bands that ought to be covered more?

poast 'em

The Monkees. Quite a few of those songs were great…

Originally posted by Bags:
The Monkees. Quite a few of those songs were great…

I was just thinking this when Daydream Believer was in a commercial this morning. Pleasent Valley Sunday, Shade of Grey, Not Your Stepping Stone were all solid.

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Pleasant Valley Sunday

The Wedding Present covered this

Originally posted by pdx pollard:

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Pleasant Valley Sunday

The Wedding Present covered this

Oh yeah? On record? I'll have to check that out.

I'm pretty sure I have a Minor Threat album with them covering that one.

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Not Your Stepping Stone were all solid. [/QB]

Yes, you probably do. Them and the Sex Pistols covered it. I've got a version of a young Rollins singing it as well.

Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
I'm pretty sure I have a Minor Threat album with them covering that one.

Stepping Stone was a staple for all the punk bands, Sex Pistols covered it even.

Pop Will Eat Itself
Happy Flowers
Low (speed all those songs up!)

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Oh yeah? On record? I'll have to check that out.

it is on Hit Parade 1

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
I was just thinking this when Daydream Believer was in a commercial this morning.

That's actually a cover song itself. The great John Stewart wrote that particular Monkees song.

Originally posted by vansmack:
That's actually a cover song itself. The great John Stewart wrote that particular Monkees song.

I'm sure there's a Daily Show joke in there somewhere…

Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
I'm sure there's a Daily Show joke in there somewhere…

Wrong John Stewart. He would be Jon Stewart….

Shrek and Donkey covered that one…."when I saw her face, now I'm a believer"

I'm not saying they 'should' be, but I thought the Smiths would've been covered much more than they are.

Originally posted by Sir HC:
Stepping Stone was a staple for all the punk bands, Sex Pistols covered it even.

I like Paul Revere and the Raiders version of "Stepping Stone" which pre-dated the Monkee's version.

Not sure I'd like people doing Smiths covers, although if Kirsty MacCall were alive she would do a nice job on them. Marti Jones could do a Smiths cover some serious justice.

Other artists which could be covered more often, The Pretenders, Big Star, Replacements, Green Day…

Great artists who should be covered more often:
REM
Sublime
Gram Parsons
John Fogerty
Soundgarden
David Bowie

I am always disappointed by Prince covers.
Great call on The Mats and Green Day.

Bowie would be very hard to cover as Bauhaus and Nirvana demonstrated.

Lulu did a good version of Man who sold the world though.

Then Lulu did a better job of that song than Rhett Miller did.

Jordis also covered that song on INXS:Rock Star.

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Bowie would be very hard to cover as Bauhaus and Nirvana demonstrated.

Lulu did a good version of Man who sold the world though.

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Bowie would be very hard to cover as Bauhaus and Nirvana demonstrated.

the get up kids did a pretty good cover of suffragette city

ummmm, nirvana's bowie cover was part of one of the best live performances in history. I would probably give up every concert that I have ever seen to be at that show.

dunno about get up kids. they were never my bag.