Imaginary Tribute Bands!

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The Whom -- Who covers done in the style of Wham!

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 04:58 (twenty-two years ago)

REM DMC - Southern college rock with two turntables and a microphone.

― Paul Cox (paul cox), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:02 (twenty-two years ago)

The Alan Parsons Prostate - Iron Prostate does a track-by-track cover of I Robot

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Jaw Division -- Slam poetry readings at a reconstructed Hacienda.

Fra.T.u. -- Russian college boys celebrating their inner lesbians.

― David A. (Davant), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

k.L.A.A.T.u. -- exactly what you think it is

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:26 (twenty-two years ago)

k.L.A.A.T.u. -- Heh.

B-Low -- Mormon minimalists who love cocaine.

― David A. (Davant), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Roger Wilco Troutman - alt-country funk

― Paul Cox (paul cox), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(Paul Cox wins, but I already had this one written out):

Dawg Power -- hip hop covers of Chan Marshall tunes.

― David A. (Davant), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Sputnik Drake -- Sigue Sigue Sputnik cover "Pink Moon" and sell it to Volkswagen

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 05:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Can't -- Sid Vicious gets about 14 seconds into "Yoo Doo Right," fucks up, and dies onstage

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:20 (twenty-two years ago)

HA!

― Paul Cox (paul cox), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Run MDC -- millions of dead DJs

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:31 (twenty-two years ago)

MDJ!

― disco stu (disco stu), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Micro-Kiss -- Detroit Vocalcity

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:51 (twenty-two years ago)

a reference to Mini Kiss, the midget Kiss tribute "band"

http://www.nyblade.com/pics/030425nightlife.jpg

(the guy on the bottom isn't in the band)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:54 (twenty-two years ago)

miss kiss and the hacker

― disco stu (disco stu), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:11 (twenty-two years ago)

kiss and the revolution

― disco stu (disco stu), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Beavis and Butterfield

http://64.95.118.51/images/opti/57/54/87180-resized200.jpg

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:33 (twenty-two years ago)

(a Butterfield Blues Band tribute act plays while two teenage boys look on and make sarcastic comments)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Gang of Five - post-punk Jackson 5 covers

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

haha!

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

~~two teenage boys~~ s trife

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

rodeohead : yorke 'n the boys in a C&W stylee

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

"Packt Like Chewin' Tobacco in a Crushd Tin Box"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Augustus Pablo Cruise - dubbed out lite favorites

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Run-D.M.T.--psychedelic old-school

Momustn't--analog baroque tunes rewritten with a Christian message

― Douglas (Douglas), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

DEF - ABC reunites, rerecords all their old stuff as rap songs

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Spizzee Rascal -- "Where's Captain Kirk?" goes UKG

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Non-Enon & On and On - Boyd Rice & Biz Markee team up to freestyle over instrumental versions of the songs on High Society

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Cunt -- Martha Stewart "redecorates" the Stuart Adamson oeuvre

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Avril Labradford

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 8 June 2003 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Gastr De La Soul

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead Kennedys

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 8 June 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Dewey, Cheatham, Wakeman, and Howe -- if you've been injured, you may be entitled to rock out to this ambulance-chasin' Yes tribute band!!

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Rollerskate Skinny Puppy

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Geriatric Furs -- Richard Butler and co. cover their own tunes, ca. 2030, bring whole new meaning to "Sleep Comes Down". Butler amazes by actually remembering all song lyrics.

Roky Music -- The glam rock gods live on in the stylings of a psychedelic rocker who's a bit, um, touched.

No -- A group of contrarian prog-rock fans falls apart as soon as the group leader insists that no, he won't be the round about, damn it. [I know this band's been done before. This is different.]

*points to above* Lame?

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Siamese Dream Theater - "Today" performed in 13/8, "Disarm" as an epic 11-minute guitar/keyboard duel

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

The Richard D. James Calum

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)

This is real, so it doesn't exactly qualify, but I'm currently one of the prime movers behind an ad hoc ensemble called "Cheap Painters" : Cheap Trick songs perfomed in the style of the Red House Painters. I have a session in about an hour to put the finishing touches on our version of "Up The Creek" (Yes, it's just as bad as the original--our version of "She's Tight," OTOH, is pretty nice).

