song sound uniquely "theirs." I guess
> I like the novelty of it.
Hey there,
Ex-Boston Bob, who never goes out in Chicago anymore
>>Ive heard both Cake and Robbie introduce old covers by explicitly
>stating
>>something along the lines of 'I think this is a really good song'
>Cake
>>even went so far as to say 'we're not doing this ironically.'
>
>But don't so
>Slonedog says: Or perhaps it's because the artists actually like the songs.
>I for one love "Dancing Queen", "Jet" and "I Will Survive". They're not
>"guilty pleasures", they're just fun songs.
I don't like to do the "But that's what I said in the firts place"
thing--but I did--before those,
At 04:40 PM 3/2/99 PST, John K. wrote:
>I never thought I'd be glad to hear "These Boots Are Made For Walking"
>again until I heard Candye Kane reinvent it on her CD.
My favorite version of this song is Loretta Lynn's. And she don't do it
campy, neither--I mean, she is all but out the door! --d
Dina asked why a person might scream out for a cheesy pop cover...
Well, speaking only for myself, I have to say that I enjoy "Jet." A lot.
So sue me .
On the topic of covers, generally, I enjoy the occasional incongruous
cover that an artist throws into the set, even the cheese. Especially
> >The first time I heard their version was on the televised portion of the
> >Opry a few years ago; that flat 7 chord jumped right out at me.
>
> Uh... as a non-musician who doesn't even aspire to play three chord Lou
> Reed songs, what the hell are you talking about?
Hah, am I glad you asked, b
Aw, Dave's back.
>Hi everyone. Did I miss anything good?
>Smooches,
>Dave
Actually, you didn't. Marah is still the future of alt-country.
marie
>...covers of godawful cheesy rock songs? Why do people respond to these
>more than they do to the, OK, I'm going to say it, "real" songs?
The obvious answer here is that people like to have fun (and
unfortunately sometimes people like to have fun much more than they
like
Jamie Swedberg wrote:
>
> I Robbie Fulks,
Me too!
Robbie is such a dude. My sister and I got an email out of the blue from some
guy saying "thanks for the plug, Robbie Fulks."
We thought (naturally) nah, that can't be the *real* Robbie Fulks, but we'll
write back anyway for a laugh. Of cour
At 12:54 PM 3/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>By the way, speaking of covers, the Del
>>McCoury Band did a great cover of Tom Petty's "Love Is A Long Road" on
>>Sessions at West 54th.
>
>The first time I heard their version was on the televised portion of the
>Opry a few years ago; that flat 7 chord jump
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Dave Purcell wrote:
> If Jake London is out here still, he should forward his very fine
> essay on covers to the list.
Speakin' of Jake and cool covers, he does a swell version of the Spinners'
"Games People Play."
> Hi everyone. Did I miss anything good?
Nah. We've all
Someone (sorry, missed the initial message) wrote:
> Why do people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called
> alt.country bands to do covers of godawful cheesy rock songs?
And Jeff Weiss responded:
> Secret confirmation that those godawful songs we all loved as kids
> aren't as goda
At 08:31 PM 3/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Jennifer, who is going to scream for "Jet" at the top of her lungs when
>>Mr. Fulks hits town next month...
>>
>
>OK, OK, finally I just have to ask "WHY?!!!" I just don't get it. Why do
>people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called alt.count
>By the way, speaking of covers, the Del
>McCoury Band did a great cover of Tom Petty's "Love Is A Long Road" on
>Sessions at West 54th.
The first time I heard their version was on the televised portion of the
Opry a few years ago; that flat 7 chord jumped right out at me. It's on
their last alb
<< I could care less about Cake, but Gloria Gaynor's original version is just
swell. Great song delivering a dead-serious message that no doubt
resonated with lotsa folks inside and outside of her intended audience. >>
I want to defend Cake here, who it seems some folks might wanna toss away
Excerpts from recent postcards:
> Why do people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called
alt.country bands to do covers of godawful cheesy rock songs? Why do people
respond to these
more than they do to the, OK, I'm going to say it, "real" songs?
