10. Can't Touch This - MC Hammer: This one was ridiculous even for the early 90s. Big parachute pants, dance moves no normal person would perform, and even spandex make this one memorable for all the wrong reasons.
9. Big Me - Foo Fighters: I could see how some people could judge this one either way. The Mentos parody is funny the first time, but not for a whole music video. Laughed the first time and just changed the channel the rest of the times. Plus, I don't think this image really presented the Foo Fighters at all.
8. I Disappear - Metallica: This song is probably more notable for the sparks it ignited begining the feud over Napster and illegal music downloads. But the video is full of self ego with a bunch of old rockers trying to look cool doing movie style action sequences. The whole section where Lars is running through a room with glass exploding all around him kills the video. He looks like he is about ready to cry and is deathly afraid of getting hurt. It didn't really scream action hero to me.
7. Lets Get Physical - Olivia Newton-John: First, they play dumb on the obvious connotations of the song by having it look like a workout video. Next, they take a sexy song with Olivia looking pretty good and stick her with a bunch of out of shape sweaty men. That is a major miscalculation for anyone involved. It was all over the top and very unappealing.
6. Garden of Eden - Guns N Roses: They filmed the band in a warehouse through a fish eye lens and had the words scrolling across the bottom with the bouncing ball. Yeah that's it. I had a VHS of all the Guns N Roses videos and I even used to enjoy most of them. But this one was always skipped because it made me want to stab my eyes out and made me think how November Rain should be made into a movie.
5. MMM Bop - Hanson: Maybe the worst thing was that you couldn't watch music videos and not have this one come up every 20 minutes during its hay day. The footage of the kids playing in their house and even roller blading through a parking lot could be tolerable. But the stupid sequences of the 3 brothers trying to act out scenes in front of a green screen, it screamed corny. It showed they didn't know what the hell do to with them.
4. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers: I wouldn't care if it was about the Chili Peppers, this is a video game I would not play. Yes, maybe I am ignoring the deeper meaning of the song, but it was a cheap attempt to try to appeal to the younger gamer generation. It all seemed too blatant of an attempt to be cool during their comeback. What makes it worse is that they didn't need to be, they already were cool.
3. Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones: Maybe their age caught up to them on this one. It looks like they basically phoned it in. I could have made this video just walking around for 20 minutes. The atmosphere of New York is nice, but we should all expect a little more out of the biggest rock band in the world.
2. Ray of Light - Madonna: This one was an assault on the senses. The super speed clips of people going through life don't really mean too much. An old Madonna dancing in front of the camera trying too hard to look young and fresh is by far the worst. Moving at speeds out of sequence with the music never really makes sense to me, it looks fake.
1. Black or White - Michael Jackson: With all great success lurks the biggest possibility for epic failure. I remember being an impressionable youth sucked into watching this video premiere after the Simpsons on Fox. Everything about the video is ridiculous & the ending still is absurd and painful. Whatever good meaning he was trying to put into the song (and I will agree there is a good message there) was lost by his insane vision. When your reasoning for smashing cars, grabbing your crotch & dancing like a freak is that it was your interpretive dance against racism, you probably are not going to connect with most of America. Just as Thriller was the signal of Michael reaching the top, Black or White was the sign he was turning into the freak show he is today.
Almost Bad Enough:
Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
You Might Think - The Cars
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
10 Worst Music Videos
10. Free as a Bird - The Beatles
I may take some flack for this one and maybe I should watch it again. But the fact that I remember so little about this video when they are my favorite band releasing a big deal video, 20 years after their break up, says a lot. Should I remember more. I remember some kind of goofy face shots and the start kind of. But after that nothing. I mean this is the biggest band of all-time. It should have been more.
9. Rigth Now - Van Halen
I think the problem with this video is that it is really trying to say something. And that’s fine. But if you want to make a serious point, don’t then sell the song to Pepsi. Now all this song and video stand for is the failed “Clear Pepsi” brand. Not good planning by a band notorious for poor decisions.
8. Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
I bet this may be the biggest regret of McCartney’s illustrous career. The song is OK at best. The video is corny as hell and Michael Jackson behaves like some 12 year hanging out with his grandfather the whole time. Although Jackson then turned around and burned McCartney by buying all of the Beatles catalogue when they came up for sale. How is it someone shoots John Lennon and Michael Jackson walks around and no one has even grazed him.
7. Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go-GO
Yeah this is two guys wearing short-shorts and nobody once stopped to wonder if they might be gay. Real big shock when George Michael gets arrested trying to troll for sex in a bathroom. Seriously though, this video sucks.
6. REM - Losing My Religion
I love this song. I hate this video. It's stretching to mean something. It's really wants to be important. It's ends up being campy. I know there's probably a lot that I don't get, but that's not good because I am probably more intelligent than the target audience for most music videos.
5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Free Fallin’
This video takes the song lyrics entirely too literally. Okay lets put some chick on a skateboard on a ramp and show her floating in and out of the air. Oh and here’s burned out Tom Petty pretending that his song somehow relates to the skate or die culture. Pass that doobie and maybe a better idea will come around.
4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
This is the video that introduced the world to Courtney Cox and told the that even she can’t teach the Boss how not to dance like a retard on crack. This video gets cred for finding a future TV “star” but watch the rest of it. I mean she overacts. He over dances. And my stomach over turns.
3. Guns ‘n Roses - November Rain
Maybe I am dumb because I used to love this video but as I got to thinking more about this video it really has no point. You can tell me all about this being part two of a video triology with “Don’t Cry” and “Estranged” being the bookends, but this thing is just a string of cliches. Although, I still love the scene of Slash walking out of church into the desert and jamming his solo.
2. R. Kelly - Trapped in the Closet
All I can say about this video is that why couldn’t they have trapped him in a cell away from a recording machine rather than a closet. I saw this and then I saw that the “music video” channels were really trying to sell this as good. Ugh. The worst kind of video. One that the industry is selling me. I just hope there were no underage girls in that closet or they’ll get whizzed on.