― J (Jay), Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Also real - Gabba who I believe are Abba in the style of the Ramones, and vice versa

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

The Karpenters - German heavy metal versions of Can't Smile Without You. Kraven Karpenter would be their lead vocalist.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

the barry white stripes. a new-style power trio: guitar, basso profundo, drums.

― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

oh dear, there is already a Karpenters but they aren't German or heavy metal.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Solution 8

All Tar covers, all the time. Dance steps included.

― mosurock (mosurock), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Heart of Glass: Minimalist new wave.

― JS Williams (js williams), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Waterboys -- art-pop covers of Mike Scott songs

Kathleen Hanna Barbera -- Bikini Kill and Le Tigre songs, performed in Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw voices. Not to be confused with the Joan Jettsons.

Transformers -- Lou Reed songs performed by Optimus Prime and friends. http://www.wkyc.com/assetpool//images/0331941134_optimus1.jpg

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Steely of A Down- Nu Metal never sounded so complex.

― brg30 (brg30), Sunday, 8 June 2003 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Cope Shoot Cope - Julian Cope covers played with two bassists, a sampler and a found-sound/odds'n'ends drummer.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Poi Division - Joy Division covers played Hawaiian-style (ukeleles).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

T.A.A.T.U.U - their Estonian equivalent.

Eiffel '66 - replacing the choruses of all their songs with "One world cup and two world wars, oh-oh, oh-oh!"

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 8 June 2003 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Poi Division is the best so far. I would buy that record.

Boards of Santana = selfxplanatory

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 8 June 2003 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Stüssy Galore - Skronking, no wavey blues-punk played by a quartet of sharply "down"-dressed urban chic fashion-horses.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

The Polelice - Police covers sung entirely in Polish.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Clowngarden - Soundgarden covers played by big-shoed, red-nosed, horn-honking clowns.

A friend of a friend of mine actually played in a Nirvana tribute band called......strap yerself in, kids......NEARvana. Har har and thrice verily har.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Passive Attack - Slo-core, whisper-quiet lo-fi cover versions of Massive Attack tunes.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Tortishead - Portishead covers played by a musicians dressed like giant turtles.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

The Psychedelic Blurs

Solex Twin

The Flaming Pips

P.O.D. 606

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Glockteau Twins - Cocteau Twins covers played by handgun-weilding gangstas.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

alex, you are thinking of mobb deep

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Really? Do they do a bullet-ridden cover of "Pearly Dew Drops Drop"?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

uhm, "drop a gem on em" is probably close enough.

gladys knight and the clipse

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Dr. Yes- Orange County hard core Prog.

― brg30 (brg30), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Prefuse 182 (or Blink 73, your pick)

Simon & Funkcarma

7 Mary 41

James Chance & The Social Distortions

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Frankie Teardrops- doo wop covers of Suicide songs.

― gery forbes (gery), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

The Primus Ring - Emo with bass solos.

― gery forbes (gery), Sunday, 8 June 2003 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

My Bloody Columbine.

What?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Shoegaze covers of "I Don't Like Mondays"?

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)

no mention of either the meatls or the icy hot stuntaz yet?!? what's up with that?

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

da muthafuckas of invention -- zappa done gangsta-style

the promise bling -- emo meets jay-z

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

ZZ Pop - Iggy tunes as covered Texan-boogie-style with big long beards.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

flaming pussy lips -- indie psychedelic music as done by female porn stars!

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

and the ILE favorite -- sugar ros (i.e., sugar ray + sigur ros)

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Hell on earth.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Thin Lizzy McGuire. Yes, it is what you think it is.

― hstencil, Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)

rage against the man-machine -- nu-metal rockers protesting the imperialist/capitalist hegemony of kraftwerk-type mechanoid synthesizer music!

men at kraftwerk -- well, i always thought that Colin Hay was kinda robotic anyway.

spacelab 3 -- if jason pierce had come from Düsseldorf

hüsker dude -- "zen arcade" as done by surfers

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

steely dan perry

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:52 (twenty-two years ago)

and what would certainly be ned's favorite -- puddle of depeche mode!