>Two reasons I think.
1. If you do like
Barry says,
>And bonus 3:
>It is a passing peculiarity of the late 90s that it passes for ultrahip to
>celebrate the most addlebrained and plain dull pop pablum of years gone by,
>at the deliberate expense of what somebody's older brother with taste
>liked. So you scream for Karen Carpenter and
Barry Mazor wrote:
>
>
> >>
> > OK, OK, finally I just have to ask "WHY?!!!" I just don't get it. Why do
> > people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called alt.country bands
> > to do covers of godawful cheesy rock songs? Why do people respond to these
> > more than they do to the,
altogether, now. . .
lr
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Jamie Swedberg wrote:
> Yeah, I'll testify. Here's my deal, Dina--usually I don't like it much when
> a band covers a cheesy song. I'm thinking of that awful disco thing that
> Cake covered a couple years back, for instance..."I Will Survive", was it?
I could care less abou
At 11:16 PM -0600 on 3/1/99, Christopher M Knaus wrote:
>Ive heard both Cake and Robbie introduce old covers by explicitly stating
>something along the lines of 'I think this is a really good song' Cake
>even went so far as to say 'we're not doing this ironically.'
But don't some of these peopl
>OK, OK, finally I just have to ask "WHY?!!!" I just don't get it. Why do
>people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called alt.country bands
>to do covers of godawful cheesy rock songs? Why do people respond to these
>more than they do to the, OK, I'm going to say it, "real" songs?
>
Hey there,
Dina 'Gundy' Gunderson
>
>OK, OK, finally I just have to ask "WHY?!!!" I just don't get it. Why
do
>people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called alt.country
bands
>to do covers of godawful cheesy rock songs? Why do people respond to
these
>more than they do to the, OK,
Have I ever mentioned that I like the Stones better?
lr
Jaime sez:
> Robbie made "Jet" sound like the best damn
> song ever written when he played it. (And that takes some doing. ) I
> think it was his sheer enthusiasm.
Or sheer perversity.
Tom Moran
The Deliberate Strangers' Old Home Place
http://members.tripod.com/~Deliberate_Strangers/index.html
In a message dated 3/1/99 10:10:38 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< That's Jet all right, Linda--but it was by Wings. >>
I knew that.
lr, sleep deprived from the Tweedy show. he covered some Uncle Tupelo. I
don't think the Woody Guthrie stuff counts as covers.
Carl Z. says:
>I dunno, but Fulks plays the hell out of that song, so I think he really
>likes it. Jamie S. will testify to how well he did it in Pittsburgh
>last fall.
Yeah, I'll testify. Here's my deal, Dina--usually I don't like it much when
a band covers a cheesy song. I'm thinking of that
In a message dated 3/2/99 3:45:36 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< Wait. . .I've never heard Robbie do this particular cover. Are you
referring
to that cheesy rock song Suffragette by the Beatles?
>>
Linda!
I know that this isn't a Beatles discussion group, but I'm shocked
>Wait. . .I've never heard Robbie do this particular cover. Are you referring
>to that cheesy rock song Suffragette by the Beatles?
>curious, Linda
>
That's Jet all right, Linda--but it was by Wings.
>>
> OK, OK, finally I just have to ask "WHY?!!!" I just don't get it. Why do
> people lov
Wait. . .I've never heard Robbie do this particular cover. Are you referring
to that cheesy rock song Suffragette by the Beatles?
curious,
Linda
In a message dated 3/1/99 9:04:26 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< >Jennifer, who is going to scream for "Jet" at the top of h
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 1-Mar-99 Re: Robbie Fulks and
covers by Dina Gunderson@mindsprin
> OK, OK, finally I just have to ask "WHY?!!!" I just don't get it. Why do
> people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called alt.country bands
> to do c
>Jennifer, who is going to scream for "Jet" at the top of her lungs when
>Mr. Fulks hits town next month...
>
OK, OK, finally I just have to ask "WHY?!!!" I just don't get it. Why do
people love for country or alt.country bands or so-called alt.country bands
to do covers of godawful cheesy roc
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