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Jul 30 '06 by atombender
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What song should my band cover?

As most of you had no clue about, my band is currently wrapping up recording and production of our first album.

For our cd release party, we wanted to play a couple of cover songs. The only problem is, all of the songs we want to cover have already been covered by other bands. We're looking for a good 80's or 90's song that everbody knows that no bands have already covered and that would sound good in a ska/synth punk sound.

Any suggestions?

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juliejeremiah on Jul 30 '06 at 7:43pm

The Cantina song from Star Wars.

fb on Jul 30 '06 at 7:43pm

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

i don't care who's covered it, just do it

Bowser on Jul 30 '06 at 7:43pm

why dont you just play your own songs, cover songs are SOOOOOOOOOOOO annoying

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 7:43pm

oh FUCK YES, rob

MysteriousPete on Jul 30 '06 at 7:45pm

Mach 5 by the Presidents of The USA, if you guys really have to do a cover song.

It would totally rock.

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 7:46pm

.38 Special - "Caught Up in You"

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 7:47pm

Wait, I might want to change my answer to a PUSA song.

adam antium on Jul 30 '06 at 7:48pm

99 luftballoons

lsmc88 on Jul 30 '06 at 7:48pm

umm, maybe "Good" by Better than Ezra, lol I really dont know what's been covered

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 7:48pm

Goldfinger covered that one.

juliejeremiah on Jul 30 '06 at 7:49pm

Space Aged Love Song by Flock of Seagulls. Though most people don't know it all that well.

Or, No Rain by Blind Melon.

hi-fi gods on Jul 30 '06 at 7:51pm

Promises Promises by Naked Eyes

or Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes

the second one would sound amazing in ska form.

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 7:52pm

I think The Hippos did that already.

hi-fi gods on Jul 30 '06 at 7:53pm

damn.

Talking Heads then.

i'm not sure how good they'd sound in ska form, though.

numbb on Jul 30 '06 at 7:53pm

just don't do a cover song, they really are annoying. sing your own songs.

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 7:53pm

Flowers Are Red by Harry Chapin. But if you fuck it up I'll kill you. That song deserves justice.

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 7:53pm

Oh wait, ska? Nevermind. No Harry Chapin for you.

fb on Jul 30 '06 at 7:53pm

Yeah, The Hippos did Always Something There to Remind Me.

do The Clash - Train in Vain

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 7:54pm

Magic Man by Heart

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 7:54pm

Train in Vain has been done a lot

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 7:54pm

and very poorly at that

hi-fi gods on Jul 30 '06 at 7:54pm

or maybe coever some other ska songs.

Aquabats!

BrewHaHa on Jul 30 '06 at 7:56pm

This Must Be the Place by The Talking Heads

ForeverDcember on Jul 30 '06 at 7:56pm

I agree with the suggestion for Dire Straights-Sultans of Swing

my suggestion would be something by Everclear,

I love covers, it's nice to hear someone put their own swing on things...

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 7:57pm

The Monroes - "What Do All the People Know"

lsmc88 on Jul 30 '06 at 7:59pm

maybe something by No Doubt or STP

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 7:59pm

If you can cover Tom Waits that would be awesome

juliejeremiah on Jul 30 '06 at 8:01pm

Interstate Love Song by STP. Great tune.

juliejeremiah on Jul 30 '06 at 8:02pm

Walking on the Moon - The Police.

iPear on Jul 30 '06 at 8:02pm

oh julie, you're so smart.

iPear on Jul 30 '06 at 8:07pm

"dark side of the moon" - Pink Floyd

tracerbullet on Jul 30 '06 at 8:08pm

Listen to the song Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall. It would work well as a ska song.

lsmc88 on Jul 30 '06 at 8:08pm

I love Interstate Love Song! Do it!

lsmc88 on Jul 30 '06 at 8:09pm

Or "Push" by Matchbox 20. I dunno, I'm just naming songs now, lol

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 8:09pm

The Presidents of the USA - "Naked and Famous"

xiv on Jul 30 '06 at 8:11pm

all along the watchtower

xiv on Jul 30 '06 at 8:19pm

"Jumper" - Third Eye Blind

lsmc88 on Jul 30 '06 at 8:23pm

yeah, jumper's cool too

Aristarchus on Jul 30 '06 at 8:26pm

"Too Drunk To Fuck" - The Dead Kennedys

byebyeblackbird on Jul 30 '06 at 8:28pm

Jumper would be good. Also Pusher Man by Curtis Mayfeild.

lsmc88 on Jul 30 '06 at 8:40pm

or "Crash Into Me" by Dave Matthews Band

lsmc88 on Jul 30 '06 at 8:41pm

"All Over You" by Live

Anyways, tell me when you decide

BrewHaHa on Jul 30 '06 at 8:49pm

Life on MArs - David Bowie

catdogpigduck on Jul 30 '06 at 8:49pm

"Slowride" Foghat

chisafer on Jul 30 '06 at 8:53pm

Cartoon Heroes - Aqua

realslimnatey on Jul 30 '06 at 9:04pm

anything by loverboy

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 9:06pm

hahaha

I'm going to see Loverboy (with Scandal, Eddie Money, and Rick Springfield) next week!

Darkie on Jul 30 '06 at 9:07pm

Everybody's working for the weekend

Everybody wants a little romance

Everybody's goin' off the deep end

Everybody needs a second chance, oh

You want a piece of my heart

You better start from start

You wanna be in the show

Come on baby lets go!

MadTheologian on Jul 30 '06 at 9:07pm

May I suggest "Wild in the Streets" by the Circle Jerks? :D

Also:

"Takin' Retards to the Zoo" by the Dead Milkman

"Magic Johnson" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

"That'll Do Nicely" by Bad Manners

lookpolish on Jul 30 '06 at 9:08pm

If you're going to cover a ska song, do "Hurt Me" by Undercover SKA.

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