(this one works better if you remember that in french "mode" is pronounced like "mud")

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:53 (twenty-two years ago)

simon and barafundle -- s&g covered entirely in welsh

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 22:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Super Furry Autechre

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 8 June 2003 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

well, whenever i've read welsh it certainly does look like a track listing from an autechre cd

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 23:05 (twenty-two years ago)

There was a Husker Du non-tribute band called Husker Don't.

― hstencil, Sunday, 8 June 2003 23:10 (twenty-two years ago)

KISS Me! KISS Me! KISS Me! (would robert smith be the Demon or the Starchild?)

Mötleÿ Cüre -- 'cause you've never seen the Cure and the Crüe in the same room at the same time, now have you?

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 23:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Clowngarden - Soundgarden covers played by big-shoed, red-nosed, horn-honking clowns.

better yet -- insane clowngarden posse!

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 8 June 2003 23:22 (twenty-two years ago)

AC/XTC - Beatlesque pastoral pop stripped down to reveal its maximum boogie-metal roots.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 00:24 (twenty-two years ago)

randy newman and the tubeway army

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 9 June 2003 00:33 (twenty-two years ago)

The Hidden Aztec Cameras.

― cis (cis), Monday, 9 June 2003 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

And, of course, Roddy Frame and the Blue Flames.

― cis (cis), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:19 (twenty-two years ago)

hope and s trife - mazzy star "star" and ilm stooge in folk/hip-hop duo shocker

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Bjorn Slippy. Underworld inna swedish pop stylee

― tylero, Monday, 9 June 2003 04:34 (twenty-two years ago)

The Streetles

― Millar (Millar), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Nurse With Tool
The The Who
The Butthole Flowers (Like there's not enough Happy Flowers/Butthole Surfers connection already)

― Jrvision (visionjr), Monday, 9 June 2003 05:53 (twenty-two years ago)

the the smiths (esp. apt since mr. marr played with the the after the smiths broke up)

foxy music (wouldn't you like to see ms. brown making out w/ bryan ferry or [gasp!] brian eno?)

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 9 June 2003 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

jackie-o wilson motherfucker

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:00 (twenty-two years ago)

alice in jesus & mary chains
the jon spencer blues traveller
pussy cat power galore

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:02 (twenty-two years ago)

The Bill Bill Bills - a punky trio covers Destiny's Child hits.

― Jrvision (visionjr), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:11 (twenty-two years ago)

reverend horton hot hot heat -- whiny punky rockabilly

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Teenage Jesus Lizard
The No Neck Blues Explosion
Stereophonic youth

― Jrvision (visionjr), Monday, 9 June 2003 06:44 (twenty-two years ago)

We always said we were going to start a band called AC/TweeC who did heavy metal covers of Tallulah Gosh and Field Mice songs.

― kate (kate), Monday, 9 June 2003 08:04 (twenty-two years ago)

AC/DC Talk Talk Talk - Seventies power guitar chords with melancholy new wave lyrics about how Jesus is Lord.

Boz Scaggs Albertsons - Blue Eyed Soul about life in the grocery store.

Sonic Youth Gone Wild - Now, really. Does a Thurston Moore/Sebastin Bach collaboration really sound that farfetched?

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 9 June 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm so pleased with this thread.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 June 2003 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

A Flock of Siegels - Klezmer renditions of New Wave classics.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Queervana - Nirvana covers re-adjusted with homoerotic lyrics.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Benny & the Jicks

Malkmus songs performed from within a Donal Duck suit.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 June 2003 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Talking Radioheads - if ever there were a band who made music for people who wear glasses, THIS IS IT

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 9 June 2003 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Queervana - Nirvana covers re-adjusted with homoerotic lyrics.

Pansy Division already did that!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, but Queervana's a much funnier name, if I do say so myself.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Queervana - Nirvana covers re-adjusted with homoerotic lyrics.

Pansy Division already did that!

Hell, Silverchair and Bush already did that!

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Uh, Nirvana already did that.

