Same in Any Language

Some quirky Ukrainian band covers Katy Perry's "Hot 'N' Cold", and I love on the accordion-driven track more than the original. They probably like kissing girls too.

I Nine - Same in Any Language [mp3]

Hey, Love Can Play With Your Emotions

Don't I know it. Off the kickass Buffetlibre Rewind 2 mixtape, here's Little Boots' "Love Kills" cover of Freddy Mercury's genius. Ironically, I've been loving on it.

Love Kills (Buffetlibre vs Sidechains remix) (Freddie Mercury cover) [mp3]

Long Time Coming

I meant to post about this one awhile ago, but Wes Craven's attempt at remaking HIS OWN film, the 1972 horror classic The Last House on the Left, didn't signal my urgency button. No doubt the scare master had his day (1984's Nightmare on Elm Street and the 1977 original The Hills Have Eyes), but recently fans seem to be fleeing from his movies based on an entirely new type of fear: mediocrity. Dracula 2000, Pulse, and even the wearing thin Scream trilogy - soon to be quadrilogy - have knocked the writer/director/producer down a peg or two on the credibility front. It's preciscely because Craven is so brilliant, and set the bar high with his early work that his fans deserve better. New ideas, or even creative expansion would vastly superceed the pumping of existing work for all the commercial success possible. Did I mention he's also remaking Nightmare on Elm Street next year?

The Delays - Long Time Coming [mp3]

I probably will never see his latest remake, and yet the trailer did intrigue me. Knowing the premise of the movie of course helps, but even newcomers will be unnerved by the haunting perfection of Taken By Tree's cover of Guns n' Roses "Sweet Child of Mine" used as background.



Taken By Trees' toned-down ode to parenting is paired so well with images of "normal, sane" parents going to extremes to avenge the actrocities inflicted on their child, how could any movie be better than these 2 minutes and thirty seconds?

Taken By Trees - Sweet Child O' Mine [mp3]

Peace, and Horrific Love,
LtK

Something Kinda Ooooh

Ooooh... That's the monosyllabic mush my vocabulary turns into when I hear myself a fun cover song. Bloc Party does just that with this live lounge version of UK's neo-Spice Girls' (Girls Aloud) hit song. White Lies is probably on here just so I can have another excuse to talk about 'em. And First Aid Kit drives it home with a phenomenal cover of one of last year's indie favorites. The vocals are melodic, but just offputting enough to echo the folksy, raw feel of the original. So quality it'll make you forget it's not one of their own.

Bloc Party - Call the Shots (Girls Aloud Cover) [mp3]
White Lies - Love Lockdown (Kanye West Cover) [mp3]
First Aid Kit - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Fleet Foxes Cover) [mp3]

So apparently when they had the auditions for Girls Aloud qualification number one was "Supermodel who must look good in black kitten heals."

Bonus: Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Ooooh [mp3]

LTK

Drug Dee-la

So Lily Allen's cover of Britney's "Womanizer" hit the airwaves today and the buzz is nonstop. Ladyhawke covered it on Radio One as well, but so far in my book the cover crown goes to Lily. After listening to "Everyone's At It" as well as four other leaked tracks off her much-anticipated sophmore release, I have a feeling It's Not Me, It's You won't disappoint. The lyrics on this one had me at hello. Okay, so maybe the highlighted portion...

Lily Allen - Everyone's At It [mf]

I don't know much,
But I know this for certain,
That is the sun,
Poking its head round the curtain.

Now please can we leave,
I'd like to go to bed now.
It's not just the sun,
That is hurting my head now.

I'm not trying to say,
That I'm smelling of roses,
But when will we tire,
Of putting shit up our noses.

I don't like staying up,
Staying up past the sunlight.
It's meant to be fun,
And this just doesn't feel right.

Why can't we all,
All just be honest,
Admit to ourselves,
That everyone's on it.

From grown politicians,
To young adolescents,
Prescribing themselves,
Anti-depressants.

How can we start to tackle the problem,
If you don't put your hands up,
And admit that you're on them.

The kids are in danger,
They're all getting habits,
Because from what I can see,
Everyone's at it.
Everyone's at it.
Everyone's at it.
Everyone's at it.

I get involved,
But I'm not advocating.
Got an opinion,
Yeah, you're well up for slating.

So you've got a prescription,
And that makes it legal.
I find the excuses,
Overwhelmingly feeble.

You go to the doctor,
You need pills to sleep in.
Well if you can convince him,
Then I guess that's not cheating.

So your daughter's depressed,
We'll get her straight on the prozac.
But little do you know,
She already takes crack.

Why can't we all,
All just be honest,
Admit to ourselves,
That everyone's on it.

From grown politicians,
To young adolescents,
Prescribing themselves,
Anti-depressants.

How can we start to tackle the problem,
If you don't put your hands up,
And admit that you're on them.

The kids are in danger,
They're all getting habits,
Because from what I can see,
Everyone's at it.
Everyone's at it.
Everyone's at it.
Everyone's at it.

Goldielocks - Drug-Dee-la [mf]

Bonus: Lily Allen - Womanizer (Britney Spears Cover) [mf]
Bonus: Ladyhawke - Womanizer (Britney Spears Cover) [mf]

P, L, and Daddy-O You Got the Swagga of a Champion,
LTK

Jump Under the Covers

OMG yes! Someone has finally been brave enough to cover Salt and Peppa's 1987 hit "Push it." I had only sampled The Rosebuds up until this point, dabbling in songs from Night of the Furies and Birds Make Good Neighbors, but now I can say I'm truly a fan. Whats not to love?

The Rosebuds - Push It (Salt-n-Peppa)


In addition to Hot Chips "Sexual Healing" (posted 2/2), other awesome covers this week include Franz Ferdinand's attempt at LCD's amazing hit "All My Friends," as well as gems from Xiu Xiu, My Morning Jacket, and Jesse Malin.

Franz Ferdinand - All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem)

Xiu Xiu - Under Pressure (Queen/David Bowie)

My Morning Jacket - Rocket Man (Elton John)

Jesse Malin - Questioningly (Ramones)

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova (Once) - Into the Mystic (Van Morrison)


Eric Hutchinson (Loves him!) covers Whitney Housten


Eric does a Medley - A little Temptations, R Kels, and BEP