1. Michael Jackson - Black and White
As much as Thriller established Jackson as the King of Pop, this video pushed him beyond the realm reason and right into the world weird. This was supposed to be some kind of uniting tune and song, but the major stars in it are Jackson (trying real hard to white), McCauley Culkin (casper the ghost white and like 10 years old) and Norm from Cheers (who’s neither funny nor relevant without a beer resting in his palm). Plus there’s the bizarred last few minutes of Jackson trashing a car, which I guess is the symbolization of racism. Damn General Motors.
I may take some flack for this one and maybe I should watch it again. But the fact that I remember so little about this video when they are my favorite band releasing a big deal video, 20 years after their break up, says a lot. Should I remember more. I remember some kind of goofy face shots and the start kind of. But after that nothing. I mean this is the biggest band of all-time. It should have been more.
9. Rigth Now - Van Halen
I think the problem with this video is that it is really trying to say something. And that’s fine. But if you want to make a serious point, don’t then sell the song to Pepsi. Now all this song and video stand for is the failed “Clear Pepsi” brand. Not good planning by a band notorious for poor decisions.
8. Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
I bet this may be the biggest regret of McCartney’s illustrous career. The song is OK at best. The video is corny as hell and Michael Jackson behaves like some 12 year hanging out with his grandfather the whole time. Although Jackson then turned around and burned McCartney by buying all of the Beatles catalogue when they came up for sale. How is it someone shoots John Lennon and Michael Jackson walks around and no one has even grazed him.
7. Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go-GO
Yeah this is two guys wearing short-shorts and nobody once stopped to wonder if they might be gay. Real big shock when George Michael gets arrested trying to troll for sex in a bathroom. Seriously though, this video sucks.
6. REM - Losing My Religion
I love this song. I hate this video. It's stretching to mean something. It's really wants to be important. It's ends up being campy. I know there's probably a lot that I don't get, but that's not good because I am probably more intelligent than the target audience for most music videos.
5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Free Fallin’
This video takes the song lyrics entirely too literally. Okay lets put some chick on a skateboard on a ramp and show her floating in and out of the air. Oh and here’s burned out Tom Petty pretending that his song somehow relates to the skate or die culture. Pass that doobie and maybe a better idea will come around.
4. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
This is the video that introduced the world to Courtney Cox and told the that even she can’t teach the Boss how not to dance like a retard on crack. This video gets cred for finding a future TV “star” but watch the rest of it. I mean she overacts. He over dances. And my stomach over turns.
3. Guns ‘n Roses - November Rain
Maybe I am dumb because I used to love this video but as I got to thinking more about this video it really has no point. You can tell me all about this being part two of a video triology with “Don’t Cry” and “Estranged” being the bookends, but this thing is just a string of cliches. Although, I still love the scene of Slash walking out of church into the desert and jamming his solo.
2. R. Kelly - Trapped in the Closet
All I can say about this video is that why couldn’t they have trapped him in a cell away from a recording machine rather than a closet. I saw this and then I saw that the “music video” channels were really trying to sell this as good. Ugh. The worst kind of video. One that the industry is selling me. I just hope there were no underage girls in that closet or they’ll get whizzed on.
1. Michael Jackson - Black and White
As much as Thriller established Jackson as the King of Pop, this video pushed him beyond the realm reason and right into the world weird. This was supposed to be some kind of uniting tune and song, but the major stars in it are Jackson (trying real hard to white), McCauley Culkin (casper the ghost white and like 10 years old) and Norm from Cheers (who’s neither funny nor relevant without a beer resting in his palm). Plus there’s the bizarred last few minutes of Jackson trashing a car, which I guess is the symbolization of racism. Damn General Motors.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
10 Best Music Videos
10. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Without the illusion of the video, this song would have been lost among the strata of techno-dance songs that pollute the world. I am not a fan of the music, but the video with Jamiroquai dancing with the room and furniture moving draws the eye to the screen. It’s sort of one of those videos that make you sit there and wonder how they did that.
9. Korn - Freak on the Leash
The magic bullet and the animation forced rock fans to take notice of Korn. It’s one of the first videos to mix reality and animation. It has the standard band shot performing in a room that appears to have been shot up in a gun battle. Everytime you watch this video you see something different and new.
8. Weezer - Buddy Holly
This video could have easily sucked. Anytime you try to mix contemporary music with iconic television there is a risk it will come off lame. This, however, was intentionally cheesy as the boys played on the set of Happy Days. How can you go wrong with someone as cool as the Fonz.
7. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
This video is like watching the TRON and realizing at one point that people actually thought that the computer world would turn out that way. It has the cool animation with workers singing the song. The occassional cuts to Knopfler playing guitar with bright colors highlighting that is a quant way to add the band to the video.
6. Eminem - My Name Is
Establishing cred and persona in rap music is more important than it ever was with rock. Eminem broke onto the scene with this video. It created his tough persona and his ability to be comical at even his own expense. It thrust him to top of the music industry for about a five year stretch.
5. Herbie Hancock - Rockit
The mechanical theme is perfect for the progressive interests of the artist. This was made when videos were made to push envelope on what art was and how music could be interpreted by video. It also has an infectious tune and a lot of little cool things going on.
4. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
I think I once heard this video described as the “Pep Assembly” from hell. This was the song of a generation and the video hit that feeling out of the park. Placing it in a high gym with stripper cheerleaders and angy youth was paramount to the grunge movement. There’s also the weird janitor dancing throughout that seems like it should mean something.
3. Metallica - One
The first time I saw this video was in history class. I think that shows it’s importance and it’s relevance in time. The use of the movie “Johnny Got His Gun” haunt the music and the lyrics creating a full experience not reach by many other videos.
2. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
The Beastie Boys were sold on this concept and they played the parts of detectives to the max. This is like a short movie vignette with action and comedy all wrapped in an entertaining stew. More importantly, they used the perfect song to fit the concept.
