Name an 80's hit and a band who could improve it by covering it

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I have a strange hankering to hear Low have a go at Phil Collins - Against all Odds (Take a look at me now) slowed down even more than the original. A good song in the right hands surely.

― Kim Tortoise, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 09:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Rush Hour by Jane Weidlin should be covered by Girls Aloud

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 09:32 (twenty-two years ago)

t'pau's china in your hands by some random eurotrancepop act such as alice deejay.

― (jg) ((jg)), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 09:40 (twenty-two years ago)

you mean dj sammy!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 09:46 (twenty-two years ago)

the strokes doing "i could be happy"

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 10:05 (twenty-two years ago)

The Postal Service did a version of Against All Odds

― sander, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 10:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Intaferon's "Get Outta London"
Belfegore's "All That I Wanted"

Both begging to be covered. Can't think of who'd do'em justice, tho'.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

eminem doing laurie anderson's "oh superman!"... oh, or eminem doing spandau ballet's "true"? cindy lauper's "girls just want to have fun"? weird al's "like a surgeon"?
m.

― msp, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Daniel Bedingfield should cover Kids in the Kitchen's "Change In Mood".

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm still obssessed by this idea of Outkast doing 'Once In A Lifetime' tho i don't think it would really be an improvement

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd like to hear the Faint cover "Right on Track" by the Breakfast Club.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor "(Together In) Electric Dreams)

Failing that, Sigur Ros doing "Ossie's Dream"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

laibach to thread

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Spiritualized doing 'A Spaceman Came Travelling' by Chris De Burgh.

Actually, that is probably THE WORST IDEA EVER!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know if I'd call it an improvement, but I'd love to hear Racebannon rip through the B 52's "Dance This Mess Around".

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Cat Power should do "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Junior Senior doing 'Rock Lobster' or 'Love Shack'.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I guess it probably wouldn't be an improvement, but Linkin Park doing "Don't You Forget About Me"!

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Dizzee Rascal covering ALL of Huey Lewis and the News Sports

― badgerminor (badgerminor), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Men At Work's "Who Can It Be Now?" or Split Enz' "I Got You" would both benefit from being covered by Jandek, although the latter song isn't really in need of improvement.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Divine Comedy covering ABC's "The Look of Love."

― mike a (mike a), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

i'd like to hear the new pornographers take a stab at come on eileen. if anyone could do it, itd be them. or maybe the polyphonic spree.

― Felcher (Felcher), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I still want Jim O'Rourke to cover Bruce Hornsby's "The Way It Is," which he's been talking about for several years now.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

This one HAS been done, and I love it:

The Presidents of the USA doing "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Dizzee Rascal doing "White Lines"!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd suggest Marilyn Manson do something, but then I realize every 80s cover song he's done so far has SUCKED DONKEY TESTICLES THROUGH A COFFEE STIRRER.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Marilyn Manson does "Holiday"!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha. that could be alright; but probably not.
nin's cover of numan's metal. wasn't quite what i hoped it would be (surprise¡).
i'd like to hear a band like burning airlines doing me: i disconect from you. that wasn't a "hit" but i don't care.

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I love in The Wedding Singer when Adam Sandler (er, his character) is piss drunk and mopey-sad and singing/crying "Holiday".

I once saw Beck do "Electric Avenue" in concert and it was friggin bomb-diggitty!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

The Rapture does "The Perfect Kiss"!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

marilyn manson does fantastic day by haircut one hundred or everybody salsa by modern romance.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I would love to see Tatu covering (get this!) "How Soon Is Now"!!!

Oh...yeah....bugger...

― Venga, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i was pumped to hear it and disappointed when i actually did.

― Felcher (Felcher), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Have to disagree, Felch. One of the 4 or 5 best things I've heard all year.

― Venga, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Ludacris covering A-Ha's "Take On Me" would be lovely tho.

― Venga, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

No ironic covers. That's just old and sad.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.july15.com/julia/pictures/meets/ohio.jpg
these girls are excited!

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Lycia performing Real Life's "Send Me An Angel"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 13 August 2003 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

The freshly reunited Primus should do "Mongoloid"! (much to Alex in NYC's chagrin I imagine)

(even though it wasn't that big a hit was it?)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

B2K doing "Love You Down"!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I've said this a million times and even wrote to Kill Rock Stars to tell them: Sleater-Kinney doing "She Bop."

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Miss Kitten doing "Touch Me (I Wanna Feel Your Body)"!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

tATu need to cover the entire rest of the Smiths back catalogue in order to make those songs even slightly palatable.

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG, Dave Stelfox you are a genius. 'Rush Hour' by Girls Aloud!

― David. (Cozen), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

System of a Down doing The Cult's "Fire Woman"

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)

System Of A Down doing "Tom Sawyer"!!!!!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Jarvis + Britney = "Don't You Want Me"

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 13 August 2003 23:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Liz Phair doing "I Know What Boys Like."

― mike a (mike a), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I've said this a million times and even wrote to Kill Rock Stars to tell them: Sleater-Kinney doing "She Bop."

i can ABSOLUTELY see this. brilliant.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 00:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Momus could transform Samantha Fox's Touch Me (I want your body) from mildy titillating to full-on perverted. Hurrah!!!

― Kim Tortoise, Thursday, 14 August 2003 10:25 (twenty-two years ago)

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