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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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 Posted - 05/13/2006 : 10:21:14
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{I don't know a thread with this topic has already been created but...}
Frank has done a fair amount of cover songs over the years.
But what song would you love to hear covered by Frank?
I've got it stuck in my head that he'd do an excellent version of "Cars" by Gary Numan
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Edited by - s_wrenn on 05/14/2006 11:14:14 |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2006 : 11:36:14
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i think Frank and should cover some Devo
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2006 : 12:13:27
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| That's a great idea! On his new collaboration with EDF covering Planet Earth or Uncontrollable Urge or ANY Devo. Sweet idea. |
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soundofataris
= Cult of Ray =
USA
715 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2006 : 12:28:41
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Sweetpea by Tommy Roe
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2006 : 12:37:16
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Originally posted by ScottP
That's a great idea! On his new collaboration with EDF covering Planet Earth or Uncontrollable Urge or ANY Devo. Sweet idea.
thanks. yeah, those are great suggestions. i was thinking Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise would be cool. or Mongoloid.
FB and EDF together are tailor made for Devo
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur |
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1965
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
799 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2006 : 15:40:59
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GUT FEELING [DEVO]
or PROTECTION [GRAHAM PARKER]
(( I'm a Snake... cut in half 'cause I'm not the one you needed. )) |
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a guy in a rover
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
535 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2006 : 16:10:29
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Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon.
Franks screaming would be perfect for the werewolf howls. I was dissapointed when the Pixies never tackled it for Enjoy Every Sandwhich, although Aint that Pretty at all came out sounding okay.
Btw, does anyone else think Zevon is a fucking rock God?
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
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zippermouth29
- FB Fan -
Canada
40 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2006 : 13:08:09
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I know he has already covered a couple Dylan tunes but has anyone heard Carribean Wind? The guitars and bass completley remind me of FB and the Cs. If you haven't heard it you should download it. Visualize Frank playing that. That would sound sweet.
Brett
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2006 : 13:51:03
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I can see him covering "Groovy Times" by the Clash.
Agree with the DEVO suggestions. Might add "Through Being Cool"
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Edited by - ObfuscateByWill on 05/14/2006 13:55:09 |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2006 : 15:24:30
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I could definately see the Blackster doing "Come Back Jonee" with the Catholics. Mmmm, rock and rollsome.
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Nimrod's Son: tribute to t'Pixies - Live @ The Venue, New Cross, London - Fri 2nd June
www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
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1965
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
799 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2006 : 15:32:14
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FB has done a cover of ROAD MOVIE TO BERLIN for an upcoming THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS tribute CD.
I am not overly familiar with TMBG material - do you think that was a good choice, or are there other TMBG songs that would've been more suitable?
(( I'm a Snake... cut in half 'cause I'm not the one you needed. )) |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2006 : 19:33:27
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I think Frank probably really digs TMBG, but there are very few songs of their's that I see him covering without sounding ridiculously silly. RMTB is one of those. That one works.
I love TMBG. But, they are a silly-assed music playin' band. Right? |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 04:13:29
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I used to think that it would be interesting to here Frank/Pixies do 80's hit Feels Like Heaven (apparently by a band called Fiction Factory), it's the falsetto vocals I'm thinking of!! Other artists I've thought about before covering songs...Mike Patton doing Wham!'s I'm Your Man and Beck doing Blood, Sweat & Tears' Spinning Wheel (I had to Google to find the name of the band and song!). I was thinking before it would be interesting to hear a compilation album with bands doing songs that you hear something in that you think they could put there own personality too!
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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1851 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 04:20:46
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I'd love to here Frank cover an 80's cheesetastic power ballad. Maybe Wasteland or Tower Of Strength by The Mission.
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1615 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 05:38:51
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Delta Dawn
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
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jtjcp88
- FB Fan -
105 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 06:15:49
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I would like to hear Frank do a Stone Roses song. "I wanna be addored" comes to mind.
"Dance at my party." |
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beckett trance
- FB Fan -
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 10:58:04
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Wow. "Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise" is my favorite Devo song and nobody ever references that tune!
I saw Devo twice last year and they were excellent. Much better show in NYC than in SD, but that's because the crowd was better. Also, a band called Vic Thrill opened up for them in NYC and they were great. Their album, CE-5, is outstanding. Get it (and soon so you can say you knew who they were before they're really famous. There's a movie coming out about Vic).
There's a Talking Heads song called "The Book I Read" on Talking Heads '77 and for some reason, I think FB would nail it. There's about five songs on that album he could cover and would make awesome.
Off to Hawaii for my honeymoon! Have fun everybody.
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 11:06:55
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Said Devo song is awesome, it's got brilliantly ridiculous lyrics.
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Nimrod's Son: tribute to t'Pixies - Live @ The Venue, New Cross, London - Fri 2nd June
www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 12:18:45
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| Devo just announced for a show in Seattle. I peed a little when I found out. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 12:33:05
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quote:
Originally posted by Doog
Said Devo song is awesome, it's got brilliantly ridiculous lyrics.
i heard it's about a guy who's girlfriend is in a coma. when you think about it that way it's not really silly but pretty sad. but still sort of silly in a Devo way.