1. Michael Jackson - Thriller
I hate giving this creep any credit but he single handly put music videos on the map with this one. It was a pop song with video that gave a lot to look at. It had a small plot combined with dancing and drama. It’s a serious attempt at art without making the content too serious.
Honorable mention
Foo Fighters - Big Me
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Peter Gabriel - Sledge Hammer
Blink 182 - What’s My Age Again?
Nickleback - Rockstar
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Without the illusion of the video, this song would have been lost among the strata of techno-dance songs that pollute the world. I am not a fan of the music, but the video with Jamiroquai dancing with the room and furniture moving draws the eye to the screen. It’s sort of one of those videos that make you sit there and wonder how they did that.
9. Korn - Freak on the Leash
The magic bullet and the animation forced rock fans to take notice of Korn. It’s one of the first videos to mix reality and animation. It has the standard band shot performing in a room that appears to have been shot up in a gun battle. Everytime you watch this video you see something different and new.
8. Weezer - Buddy Holly
This video could have easily sucked. Anytime you try to mix contemporary music with iconic television there is a risk it will come off lame. This, however, was intentionally cheesy as the boys played on the set of Happy Days. How can you go wrong with someone as cool as the Fonz.
7. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
This video is like watching the TRON and realizing at one point that people actually thought that the computer world would turn out that way. It has the cool animation with workers singing the song. The occassional cuts to Knopfler playing guitar with bright colors highlighting that is a quant way to add the band to the video.
6. Eminem - My Name Is
Establishing cred and persona in rap music is more important than it ever was with rock. Eminem broke onto the scene with this video. It created his tough persona and his ability to be comical at even his own expense. It thrust him to top of the music industry for about a five year stretch.
5. Herbie Hancock - Rockit
The mechanical theme is perfect for the progressive interests of the artist. This was made when videos were made to push envelope on what art was and how music could be interpreted by video. It also has an infectious tune and a lot of little cool things going on.
4. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
I think I once heard this video described as the “Pep Assembly” from hell. This was the song of a generation and the video hit that feeling out of the park. Placing it in a high gym with stripper cheerleaders and angy youth was paramount to the grunge movement. There’s also the weird janitor dancing throughout that seems like it should mean something.
3. Metallica - One
The first time I saw this video was in history class. I think that shows it’s importance and it’s relevance in time. The use of the movie “Johnny Got His Gun” haunt the music and the lyrics creating a full experience not reach by many other videos.
2. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
The Beastie Boys were sold on this concept and they played the parts of detectives to the max. This is like a short movie vignette with action and comedy all wrapped in an entertaining stew. More importantly, they used the perfect song to fit the concept.
1. Michael Jackson - Thriller
I hate giving this creep any credit but he single handly put music videos on the map with this one. It was a pop song with video that gave a lot to look at. It had a small plot combined with dancing and drama. It’s a serious attempt at art without making the content too serious.
Honorable mention
Foo Fighters - Big Me
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Peter Gabriel - Sledge Hammer
Blink 182 - What’s My Age Again?
Nickleback - Rockstar
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Monday, July 28, 2008
Snakester's 10 BEST Music Videos
edit: Song titles are now links to videos on YouTube
10. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake: This video pretty much became the staple of hard rock. Sexy woman dancing provocatively. 20 years later people still talk about it, that is staying power.
9. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes: I am a sucker for Lego's. This was a cool video and must have took some time to continuously build the models and shoot them so they were in time with the song. He was probably glad the song was only 2 1/2 minutes long.
8. Take On Me - A-Ha: It was cutting edge for the time and still looks cool today unlike some other 80's videos. It took an otherwise sappy song and gave it a little extra staying power.
7. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand: I was mesmerized the first moment I saw this video. They took some Monty Python type cutout animation and made a bunch of random images fit the beat of the song, add to the lyrics and just be visually engaging. I still could watch this over & over and find little pieces in there I didn't notice before.
6. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles: The Beatles were early pioneers in the ideas of music videos. Once they quit touring, the realized they could just make short videos to send to the states with their new singles to help promote them. It seems to have turned out to be a good idea. This one is visually stunning still today and really captured their image & the mood of the song very well.
5. Hurt - Johnny Cash: Probably more painful than the lyrics is watching the old man sing them. The direction is amazing. The scene with Johnny hanging his head at the table with June looking down on him from the stairs. Almost too much perspective. Add in some old footage of John walking around his old house and performing in his prime, and you ended up with a masterpiece.
4. No Rain - Blind Melon: The bee girl became a sensation and probably fell into the childhood star syndrome too. Good message in the video that was lacking during the early 90s.
3. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan: Simple and to the point, that was how Dylan delivered a lot of his messages. This one is important because I see its influences or just flat out being copied still today. Anytime you see a video with someone pulling cards out to highlight the lyrics comes back to this one.
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana: This video put an image together with the sound of the grunge movement. The chaos happening in the gym was something the youth of the country could relate too. It wasn't too over the top and yet pushed it just enough to stand out and make the point.
1. Thriller - Micheal Jackson: I have come to terms a little bit with Micheal's legacy even after all he has done to screw it up (see upcoming worst list). This is the end all, be all of music videos. Actually you could probably classify it as a short musical. Everyone in the world knows the Thriller dance. This is what music videos were supposed to be: hot dance moves, an engaging story, good visuals and most of all representative of the song. Despite all else, nothing can take back this video and really the whole Thriller album which I am no longer ashamed to admit is an amazing piece of work. Heck, Billy Jean almost made it onto this list as well. But I didn't want to go crazy.
Honorable Mention:
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
One - Metallica
Whip It - Devo
Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
10. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake: This video pretty much became the staple of hard rock. Sexy woman dancing provocatively. 20 years later people still talk about it, that is staying power.
9. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes: I am a sucker for Lego's. This was a cool video and must have took some time to continuously build the models and shoot them so they were in time with the song. He was probably glad the song was only 2 1/2 minutes long.
