Friday, August 24, 2007

CURE COVERS CAVALCADE!!

The Cure are a kind of alternative Grateful Dead, inspiring worshipful devotion in their fans, and bewilderment in the rest of the population. Though I admit to being in the second camp, the ones largely unmoved by Robert Smith's tummy-ache vocals, I enjoy a kooky Kure kover, and coincidentaly there have been several coming my way lately:

Rockabye Baby: "Close To You" - From "Lullabye Renditions of The Cure"

The Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra: Robots Can't Cry - "Boys Don't Cry" for the cybernetic age

The Supersonicos: "Killing An Arab" - Surf guitar RAWK, even throws in some "Miserlou." This band is from Uruguay (!), and "The Supersonicos" is how "The Jetsons" is translated into Spanish.

I suppose The Fall could also be considered an alternative Grateful Dead, but I haven't heard any kooky Fall kovers.

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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:52 PM, August 24, 2007

    dinosaur jr. did a cover of 'just like heaven'


    and didn't sonic youth do an ep of the fall covers ???

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  2. Mr Fab12:44 AM, August 25, 2007

    "didn't sonic youth do an ep of the fall covers"

    Ah, but were they KOOKY?

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  3. Anonymous5:51 AM, August 25, 2007

    Thanks for posting these. That Robots Can't Cry is very Mr Hopkinson's Computer.
    Looking forward to playing these on a cast.

    Juxtaposeur

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  4. Anonymous7:06 AM, August 25, 2007

    black metalers "carpathian forest" do a great rendition of "a forest" by the cure.

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  5. Bob Driver12:04 PM, September 06, 2007

    Thanks for posting the Rockabye Baby Lullabies. Weird and Interesting.

    Bob D.

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