― NA. (Nick A.), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Phishbone - 30-minute jam explorations of "Party at Ground Zero"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Olivia Newton John Tremor Control - space rock that wants to get physical, physical

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Skarillion - Ska interpretations of lumbering neo-prog epics.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Belle and Crustacean - Twee covers of the "Little Mermaid" soundtrack.

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Emoasis - Oasis tunes re-imagined as heartfelt, earnest paeans.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Mais Que Gabba - Bossa Nova renditions of Ramones tunes as performed by a Sergio Mendes Brasil `66 tribute band.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

The Mercury Reverands - Neo-psychedlic indie rock re-styled with a Christian bent.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

haha I love "Skarillion"!

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

my votes:
Wu-Gaze = Wu Tang + Shoegaze
DFA*teens = Are we really popists?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Mortarhead - Bludgeoning metal covers played by a musicians dressed as bricklayers.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

The Smiffs

Actually, you could go and write whatever's postered up at the infamous The Venue at New Cross Gate for some good ones. One of my faves: Are We Them? (REM tribute, obv)

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

The Handsome Dungeon Family-"Dirty South" covers of morbid Americana classics.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Boobway Army - Electro new wave classics performed by topless musicians.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Lenny Bruce Springsteen-All your favorite Springsteen classics re-imagined as stand-up comedy routines

"See I'm from Baltimore, and I've got a wife and a couple kids. Now, I really want to hurt them, so..."

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Audio Vegemite - Aussie-oriented covers of B.A.D. `choons.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

INXXL - INXS covers played by very fat men.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Jolly Hatchet - Yuletide favorites performed in hirsute, dual-guitared Southern Rock Stylee.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Irie Imaginary Boys - Cure tunes played inna reggae stylee.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

60 Minutemen-San Pedro corn dog versions of your favorite dirty blues classics.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Huey Lewis & The Shoes-exactly as advertised.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cex Pistols - IDM white boy hip-hop anarchy in the UK

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Band of Gypsy Kings - cuban-traditional style covers of Hendrix tunes

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

The bRat Pack-The songs of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. reinterpreted in a style not unlike that of the soundtrack for a John Hughes film.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Huey Lewis & the Gnus - 80's MOR staples as performed by musicians dressed as antlered, migratory quadropeds.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Mage Against the Regime - RATM cover band with a singer dressed in wizard's robes and the rest of the band dressed as mujahedeen

(note: I've played a show in this incarnation before, tis not imaginary)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

The Pixie's Styx-Dennis DeYoung & company get the Frank'n'Kim treatment.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Plurvana - Nirvana songs re arranged as energetic dance music with distorted Kurt vocal samples randomly tossed in.

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Bernard Sumner & The Stamps-traditional American gospel performed in the style of New Order

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Sonic Youth Gone Wild - Now, really. Does a Thurston Moore/Sebastin Bach collaboration really sound that farfetched?
No, that actually sounds like a series of mail order videos where Thurston Moore keeps taking his shirt off at Marti Gras or Spring Break.
ONLY $19.95! See Thurston Moore without his SHIRT ON! YES! It's flaky Indie Rockers GONE WILD!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

gino vanilli

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Phishbone - 30-minute jam explorations of "Party at Ground Zero"
I'd Buy that for a Dollar!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Huey Lewis & the Gnus - 80's MOR staples as performed by musicians dressed as antlered, migratory quadropeds.

Gnus and Roses

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Reverend Horton Heatmiser! Elliott Smith in a Psychobilly Freeeekout!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Rose t.A.T.u -- Australian lesbian trance-metal

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Wyatt Riot - 80's Hair metal tunes re-imagined in an Alt.Country format.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Mansas - Homoerotic re-styling of yank-prog AOL stalwarts, Kansas.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

$ and the Mystikalz ("96 tears" done with southern hip hop style)

― Jrvision (visionjr), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Tjinder goes to Bollywood - 80's Favorites sung entirely in Punjabi.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Shugazi - Dream-pop/shoe gaze-classics played in angular-post-hardcore style.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Apocalypse Neu! - 60's anti-war protest tunes played as Krautrock