8. Take On Me - A-Ha: It was cutting edge for the time and still looks cool today unlike some other 80's videos. It took an otherwise sappy song and gave it a little extra staying power.
7. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand: I was mesmerized the first moment I saw this video. They took some Monty Python type cutout animation and made a bunch of random images fit the beat of the song, add to the lyrics and just be visually engaging. I still could watch this over & over and find little pieces in there I didn't notice before.
6. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles: The Beatles were early pioneers in the ideas of music videos. Once they quit touring, the realized they could just make short videos to send to the states with their new singles to help promote them. It seems to have turned out to be a good idea. This one is visually stunning still today and really captured their image & the mood of the song very well.
5. Hurt - Johnny Cash: Probably more painful than the lyrics is watching the old man sing them. The direction is amazing. The scene with Johnny hanging his head at the table with June looking down on him from the stairs. Almost too much perspective. Add in some old footage of John walking around his old house and performing in his prime, and you ended up with a masterpiece.
4. No Rain - Blind Melon: The bee girl became a sensation and probably fell into the childhood star syndrome too. Good message in the video that was lacking during the early 90s.
3. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan: Simple and to the point, that was how Dylan delivered a lot of his messages. This one is important because I see its influences or just flat out being copied still today. Anytime you see a video with someone pulling cards out to highlight the lyrics comes back to this one.
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana: This video put an image together with the sound of the grunge movement. The chaos happening in the gym was something the youth of the country could relate too. It wasn't too over the top and yet pushed it just enough to stand out and make the point.
1. Thriller - Micheal Jackson: I have come to terms a little bit with Micheal's legacy even after all he has done to screw it up (see upcoming worst list). This is the end all, be all of music videos. Actually you could probably classify it as a short musical. Everyone in the world knows the Thriller dance. This is what music videos were supposed to be: hot dance moves, an engaging story, good visuals and most of all representative of the song. Despite all else, nothing can take back this video and really the whole Thriller album which I am no longer ashamed to admit is an amazing piece of work. Heck, Billy Jean almost made it onto this list as well. But I didn't want to go crazy.
Honorable Mention:
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
One - Metallica
Whip It - Devo
Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
535 miles from where ever you are
We’ve all met the guy. He’s the one that cringes whenever the radio station turns over from the AM to the FM. He’s the one that’ll tell you - “It’s all noise to me. Loud noise.”
I started driving yesterday with Stone Temple Pilots playing Lady Picture Show on my MP3 player. I don’t think that guy would even need to hear STP. You’d say the name and he’d know it was noise.
Anyways I crossed well over 500 miles today from Northern Illinois to Southwestern Missouri. Over the blacktop, with song after song keeping me company. I passed the green exit signs, blue rest area signs and the increasingly large number of Adult Video Billboards. I saw every Pizza Hut and Applebees, Chilis (ate at one) and McDonalds. There was a Wal-Mart there. Here was a Lowes. Across the street a Blockbuster and then a Best Buy.
By the end of the trip, I was on a track from Bob Marley. Music-lovers realize that generally Mr. Marley fits under the same rock or popular music category as STP. But other than that, and both groups association with recreational drug use, the comparasion ends there. The bands where separated in time by 20-plus years in terms of their popularity.
Marley burst onto the scene in the 70s as the voice of Reggae. STP was probably at best a second-tier grunge band and at worst a pretty good rock band. They’re both off different evolutionary branches of Rock’n’Roll that originated in the 1950s.
Yet that old man with the hearing aid and the flannel shirt would say the same thing. It’s all noise. Maybe slightly different noise. But noise all the same.
But I think I understand him now. Not about music but the landscape of this country. It’s all noise masked by bright lights and the smell of steak on the grill. Where once every city had it’s local restaurants and full service gas and each road it’s unique mystique, now there’s a cookie-cutter suburb.
I was on historic Route 66 today for a time, but I couldn’t tell what the big deal was. I may have been on Route 67 or 91 or 25. The truth is that this is a tree where all the branches are nearly exactly the same.
In less than 50 years, we’ve made 535 miles to the southwest pretty much the same as where we started.
I started driving yesterday with Stone Temple Pilots playing Lady Picture Show on my MP3 player. I don’t think that guy would even need to hear STP. You’d say the name and he’d know it was noise.
Anyways I crossed well over 500 miles today from Northern Illinois to Southwestern Missouri. Over the blacktop, with song after song keeping me company. I passed the green exit signs, blue rest area signs and the increasingly large number of Adult Video Billboards. I saw every Pizza Hut and Applebees, Chilis (ate at one) and McDonalds. There was a Wal-Mart there. Here was a Lowes. Across the street a Blockbuster and then a Best Buy.
By the end of the trip, I was on a track from Bob Marley. Music-lovers realize that generally Mr. Marley fits under the same rock or popular music category as STP. But other than that, and both groups association with recreational drug use, the comparasion ends there. The bands where separated in time by 20-plus years in terms of their popularity.
Marley burst onto the scene in the 70s as the voice of Reggae. STP was probably at best a second-tier grunge band and at worst a pretty good rock band. They’re both off different evolutionary branches of Rock’n’Roll that originated in the 1950s.
Yet that old man with the hearing aid and the flannel shirt would say the same thing. It’s all noise. Maybe slightly different noise. But noise all the same.
But I think I understand him now. Not about music but the landscape of this country. It’s all noise masked by bright lights and the smell of steak on the grill. Where once every city had it’s local restaurants and full service gas and each road it’s unique mystique, now there’s a cookie-cutter suburb.
I was on historic Route 66 today for a time, but I couldn’t tell what the big deal was. I may have been on Route 67 or 91 or 25. The truth is that this is a tree where all the branches are nearly exactly the same.
In less than 50 years, we’ve made 535 miles to the southwest pretty much the same as where we started.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Big Red's 10 BEST Covers
1. Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Who wrote this song? Who sang it first? Who cares? The Beatles took this simple diddy, sped it up and made it into loud Rock n' Roll that made parents roll their eyes. Even more is they pumped everything into it and tore John Lennon's vocal chords to shreds every time they performed it. That's dedication to the craft.
