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Crazy Covers!

Cosmosonica - Crazy Covers Vol 1

Artist: Various Artists

Rating: 4 out of 5

Media: CD

Year: 2005

Label: Family

UPC for CD: 602498284551

This CD was playing in Sofie’s Bar in Leith on Saturday night. It’s a compilation of some of the most bizarre cover versions you’ve ever heard, mixed by Tom Middleton and is highly recommended.

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3 Responses to “Crazy Covers!”

1. chris Says:
   March 16th, 2006 at 8:47 pm

   Scratch competition. Best weird cover that’s better than the original. My opening gambit: ‘Helden’ by der scheitel. Knocks spots off Bowie’s Berlin tribute. While being awful.

2. Darren Brierton Says:
   March 17th, 2006 at 9:55 am

   Heh. Good idea, although my mind has instantly gone blank. I suspect covers that are both weird and better than the original are going to be thin on the ground. I’m a big fan of Alien Ant Farm’s metal version of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal, but maybe that isn’t weird enough. Of course, Easy Star Dub Star’s Dub Side of the Moon, a dub reggae version of Dark Side of the Moon (the whole album!) is incredible, and slightly weird, but I’m not sure it’s better than the original.

3. Kris Says:
   March 19th, 2006 at 4:42 pm

   No post on weird covers would be complete without an Eilert Lilarm mention, a favourite of John Peel. Definitely a winner in the ’sounds least like the original’ category. http://eilertpilarm.to/

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