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

The Simple Mimes - Scots 80's Faves re-styled as instrumentals.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Red Laurie Yellow Laurie - Deadpan spoken word narratives with a performance-art flair, accompanied by dark-but-energized post-punk instrumentals

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 9 June 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

the Sisters of Morrissey

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 9 June 2003 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Bachman Turner Overkill - Classic rock radio staples like "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and "Takin' Care of Business" sped up and amplified into thrash-metal.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

There is, actually, an Irish Sisters tribute band called The Sisters of Murphy.....which always made me laugh.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

the Sisters Of Morrissey

― Jrvision (visionjr), Monday, 9 June 2003 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Power WindowsNT -- Rush covers performed on PC laptops
Harvest Moonstompers -- Neil Young songs done in ska / Oi! style
Megadef -- hip-hop tribute to Dave Mustaine & co
Dear Youse -- Jawbreaker songs sung Noo Yawk style
KidSaxOSax -- bad jazz covers of IDM songs

― Joshua Davis (josh_anomaly), Monday, 9 June 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Blurvana -- Britpop with a grunged-up rock bent. (Hey, punk + disco worked in the early '80s....)

Mattellica -- Heavy metal played by Barbie and Ken clones. The world of rock remain bemused.

Meatless Puppets -- Classic alt-rock gods as envisioned by proud vegetarians/vegans. Amazingly close to the original.

Love Inaction -- Human League fans with a predisposition towards severe procrastination finally form group after planning move since Dare was released. Group, of course, never really get around to practicing; group is "disbanded".

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 9 June 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, what a great thread! By a piece of serendipity doo dah I just proposed a book to Paris publisher on a similar theme: invisible musicians, artists who never existed but should have.

Momustn't--analog baroque tunes rewritten with a Christian message

Ha ha, I am playing 'Hippopotamomusn't' in my mind's ear right now. Exactly the same record, but with a lot of extra backing vocals going

'Here's another thing you shouldn't try if you're a Christian
And if you even think about it God will kill a kitten'

― Momus (Momus), Monday, 9 June 2003 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Dogwai - Arty, experimental guitar-based post-rock played at high frequencies only dogs can actually hear.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 9 June 2003 22:40 (twenty-two years ago)

My Buddy Holly Valentine - 'o boy' as shoegazing anthem.

― cis (cis), Monday, 9 June 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Power WindowsNT -- Rush covers performed on PC laptops
Opening for GNU/Edition...your OpenSource 80s R&B Boy Band.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 02:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm amazed nobody has thought of this one yet:
Marilyn Hanson

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Kraftturk - Kraftwerk elecro-hymns recast using instruments from Turkish folk music.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

not exactly a tribute
Boredomas - Boredoms with Mike Patton

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Wiley Minogue - Covers of Kylie songs but with huge fuck off alien death ray basslines and the odd snare wimper

― ss, Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Wesley Willis Crusher: FAT BLACK MAN SITTING ON ANNOYING STAR TREK CHARACTER; SING

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Cats Eyes - Wolf Eyes songs done in the style of Curiosity Killed the Cat

Ride The Lightning - Lightning Bolt songs done in the style of peak Metallic.. oh wait that is lightning bolt

― ss, Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

P3t3r Framptron - Quintron + friends cover classic Frampton.

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

gWar - costumed freaks fling jizz and turds at the audience doing thrash versions of "Why Can't We Be Friends?" and "Me and Baby Brother"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Crack!: My Name is Kid Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

System of a Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard - middle eastern tinted metal versions of Simon & Garfunkle classics

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

??? - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson of The Roots pays tribute to !!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Limp Beastie - a group I genuinely want to start.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

N E R D T M B G S O A D J S B X

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

OMDMX = Orchestral Maneuvers in da Dogghouse, MuthafXXors!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

The previous is a littttle too close to this thread

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Meerk Puff Daddy - Collaboration between P. Diddy and Matt Brinkman..... oh shit!!!!

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 19 June 2003 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Expressway to Yr. Skull Fuck - Dead covers deconstructed into dissonance and noise

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

loverboy is all you need - Paul Mccartney already sounds like loverboy, he may at least cover them.