2. All Along the Watch Tower - Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan never dreamt his song would sound like this. Now there may be other covers he could say the same for, but probably not for good reasons. Hendrix amped it up, grooved it up and made it his own. My guess is if Dylan had it to do over again he may never have performed it and just gave it to Jimi to be his.
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
Who wrote this song? Who sang it first? Who cares? The Beatles took this simple diddy, sped it up and made it into loud Rock n' Roll that made parents roll their eyes. Even more is they pumped everything into it and tore John Lennon's vocal chords to shreds every time they performed it. That's dedication to the craft.
2. All Along the Watch Tower - Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan never dreamt his song would sound like this. Now there may be other covers he could say the same for, but probably not for good reasons. Hendrix amped it up, grooved it up and made it his own. My guess is if Dylan had it to do over again he may never have performed it and just gave it to Jimi to be his.
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash had a way of ruining a song for anyone else to sing. Timeless classics like Desperado and In My Life were also twisted and formed anew by Cash on his American IV album, but none hit home more than NINs Hurt. His signature voice weathered by time and use mixed by the forlorn ache of life passed by and pain caused by drug use all combined in lyrics that seem his own, seem original.
4. Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
I think this song works so well for Metallica is because it touches so closely to what made them a great band. This song doesn't mean anything. It's not serious. It's fun and it rocks. Listen to old Metallica and that is what catches your ear. There later stuff not so good, but they weren't true to themselves.
5. Stand By Me - John Lennon
John Lennon often pleaded to his audience to understand what he was going through. Early Beatles albums like Help show a guy disillusioned by fame and isolated from happiness. He got through that. He did this song in the 70s to tell his audience not go away. There was more good to come. He did it very simply with an acoustic guitar and his voice.
6. Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera
I am not a big fan of Pantera or the original version of this song. Yet I love it when the two mixed on the soundtrack for Detroit Rock City. It's heavy. It's still reeks with innuendo. But it also kicks ass in a new way that the song didn't when the Nuge' sang it first.
7. With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
I think this may be the one Beatles song that people don't realize is a Beatles song because they've heard the cover so much. Cocker's kind of a goofy singer that's all over the place vocally. But he nailed this with his voice and the arrangement around it. Didn't hurt that it was the theme song on a hit T.V. show.
8. Walk This Way - Run DMC (with Aerosmith)
This a musical coup. Rap, hip-hop paying huge homage to rock 'n roll right at the time when rap was turning the corner on becoming the driving force in pop culture. I am not sure Aerosmith meant to pass the torch by helping Run DMC with this, but that's what they did.
9. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses
Am I the only one surprised that both Axel Rose and Slash are both still alive? How many bands with that kind of success can say that? They did this song great live. It encapsulated the live hard and fast and leave a good looking corpse attitude of the 80s hair bands.
10. Faith - Limp Bizkit
Wasn't this how we all found out about the guy that wore the red baseball cap backwards. It had a good hook and it was harder than the original. I have to hand it to Duerst, he made a Wham song seem tough and cool. That's was pretty good for any year after 1989.
Honorable Mention
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins
Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam - Nirvana
Turn the Page - Metallica
Only God Knows - Kid Rock
Boys of Summer - The Ataris
Working Class Hero - Green Day
Castles Made of Sand - Aerosmith
Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
Heroes - The Wallflowers
4. Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
I think this song works so well for Metallica is because it touches so closely to what made them a great band. This song doesn't mean anything. It's not serious. It's fun and it rocks. Listen to old Metallica and that is what catches your ear. There later stuff not so good, but they weren't true to themselves.
5. Stand By Me - John Lennon
John Lennon often pleaded to his audience to understand what he was going through. Early Beatles albums like Help show a guy disillusioned by fame and isolated from happiness. He got through that. He did this song in the 70s to tell his audience not go away. There was more good to come. He did it very simply with an acoustic guitar and his voice.
6. Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera
I am not a big fan of Pantera or the original version of this song. Yet I love it when the two mixed on the soundtrack for Detroit Rock City. It's heavy. It's still reeks with innuendo. But it also kicks ass in a new way that the song didn't when the Nuge' sang it first.
7. With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
I think this may be the one Beatles song that people don't realize is a Beatles song because they've heard the cover so much. Cocker's kind of a goofy singer that's all over the place vocally. But he nailed this with his voice and the arrangement around it. Didn't hurt that it was the theme song on a hit T.V. show.
8. Walk This Way - Run DMC (with Aerosmith)
This a musical coup. Rap, hip-hop paying huge homage to rock 'n roll right at the time when rap was turning the corner on becoming the driving force in pop culture. I am not sure Aerosmith meant to pass the torch by helping Run DMC with this, but that's what they did.
9. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses
Am I the only one surprised that both Axel Rose and Slash are both still alive? How many bands with that kind of success can say that? They did this song great live. It encapsulated the live hard and fast and leave a good looking corpse attitude of the 80s hair bands.
10. Faith - Limp Bizkit
Wasn't this how we all found out about the guy that wore the red baseball cap backwards. It had a good hook and it was harder than the original. I have to hand it to Duerst, he made a Wham song seem tough and cool. That's was pretty good for any year after 1989.
Honorable Mention
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins
Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam - Nirvana
Turn the Page - Metallica
Only God Knows - Kid Rock
Boys of Summer - The Ataris
Working Class Hero - Green Day
Castles Made of Sand - Aerosmith
Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
Heroes - The Wallflowers
Snakester's 10 BEST covers
10. Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica (The Dubliners): Good adaptation of an old Irish drinking song, always a solid premise for a metal band. Plus I just really liked the song, it came across in a good time in my life.
9. Jolene - The White Stripes (Dolly Parton): The lyrics may be a little odd with a man begging a woman to stay away from his man, or maybe not? Still the minimalism of the White Stripes works well on this song and the passion Jack puts into the vocals makes you believe that he really means it.
