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In the 12 years that I have been going to rock shows, I can't recall ever having heard a band cover a Cure song until two nights ago when I heard Death Cab for Cutie play "Love Song". What bands have you heard include Cure songs in their live set?

(Forgive me if this topic has been posted before. It seems like the kind of thing that might have already been discussed around here, but I've never seen it.)

― boldbury, Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)

perfect circle has a hybrid cover of "lovesong" and "diary of a madman" somewhere out there (its a live performance). i think its the best thing theyve ever done (aside from that nurse song, maybe)

― Felcher (Felcher), Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Tori Amos did "Lovesong" and any number of horrible US "indie" bands have obliterated "Boys Don't Cry" and "Just Like Heaven". Covers Project.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Robert Plant covers "Lullaby".

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

theres a really weird tv advert at the moment for bbc4, features 'famous' (i.e. i've never heard of em but maybe they are) jazz people covering 'friday i'm in love'.

― zappi (joni), Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

"Page and Plant" worked it into their set when Porl Thompson was playing guitar for them. That's a lowpoint for all concerned.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely Page's low point would have been the Coverdale-Plant collaboration, the rockist equivalent of dating someone who looks just like your ex.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

There was a whole cover album of Cure songs about 5-7 years ago with a bunch of indie bands, including the Dismemberment Plan.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 November 2003 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes but the thread is about live covers NA. That comp - Give Me The Cure - was awful apart from that mildly interesting hybrid of "Let's Go To Bed" and "Close to Me" you mention.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Josh Rouse covers "A Forest" -- appears on Beyond Cold Blue Stars.

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Pumpkins have done "Boys Don't Cry," Counting Crows (eurgh) somehow managed not to massacre "Six Different Ways," and I believe the Alkaline Trio have done "The Exploding Boy."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely Page's low point would have been the Coverdale-Plant collaboration, the rockist equivalent of dating someone who looks just like your ex.

funniest mixup ever! now I dream of a coverdale-plant colllabo!

Coverdale: OOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Plant: WOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Coverdale: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Plant: UUUUHHH! UHHH! UUUUUUHHH! UUUUH!

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

They should do "The Girl is Mine"! WITH TAWNEY KITANE!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Tawny doesn't look quite like you might remember her:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/kitaenmug1.html

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

!!!!!!!

I'd still watch her dance nasty on the hood of a car...we'd just have to use a puke green 1978 Buick Skylark this time.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

those two dudes aren't up on a lot of teen girl's walls either.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 13 November 2003 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Wayne Hussey apparently does "A Night Like This" as part of his live acoustic set. I bet its awful.

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Friday, 14 November 2003 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

josh rouse has done other Cure covers live as well, can't recall them offhand though. Smiths ones too.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 14 November 2003 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Small Factory used to do a fake-out where they'd start to play their big hit (relative term) "Suggestions" but then turn it into In Between Days.

― dlp9001, Friday, 14 November 2003 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Had to double check, but S. Malkmus and his Jicks also do a cover of In Between Days live.

― dlp9001, Friday, 14 November 2003 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

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