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:10 (twenty-two years ago)

minutemen at work - ok i'll stop now

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Friday, 20 June 2003 10:03 (twenty-two years ago)

The Talking Leds - Quirky proto-New Wave tunes played inna blues-drenched, wailing, hirsute metal stylee.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 June 2003 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Twain's Addiction - Shania Twain tunes as covered by shirtless, heroin-addled, Alternative metal waistoids.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 June 2003 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

How did I miss this thread the first time around?!

Borbetomomus
The Sea and Crunk
Anal Slunt - 'Spiderland (Is Where I Get Pussy)'
Blink-187 - 'Take Out Your Glock and Cocket'

― Clarke B., Monday, 15 December 2003 06:38 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

mana'o chao company: 96 degrees in the i love sampling from centipede shade
heavy tenacious: the girls, the girls they love kg
de la soulive
mr. bungle in the jungle: mike patton rips the shit out of cross-eyed mary
amy grant lee buffalo
aerosmiths: some girls' sassafrasses are bigger than others
ugly kid joe jackson: i hate everything about you can't get what you want...
celine dionne warwick: if you asked me to, i'd be your wife and your lover
tony joe white stripes: poke salad army
wu-tang chung
phyllis hymen at work

― princessofcairo, Thursday, 15 January 2004 03:49 (twenty-one years ago)

two more:
king kurtis: king crimson performs the hits of kurtis blow...with a tenor sax, of course

and i once received a postcard from a band who was considering changin their name to:
kathleen turner overdrive

― princessofcairo, Thursday, 15 January 2004 04:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Boy George Michael Jackson

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 15 January 2004 04:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The Dismemberment Clan...DC emo kids gone hiphop
(This comes from a mashup I want to do; is there a Remixes for Dummies?)

― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 15 January 2004 04:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Gin Scotch-Heroin

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 16 January 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Spice Girls Aloud.

Franz Ferdinand the Pacemakers.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 16 January 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

ZZ Topless - feat. Jordan on Sousaphone

― mzui, Friday, 16 January 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

The Janet Street Preachers

― mzui, Friday, 16 January 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

David Van Day's Naughty By Nature

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 16 January 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

This is my favorite thread ever

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 January 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

The Pelvic Underground - erotic dancers cum proto-punk imitators

Shut Up Shut Up - Talk Talk anti-tribute band

Mercury Dev - 'Dev' from Coronation Street sings the hits from his favourite indie-rock band

Red Horse Painters - sadcore merry-go-round decorators

Sonic Spoof - duh...

― Stupid (Stupid), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

The Lite Stripes - Easy-listening White Stripes tribute

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The Texploited - Mohican oi 80s punk anthems recast in a Texan country hodedown style.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Jimmy Eat Pies - Emo, but, y'know, fatter.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Muesli Icon - emo but more liberal.
Atom And His Career In IT - emo but more depressing.
Two Times Two Is Foursday - emo but more multiplicational.
Zero Plus a Hundred Fights = A Hundred Fights - emo but more additional.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

The Superfluous Man - A Tribute To The Corrs

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Jonty Rhodes to Hell - Chris Rea but more cricket-based.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

If I Had A MC Hammer

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Sash! Sort Of!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Lightning Burt - This guy who out does Lightning Bolt by playing all the instruments himself while dressed like Burt Reynolds.

― dean! (deangulberry), Friday, 16 January 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Night Version - Duran Duran cover band.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 16 January 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Johnny Hates "Jazz For The New Millennium" - A Tribute To Jamie Cullum
Slow, Slow, Slow Slow, Slow - A Tribute To Sigur Ros
If You Can't Think Of A Good Name, Then Don't Have One - A Tribute To Neutral Milk Hotel

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Spandau Goulet - One man show featuring Spandau Ballet tunes sung courtesy of the golden pipes of Robert Goulet.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 January 2004 21:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Drive Like J.Lo -- punk with junk in the trunk!

― tweemu (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 January 2004 22:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Li'lith Kim

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 January 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Television Vamp
The Barry White Stripes
Belle and Sebastian Bach

― rainman (rainman), Friday, 16 January 2004 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Bikini Killing Joke
Guided By Vortis
Murder by Duath
Dillinger For Fighting

Alex in NYC should have come up with Bikini Killing Joke. For shame!

