It’s time once again for YouTube Tuesday. This week’s theme centers on bands and the songs that bind them. The first artist listed for each song is credited with orginally recording the song while the second artist gained recognition for their rendition of the song. Note that David Bowie actually wrote All the Young Dudes for Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople but didn’t record it first. Check them out and if you have any others you would like to share, please do. Enjoy!
- Ziggy Stardust – Bowie and Bauhuas
- All the Young Dudes – Mott the Hoople and Bowie
- Telegram Sam – T. Rex and Bauhaus
- Satisfaction – Rolling Stones and Devo
- Helter Skelter – Beatles and Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney and Wings and Guns-n-Roses
I think the Bauhaus cover of Ziggy Stardust is super good. Especially in light of the fact that they did it because they were getting crap that they were ripping off Bowie. So they did that one. Of course I dig Bauhaus. G n R….. not so much.
Always wanted to do a cover mixtape.
Rock and Roll Nigger – PattySmith/Marilyn Manson
Satisfaction – Rolling Stones/Devo
Hocus Pocus – Focus/Vandals (just learned about the Vandals version)
Head Like a Hole NIN/Devo
12XU Wire/Minor Threat…
the list goes on.
Communication Breakdown- Led Zeppelin / DOA
Wild Thing- Troggs / bazillion other bands/ kick ass version by X
Pills- Bo Diddley / New York Dolls
Substitute- The Who / The Sex Pistols
Puss n Boots- New York Dolls / Redd Kross
Sonic Reducer- The Dead Boys / Pearl Jam
Death or Glory- The Clash / Social Distortion
Best Covers Album (IMO)- “Teen Babes from Monsanto” by Redd Kross
On a personal note I’ve always hoped for a proper cover of The New York Dolls “Frankenstein”. Something like a 10 minute wall of sound featuring Greg Sage or Chris Newman.
“Hazy shade of winter”
Ha-ha
How about “Little Wing” Originally recorded by Hendrix but redone by Stevie Ray Vaughn
“Kick out the Jams” Done by the MC5 and the Presidents of the United States of America
“10,000 Light Years from Home” was done by the Stones and then redone by Seattle psychedelic band “Sky Cries Mary”
Another Stones tune was the “Free” song that Jesus Jones tried to bank their careers on.