Killing Joke: War Dance

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Was this covered by someone famous? I've searched all over online but couldn't find any proof, but I swear I heard this late nite on 106.9 in Connecticut last night, and it def. wasn't KJ doing it.

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Sunday, 24 July 2005 00:31 (twenty years ago)

Lets change that to Wardance, one word... sorry!

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Sunday, 24 July 2005 00:31 (twenty years ago)

"The Wait" was covered by Metallica.

And there was a couple of debates of whether a Songs About Fucking Big Black song essentially borrowed heavily from "Wardance", but I listened to the Big Black album in question recently, and I didn't hear anything that lept out and Honoured some Fire, at least to these ears.

― donut ferry (donut), Sunday, 24 July 2005 01:54 (twenty years ago)

That said, there are two versions of the song.. the album version has the really distorted vocals, and the single version not so much, and it's a different recording, i think. (this is the "Wardance/Pssyche" 7")

― donut ferry (donut), Sunday, 24 July 2005 01:55 (twenty years ago)

Perhaps it was the single version then... thanks Donut.

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Sunday, 24 July 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

Well, don't rule out the fact that someone else covered it! I'm sure many Joke songs have been covered.

― donut ferry (donut), Sunday, 24 July 2005 02:24 (twenty years ago)

Yeah but with my lack of success on it, I'm going to take the easy way out lol

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Sunday, 24 July 2005 02:29 (twenty years ago)

This song rules. MUSIC TO DANCE TO

They played it live when I saw them a couple years ago.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Sunday, 24 July 2005 02:39 (twenty years ago)

"War Dance" has been covered by the bizarre Japanese band, Mad Capsule Markets, and can be found on this album.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005L9AI.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 24 July 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

RE: Songs About Fucking, I'm of the mindset that "L Dopa" is especially derivative of the SINGLE VERSION of "Wardance" (read: not the rendition that's on the album). Listen to the rendition of "Wardance" that's on The Unperverted Pantomime? and see if you agree.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 24 July 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

And yes, it's "Wardance" and not "War Dance" as I typed incorrectly in m'first post.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 24 July 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

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