― Voltairine de Chomsky, Saturday, 17 January 2004 02:47 (twenty-one years ago)

No La Tengo

Liz Fare

― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 17 January 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Red Hot Chili/chocolate treats - The soundtrack of Chocolat played by aging californian rockers.

― Jole, Saturday, 17 January 2004 08:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow! some really brilliant ideas so far. I love "Belle and Sebastian Bach", but the absolute best is "Aerosmiths". Here's some more:

Pet Shop Boyz II Men
The Magnetic Field Mice
Thelonious Monkees
Bronski Beatles

― daavid, Sunday, 18 January 2004 03:26 (twenty-one years ago)

A couple more:

Kenny G-Spot - Sleazy soft jazz
Bauhouse - House covers of Bauhaus

― daavid, Sunday, 18 January 2004 03:52 (twenty-one years ago)

"If You Can't Think Of A Good Name, Then Don't Have One - A Tribute To Neutral Milk Hotel
-- William Bloody Swygart (thingummy9...), January 16th, 2004."

*applause*

― Stupid (Stupid), Sunday, 18 January 2004 04:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Name TBA, but a Japanese schoolgirl doing Henry Rollins spoken word would be nice.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Sunday, 18 January 2004 05:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Explosions in the Skylab - Texas post-rockers who support GW's Mars plan

― Leee Majors (Leee), Sunday, 18 January 2004 06:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Cure Phase - Robert Smith soundalike who sings about smack and God

― Leee Majors (Leee), Sunday, 18 January 2004 07:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The Plaid Dog - Ed + Andy and Ken -- REUNITED!

― Leee Majors (Leee), Sunday, 18 January 2004 07:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Godspeed You Black Francis!

― Leee Majors (Leee), Sunday, 18 January 2004 07:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Queeritualized - Spacey drone rock with a homoerotic slant.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 January 2004 07:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Queens of the Stonewall - gay stoner rock
Joyce Carol Hall & Oates
Rectal Vagina
Steppenpeanutbutterwolf - Born to be vinyl
William the Orbital - it had to happen eventually

― Leee Majors (Leee), Sunday, 18 January 2004 07:20 (twenty-one years ago)

"Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Divas!" - cross-dressing spuds, currently performing in a spectacular double-bill with futuristic Neil/Nell Young act "Trans".

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)

However well-intentioned, tribute band "Hardly Nomi" just can't seem to hit the high notes.

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Former Beverly Hills 90210 star pays tribute to metal - get your tickets now! One night only: "Judas Priestley"!

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, relive the glory of NWOBHM hits with "Maiden Voyage: The Story of Eddie".

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:26 (twenty-one years ago)

The Apprenticeship of Lenny Kravitz
They Might Also Be Giants
Let Another Man Come In And Do The Popcorn: The Hits of James Brown

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:40 (twenty-one years ago)

The Allmost Brothers

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Small Faces / Black Sabbath cover band "Ozzy and Marriott"

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)

A friends suggestion.

Nurse With Unwound

― mzui, Sunday, 18 January 2004 08:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Totally Fired, featuring ex-Fall members

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Deadheads

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Black Oak Arkestra

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Y Can't Lou Reed

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Lest We Foghat

― jazz odysseus, Sunday, 18 January 2004 09:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Big Black Star - I don't know what to say but theres three bands in there

Limp Bizkit and Nico - impotence meets decadence

The Forearms - parapelegics doing Shins covers

The Hard Girls - steroid laden female bodybilders singing "I Wanna Destroy You" sounds frightening

Gloria Estefan and the Air Miami Sound Machine - Mark Robinson going south of the border!

Public Image Limited Flow - El-P awkardly raps over post-punk dirges

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Sunday, 18 January 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Pogues Dog Pondering...

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Sunday, 18 January 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Pansy Multiplication

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 18 January 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

nine months pass...

rodeohead : yorke 'n the boys in a C&W stylee
-- mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchnet7...), June 8th, 2003 1:46 PM.

not imaginary anymore!!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 09:41 (twenty years ago)

BUSTY -- the Busted tribute band, as performed by chiX0rs.

