Yes that's right, people! A whole month of covers!
Some nice and silky smooth, others torn and washed-out. Some fluffy and smelling nice, others with pee on them. Or worse.
Covers are a mixed blessing that, to be honest, don't always bring anything new to the table, so I'll try to keep this interesting and pick the covers you perhaps wouldn't think of. Or hopefully haven't even heard of.
We'll start this one nice and easy with two Seattle bands doing the same song - garage rock godfathers The Sonics and their Boss Hoss, released as a single in 1965 with The Hustle as the b-side.
In the hands of noisemongers The Melvins (who loves annoying people, usually starting with their own fans) the song turns into a raging punk song a full minute shorter than the original.
Their version was included on a split single with stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt. The b-side has Oswalt ripping a girl in the audience a new asshole for talking during his act. Utterly brilliant.
Did I mention the a-side also includes a backwards version of Boss Hoss? "Annoying" doesn't even begin to describe it.
(mp3) The Sonics - Boss Hoss (1965)
(mp3) The Melvins - Boss Hoss
(mp3) The Melvins - Ssoh Ssob (2006)
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