GOT A SURPRIZE FROM MY HONEY
GOT A MESSAGE FROM MY GIRL
WHEN SHE PICKED UP A PEN FROM BESIDE HER BED
AND WROTE ME A SCRIBBLED NOTE
SAID SHE'D BE COMING BACK TO SEE ME
THAT SHE WOULD BE VISITING REAL SOON
GONNA GET UP FROM HER LONG WHITE BED
AND LEAVE THIS COLD WHITE ROOM
WE WOULD ONCE MORE LIVE TOGETHER
GO OUT ON A LOVIN' SPREE
JUST LIKE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT
MY BABY WOULD LOOK AT ME
I SAW HER SWEET FACE TREMBLING
AS SHE TRIED TO OPEN HER EYES
I JUMPED WITH THE JOY OF A GRATEFUL BOY
THE DAY MY BABY GAVE ME A SURPRIZE
I love this song. it's my new favorite Devo song.
got to see them earlier this year. super expensive but worth it. i'll see them again in a heartbeat when they come around again
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
5305 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 17:58:57
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I'm waiting for my man - velvet underground
or anything by bowie
or really anything (I always like fb's covers and they always suprise me) |
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pod
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 05/15/2006 : 17:59:44
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Excellent Devo tune, and FB could nail it as long as he hammers it out on guitar old school style and not the weird electronic whatever he did to Repo Man (my other fav 80's track. I was very disappointed by the remake, but understand he didn't do the music). That's a good choice of Heads tunes, too.
I'd love to hear him do "You Can't Break a Broken Heart" by the 6ths. Everytime I hear that song I imagine him singing it. |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 20:12:06
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| "I Can Help" by Billy Swann would be fun to hear Frank play. It would also fit into the subject material Frank has been leaning towards lately. Peering out of the end of a bad personal period and feeling happy again is the best feeling ever. |
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1615 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2006 : 21:33:22
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Dream Police
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2006 : 06:16:07
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Originally posted by floop
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i heard it's about a guy who's girlfriend is in a coma. when you think about it that way it's not really silly but pretty sad.
I did not know that. Now I feel like a bit of a cunt.
"coma lol"
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Nimrod's Son: tribute to t'Pixies - Live @ The Venue, New Cross, London - Fri 2nd June
www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son |
Edited by - Doog on 05/16/2006 06:17:07 |
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pod
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 05/16/2006 : 08:27:22
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| Yeah, but the video to "surprize" is HILARIOUS. |
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citizen30
- FB Fan -
USA
54 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:06:42
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| Just wanted to add my 2 cnets . . . I think Frank should cover 'I wanna be Black' by Lou Reed! It would be an awesome cover especially in 'Honeycomb' mode. And in covering it, it would remove the racial undertone of this song a bit. A man named Thompson singing a song named 'I wanna be Black' under the pseudonym Frank Black. There is some Irony there, no? |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:10:53
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Lou Reed should cover I've Benn Tired and sing "I wanna be a singer like Black Farncis, I like Black Francis!"
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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1851 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:18:21
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Since Kurt Cobain was such a huge fan of Charles, it would have been interesting to see if he would have ever covered a Pixies or FB song in his career if he hadn't decided to clean his shotgun with his tongue. Accidents, eh?
http://myspace.com/seanwrenn |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:23:17
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quote:
Originally posted by s_wrenn
Since Kurt Cobain was such a huge fan of Charles, it would have been interesting to see if he would have ever covered a Pixies or FB song in his career if he hadn't decided to clean his shotgun with his tongue. Accidents, eh?
That's original.
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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1851 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 12:17:59
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I was going to say something like "till he made a shotgun sandwich" or "till he got an itch on the roof of his mouth"
It was a difficult decision.
http://myspace.com/seanwrenn |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2006 : 08:27:19
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| Those are like songs that didn't make the record, but came out later. |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
5305 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2006 : 13:04:18
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| only in my dreams by debbie gibson |
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MissMaceo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2006 : 16:03:30
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Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
This species has amused itself to death. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2006 : 16:25:54
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Originally posted by Doog
quote:
Originally posted by floop
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i heard it's about a guy who's girlfriend is in a coma. when you think about it that way it's not really silly but pretty sad.
I did not know that. Now I feel like a bit of a cunt.
"coma lol"
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Nimrod's Son: tribute to t'Pixies - Live @ The Venue, New Cross, London - Fri 2nd June
www.myspace.com/doog = solo choons
www.myspace.com/casabonitaband = noisey stuff
www.myspace.com/weevilknievel = surfrockpop geekery
www.myspace.com/ukpixiestribute = Nimrod's Son
i didn't know that till a friend told me who read some Devo book
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur |
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matto
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Your Frank Black cover song wishlist