― Catty (Catty), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 12:23 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

the white stipes
the fiona apples in stereo

― megan m. (bang-clank equipment), Saturday, 5 February 2005 05:06 (twenty years ago)

In college I was in a Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem cover band called:
"Big and Deadly But Not Really Very Cool". We didn't actually do any
cover tunes, so it was imaginary, in a sense.

― shieldforyoureyes, Saturday, 5 February 2005 05:37 (twenty years ago)

Shoegazi -- you know, Shoegazer versions of Fugazi, etc.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 5 February 2005 05:58 (twenty years ago)

SHAMELESSLY AND BLATANTLY STOLEN FROM LUDIC KID...

TRIBUTE BANDS

Lo Tenía
Public Enemy No. 3
No Rush
A Tribe That, For Legal Reasons, Cannot Be Called Quest
Fauxgazi
Mother of Pearl Jam
Almos Def
The Additional Replacements

WORST POSSIBLE BAND NAMES

Brak Rebel Motorcycle Club
Yanni Yates Yazz
We've Got a Mother Box and We're Gonna Use It
D'Souza Q
Burning Speer
...And You Will Know Us By the Traces of Feces
Insane Grown Potsie
Hope Drops a Floatie
I'm Waiting for McMahon
Hulk Smash Puny Hymen
Shah Nah Nah
The Scene is Mao
Quisling Cousins
Get Giuffria On
Sahara Hotnuts
The Inappropriate Umlauts
Rocket from the Womb
The Erotic Adventures of Uday
Lady Miss Udo Kier
The Executioner's Schlong
I.M. Stoned Weekly
Ronnie James Deus ex Machina
Placenta Vawoman
RAHOWArd Jones
Nick Nickelback's Dumbassssssssss Song

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Saturday, 5 February 2005 06:25 (twenty years ago)

Lamprey, Hairbricks, and McCartnipple.

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

Das Kinky Boots - the music from The Avengers recreated via steam valves and shouting German men with beards.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Nuge As The News

A Cat Power cover band doing the songs in the style of Ted Nugent.

- OR -

A Ted Nugent cover band doing the songs in the style of Cat Power.

either way, its GOLD. and my idea. you hear?

Poon

An all-female Spoon cover band.

[not my idea but i think i want to do this.]

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

Terra Firma Thighs and Buttocks- Antagonistic British rap for the Bridget Jones set.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

Razorloight- Brummie indie.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

Half David, Half Sullivan - the songs of Half Man Half Biscuit except with all proper names replaced with 'David Sullivan', e.g 'David Sullivan Is Alive - Why?', 'Visitor For David Sullivan', 'Used To Be In David Sullivan', 'David Sullivan - Anchorman', 'Hair Like David Sullivan Blues' etc.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:36 (twenty years ago)

Menswurr - Wiltshire Britpop.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

"Doody Now For the Future: A Scatological Tribute to Devo"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 5 February 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

"Poon

An all-female Spoon cover band.

[not my idea but i think i want to do this.] "

I like it. I lolled lightly at that.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 5 February 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

The Utah Jazzanova
The Zutones - the bluetones with a saxophone bit every now and then
(The Imitation) Tuesday Weld
Phishshifter
Go East

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 5 February 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Brother Bobsleigh - all male Sister Sledge tribute
Rosetta Stone - one woman (called Etta) Stone Roses tribute
Busker Dü - street performers do Husker Dü

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 27 April 2006 07:50 (nineteen years ago)

four years pass...

Jaco Homo: devo songs performed in jazzwank-fusion stylee

― (ಠ▃ಠ)o ((cloud)) (crüt), Monday, 15 November 2010 22:27 (fourteen years ago)

U2FO -- answer songs to "roxanne, roxanne" performed with lots of guiter delay, and occasionally interrupted by calls from foreign heads of state.

― fact checking cuz, Monday, 15 November 2010 23:48 (fourteen years ago)

trey songz: ohia - plaintive indie-rock remixed for your lady

― fact checking cuz, Monday, 15 November 2010 23:55 (fourteen years ago)

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