8. Proud Mary - Tina & Ike Turner (CCR): I like the original, this has nothing to do with it being 'better'. This launched a career, she put a good style into the song and Ike's deep "Rolling, Rolling" backing makes for a good balance.
7. In My Life - Johnny Cash (The Beatles): Alright, this should probably be 'Hurt' but I am stubborn and wanna shed light on something different. I have heard many of versions of this song (most suck), but none ever seemed as good a fit as this. The lyrics give a ton of perspective on life and make much more sense coming from a legend in the twilight of his life. You can just see him sitting there singing to June "But of all these friends & lovers, there is no one compares with you." Hurt makes me cry for just the shear sadness and truth of his version. 'In My Life' makes me cry because of the love he puts into the lyrics and the sense of saying goodbye to all of us.
6. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppeln (Joan Baez): This was the essence of Led Zeppelin, taking folk and old R&B songs and giving them this rare power. It just worked all around on this one, Robert's vocal, Jon pounding those drums and Jimmy's unique guitar playing.
This whole style of the song really personifies what Led Zeppelin came to be, a real mix of folk, rock & blues.
5. Twist & Shout - The Beatles (Top Notes): This is a prime example, make something your own and so good that it becomes yours and no one remembers who did the original (I had to Google it myself). The fact that John was losing his voice just added to raw sound and the dancing party atmosphere they created. This helped create the hysteria that was Beatlemania.
4. Crossroads - Cream (Robert Johnson): The label said Cream but it was all Clapton. Bringing his blues hero to the masses. Classic Slow Hand improvising on solid blues framing. Still remains probably his best work.
3. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (The Beatles): Joe made a career out of covering songs and this was his crown jewel. Joe took the lyrics and made it a classic that kind of became an anthem for a generation as well as a TV show. I still don't really know what it is, just that somehow he made it have a deeper meaning.
2. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (Big Mama Thornton): Controversial at the time for the way he danced and covering this 'black' song. Elvis put his showmanship into the cover and made it his own. It helped launch his career and build his legend. You could say he introduced the masses to this style of music.
1. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan): Plenty of artists have covered Bob with good success. With that fact in mind, I think it speaks volumes when Dylan says that your cover is his favorite of all of them. This was the beginning of Jimi and his legend. He somehow puts more heart and emotion into the song then Dylan's version. Then unloads with his unprecedented guitar playing. Truly the greatest.
9. Jolene - The White Stripes (Dolly Parton): The lyrics may be a little odd with a man begging a woman to stay away from his man, or maybe not? Still the minimalism of the White Stripes works well on this song and the passion Jack puts into the vocals makes you believe that he really means it.
8. Proud Mary - Tina & Ike Turner (CCR): I like the original, this has nothing to do with it being 'better'. This launched a career, she put a good style into the song and Ike's deep "Rolling, Rolling" backing makes for a good balance.
7. In My Life - Johnny Cash (The Beatles): Alright, this should probably be 'Hurt' but I am stubborn and wanna shed light on something different. I have heard many of versions of this song (most suck), but none ever seemed as good a fit as this. The lyrics give a ton of perspective on life and make much more sense coming from a legend in the twilight of his life. You can just see him sitting there singing to June "But of all these friends & lovers, there is no one compares with you." Hurt makes me cry for just the shear sadness and truth of his version. 'In My Life' makes me cry because of the love he puts into the lyrics and the sense of saying goodbye to all of us.
6. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppeln (Joan Baez): This was the essence of Led Zeppelin, taking folk and old R&B songs and giving them this rare power. It just worked all around on this one, Robert's vocal, Jon pounding those drums and Jimmy's unique guitar playing.
This whole style of the song really personifies what Led Zeppelin came to be, a real mix of folk, rock & blues.
5. Twist & Shout - The Beatles (Top Notes): This is a prime example, make something your own and so good that it becomes yours and no one remembers who did the original (I had to Google it myself). The fact that John was losing his voice just added to raw sound and the dancing party atmosphere they created. This helped create the hysteria that was Beatlemania.
4. Crossroads - Cream (Robert Johnson): The label said Cream but it was all Clapton. Bringing his blues hero to the masses. Classic Slow Hand improvising on solid blues framing. Still remains probably his best work.
3. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (The Beatles): Joe made a career out of covering songs and this was his crown jewel. Joe took the lyrics and made it a classic that kind of became an anthem for a generation as well as a TV show. I still don't really know what it is, just that somehow he made it have a deeper meaning.
2. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (Big Mama Thornton): Controversial at the time for the way he danced and covering this 'black' song. Elvis put his showmanship into the cover and made it his own. It helped launch his career and build his legend. You could say he introduced the masses to this style of music.
1. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan): Plenty of artists have covered Bob with good success. With that fact in mind, I think it speaks volumes when Dylan says that your cover is his favorite of all of them. This was the beginning of Jimi and his legend. He somehow puts more heart and emotion into the song then Dylan's version. Then unloads with his unprecedented guitar playing. Truly the greatest.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Big Red's 10 WORST Cover Songs
1. American Pie - Madonna
I’ll accept Madonna as a cultural Icon. It wouldn’t make sense to deny. But this song is one also and she pissed all over it. Not to mention she made a video seemingly shot to stroke her own ego and put it on the same level as this song. She should of left this one alone.
2. Sweet Child O’Mine - Sheryl Crow
Okay, Sheryl Crow can sing a lot better than Axel Rose. But this song doesn’t require a good singer. It requires a good rocker. Which Crow isn’t far off. Unfortunately she tried to harmonize on this one and turn it into a bubble-gum pop song. It didn’t work.
3. Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit
As much as Fred Durst’s cover of Faith put his band on the map, the cover of this Who song ushered him right out of the limelight. He didn’t know what to do with a song this complex. But I’ll give this to him, I’d sing Barney’s theme song to have Halle Barre crawl all over me in a video.
4. Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows (with Michele Branch)
Okay, this cover was essentially the musical version of taking paradise and putting up a parking lot. This reeked of selling out. It was a couple managers looking to capitalize on two acts that had somewhat different followings. Only problem was that Counting Crow’s lead man Adam Duritz didn’t know what to do with a song that essentially has two or three lines over and over and Michele Branch did absolutely nothing but some La-La’s in the background.
5. I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany
Okay, this sparked a movement to have acts start performing in malls. Tommy James is vastly overlooked song writer and his name has been tarnished by goons like Tiffany butchering his songs.
6. Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
I like this soft and turned down to mute. I’ve never seen the fascination with Tina Turner. Actually Ike’s bass voice is kind of good in this one, but the rest leaves me with nothing to be desired. I’ve mellowed my opinion on this one some, there was a time this would have been No. 1 with a bullet.
7. Mony, Mony - Billy Idol
I am not sure Billy Idol is quite the goon that Tiffany is, but he essentially did nothing to change or improve this Tommy James hit. It also was a weird choice considering his persona and the steady number of hits he was writing and performing in the 80s.
8. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
There was a time I may have put this up top on the best list, but did any one stop to think why Clapton was doing a Reggae song. He doesn’t add anything to this with his guitar, which makes it even more pointless. Maybe he should have shot the Sheriff, then they would have put him in jail.
9. American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
I’ve often wondered where Lenny Kravitz would have landed if he were born in 50s and came of age in the 70s. But in the 90s, he seemed like the guy trying real hard to be cool. I don’t think it worked in this song, which he did only to make money. I also don’t think he did anything to further the song.
10. Dancing in the Streets - David Bowie and Mick Jagger
There’s not much good to say about this one. It does nothing but further the homosexual innuendo between Rock gods Bowie and Jagger. It’s also just an overdone and overplayed song. The Van Halen version is slightly better, but still sort of a bizarre choice of song for them.
Dis-Honorable Mention
Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
Califorinia Girls - David Lee Roth
Fly Like an Eagle - Seal
Feel Like Making Love - Kid Rock
I’ll accept Madonna as a cultural Icon. It wouldn’t make sense to deny. But this song is one also and she pissed all over it. Not to mention she made a video seemingly shot to stroke her own ego and put it on the same level as this song. She should of left this one alone.
2. Sweet Child O’Mine - Sheryl Crow
Okay, Sheryl Crow can sing a lot better than Axel Rose. But this song doesn’t require a good singer. It requires a good rocker. Which Crow isn’t far off. Unfortunately she tried to harmonize on this one and turn it into a bubble-gum pop song. It didn’t work.
3. Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit
As much as Fred Durst’s cover of Faith put his band on the map, the cover of this Who song ushered him right out of the limelight. He didn’t know what to do with a song this complex. But I’ll give this to him, I’d sing Barney’s theme song to have Halle Barre crawl all over me in a video.
4. Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows (with Michele Branch)
Okay, this cover was essentially the musical version of taking paradise and putting up a parking lot. This reeked of selling out. It was a couple managers looking to capitalize on two acts that had somewhat different followings. Only problem was that Counting Crow’s lead man Adam Duritz didn’t know what to do with a song that essentially has two or three lines over and over and Michele Branch did absolutely nothing but some La-La’s in the background.
5. I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany
Okay, this sparked a movement to have acts start performing in malls. Tommy James is vastly overlooked song writer and his name has been tarnished by goons like Tiffany butchering his songs.
6. Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
I like this soft and turned down to mute. I’ve never seen the fascination with Tina Turner. Actually Ike’s bass voice is kind of good in this one, but the rest leaves me with nothing to be desired. I’ve mellowed my opinion on this one some, there was a time this would have been No. 1 with a bullet.
7. Mony, Mony - Billy Idol
I am not sure Billy Idol is quite the goon that Tiffany is, but he essentially did nothing to change or improve this Tommy James hit. It also was a weird choice considering his persona and the steady number of hits he was writing and performing in the 80s.
8. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
There was a time I may have put this up top on the best list, but did any one stop to think why Clapton was doing a Reggae song. He doesn’t add anything to this with his guitar, which makes it even more pointless. Maybe he should have shot the Sheriff, then they would have put him in jail.
9. American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
I’ve often wondered where Lenny Kravitz would have landed if he were born in 50s and came of age in the 70s. But in the 90s, he seemed like the guy trying real hard to be cool. I don’t think it worked in this song, which he did only to make money. I also don’t think he did anything to further the song.
10. Dancing in the Streets - David Bowie and Mick Jagger
There’s not much good to say about this one. It does nothing but further the homosexual innuendo between Rock gods Bowie and Jagger. It’s also just an overdone and overplayed song. The Van Halen version is slightly better, but still sort of a bizarre choice of song for them.
Dis-Honorable Mention
Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
Califorinia Girls - David Lee Roth
Fly Like an Eagle - Seal
Feel Like Making Love - Kid Rock
Snakester's 10 WORST Cover Songs Of All Time
Song Title - Cover Artist (Original)
10. Louie Louie - Robert Plant (The Kingsmen): Most people probably haven't heard this and their lives are better for it. Even being 1/4 of the greatest rock band ever can't save you from embarrassing yourself 20 years lately covering a very stylized song for a movie. Words cannot describe.
9. Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Johnny Cash (Simon & Garfunkel): OK, I kind of feel bad about this one but you know with all the good songs comes a few bad ones. My only explanation is that Johnny thought the lyrics were the reason to do this song, but really listening to it the words sound more like someone should be singing them to him at that stage in his life. Plus he just cannot pull off the vocals. Thus is usually makes me cringe and skip to the next song.
8. American Woman - Lenny Kravitz (The Guess Who): Lenny doesn't do bad with the song, but for me it fails because he left out my favorite part of this classic. The true version of the song needs to have the soft acoustic intro that explodes into the rage of keeping American women away!
7. Come Together - Aerosmith (The Beatles): Crap I am already developing a theme that I hate cover songs for movies. Oh well they still deserve it. I just never quite got this one and why everyone thought it was so great. I mean they put it on their Greatest Hits for crying out loud. Very creepy looking performance of the song in the Sgt Pepper movie too.
6. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - The Who (Elton John): This actually inspired me to suggest making this list. The Who can usually make anything sound cool but this song missed the mark. Later on in their career without Keith Moon and way too much synth. That is a recipe for BAD.
5. Jumping Jack Flash - Peter Frampton (The Rolling Stones): Second disk of Frampton Comes Alive right in the middle is this steaming pile of 7 minute torture. Peter can play guitar pretty well but the riff is off and he is definitely not Mick. He was just trying to hard to be them it seemed. Do as I do, just skip ahead to Do You Feel Like We Do and wonder where the next 17 minutes of your life will go.
4. Sweet Child O' Mine - Cheryl Crow (Guns N Roses): Sure the lyrics are nice and there is a good message there. But last time I checked this song was a big hit cause Slash is a monster on guitar, the electric guitar!
3. Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit (The Who): Damn it, still another cover for a movie. First off Limp Bizkit isn't that good of a band. Second, they didn't do the best part of the song for me which is the transition to the rock ending and the rage the explodes through the song. Third, Limp Bizkit just isn't good.
2. Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen (Martha & The Vandellas): You hear Van Halen is coming out with an album of all covers. You think alright I really likes what they did with You Really Got Me, I'll give it a shot. Then out comes the synth crap and this just plain odd sounding song. They play it on the radio all the freaking time. What is wrong with these people? This is just bad, and it isn't Van Halen.
1. American Pie - Madonna (Don McLean): I don't care if you are like the crown jewel of the pop industry and want to push the envelope at every turn, you cannot touch this song. It has a deeper meaning than any of us, we sing it together in our cars and in the bars. I cried the day Madonna made the music die. What?! this was for a movie too!?
10. Louie Louie - Robert Plant (The Kingsmen): Most people probably haven't heard this and their lives are better for it. Even being 1/4 of the greatest rock band ever can't save you from embarrassing yourself 20 years lately covering a very stylized song for a movie. Words cannot describe.
9. Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Johnny Cash (Simon & Garfunkel): OK, I kind of feel bad about this one but you know with all the good songs comes a few bad ones. My only explanation is that Johnny thought the lyrics were the reason to do this song, but really listening to it the words sound more like someone should be singing them to him at that stage in his life. Plus he just cannot pull off the vocals. Thus is usually makes me cringe and skip to the next song.
8. American Woman - Lenny Kravitz (The Guess Who): Lenny doesn't do bad with the song, but for me it fails because he left out my favorite part of this classic. The true version of the song needs to have the soft acoustic intro that explodes into the rage of keeping American women away!
7. Come Together - Aerosmith (The Beatles): Crap I am already developing a theme that I hate cover songs for movies. Oh well they still deserve it. I just never quite got this one and why everyone thought it was so great. I mean they put it on their Greatest Hits for crying out loud. Very creepy looking performance of the song in the Sgt Pepper movie too.
6. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - The Who (Elton John): This actually inspired me to suggest making this list. The Who can usually make anything sound cool but this song missed the mark. Later on in their career without Keith Moon and way too much synth. That is a recipe for BAD.
5. Jumping Jack Flash - Peter Frampton (The Rolling Stones): Second disk of Frampton Comes Alive right in the middle is this steaming pile of 7 minute torture. Peter can play guitar pretty well but the riff is off and he is definitely not Mick. He was just trying to hard to be them it seemed. Do as I do, just skip ahead to Do You Feel Like We Do and wonder where the next 17 minutes of your life will go.
4. Sweet Child O' Mine - Cheryl Crow (Guns N Roses): Sure the lyrics are nice and there is a good message there. But last time I checked this song was a big hit cause Slash is a monster on guitar, the electric guitar!
3. Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit (The Who): Damn it, still another cover for a movie. First off Limp Bizkit isn't that good of a band. Second, they didn't do the best part of the song for me which is the transition to the rock ending and the rage the explodes through the song. Third, Limp Bizkit just isn't good.
2. Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen (Martha & The Vandellas): You hear Van Halen is coming out with an album of all covers. You think alright I really likes what they did with You Really Got Me, I'll give it a shot. Then out comes the synth crap and this just plain odd sounding song. They play it on the radio all the freaking time. What is wrong with these people? This is just bad, and it isn't Van Halen.
1. American Pie - Madonna (Don McLean): I don't care if you are like the crown jewel of the pop industry and want to push the envelope at every turn, you cannot touch this song. It has a deeper meaning than any of us, we sing it together in our cars and in the bars. I cried the day Madonna made the music die. What?! this was for a movie too!?
Monday, July 21, 2008
Welcome!
This is the beginning of something big! Or just a stupid blog we are using to keep our lists where we can view them anytime with an outside chance that a random person might post a comment vindicating one of us or more likely telling us we are idiots. Well Big Red anyway.
Anyway, I am the Snakester and with my partner Big Red, we hope to give ourselves hours of enjoyment making Top 10 lists of music, sports, movies, and whatever else we think we know enough about to make a list. We grew up together and used this as a form to always give ourselves something to think about during our mundane summer jobs.
Now we work full time and yet still need this to keep our minds sharp doing sometimes mundane jobs. Anyway, our first list will be up soon in 2 parts, 10 Best & Worst cover songs of all time.
Anyway, I am the Snakester and with my partner Big Red, we hope to give ourselves hours of enjoyment making Top 10 lists of music, sports, movies, and whatever else we think we know enough about to make a list. We grew up together and used this as a form to always give ourselves something to think about during our mundane summer jobs.
Now we work full time and yet still need this to keep our minds sharp doing sometimes mundane jobs. Anyway, our first list will be up soon in 2 parts, 10 Best & Worst cover songs of all time.
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