Heaven knows it's got to be this POLL: Galaxie 500's cover versions -- which do you like best?

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Been listening to Galaxie 500 all day and decided this had to be done -- not least simply as an excuse to show even more love for one of the best bands ever. I've included the cover versions on official releases, but feel free to nominate a live classic you've heard somewhere. I reckon "Ceremony" or "Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste" will take this one, but I really, really love "Victory Garden".

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste – Jonathan Richman	10
Ceremony – Joy Division/New Order	6
Victory Garden – Red Krayola	4
Listen The Snow Is Falling -- Yoko Ono	4
Isn't It a Pity – George Harrison	3
Cheese and Onions – The Rutles	2
Final Day – Young Marble Giants	0
Here She Comes Now – The Velvet Underground	0
Moonshot – Buffy St. Marie	0
Rain – The Beatles	0
Submission – Sex Pistols	0
Well... All Right – Buddy Holly	0

― Duke, Sunday, 4 April 2010 23:32 (fifteen years ago)

"Cheese and Onions"

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 5 April 2010 00:03 (fifteen years ago)

I went with Victory Garden

― dynamicinterface, Monday, 5 April 2010 00:29 (fifteen years ago)

Great poll idea, I love every single one of these except for the Buddy Holly song, which I haven't heard. I picked "Ceremony," since it's one of my favorite Galaxie 500 songs.

― slagterm, Monday, 5 April 2010 00:53 (fifteen years ago)

quite hard, ceremony is the instinctual choice but isn't it a pity is probably the one that works best of all in its context. so i'll go with george.

― from the unhip (electricsound), Monday, 5 April 2010 01:04 (fifteen years ago)

not sure I'd vote for it, but i have a soft spot for their "Final Day" -- it's where I first heard the song, actually! Was kind of surprised when I finally heard the original ...

― tylerw, Monday, 5 April 2010 02:27 (fifteen years ago)

Victory Garden. Ceremony close behind. I had the Rough Trade EP CD single or whatever with Blue Thunder sax version and the covers. It was my favorite thing ever.

― dan selzer, Monday, 5 April 2010 04:34 (fifteen years ago)

I suppose "Ceremony" is the gut choice, but the "Submission" cover is terrific.

"Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste" (especially the Peel version) is epic.

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 5 April 2010 05:55 (fifteen years ago)

Isn't It A Pity

― anagram, Monday, 5 April 2010 05:58 (fifteen years ago)

"Listen..." for the soloing.

― caek, Monday, 5 April 2010 08:28 (fifteen years ago)

Victory Garden. Ceremony close behind. I had the Rough Trade EP CD single or whatever with Blue Thunder sax version and the covers. It was my favorite thing ever.
― dan selzer, Monday, 5 April 2010 06:34 (5 hours ago)

Every now and again, this 12" still is my favourite thing ever.

― Duke, Monday, 5 April 2010 10:32 (fifteen years ago)

Pretty difficult. I opted for 'Dont Let Our Youth' because of the drums and the fact its a very novel cover (i.e them adding their own music). PErfect.

― AnotherDeadHero, Monday, 5 April 2010 10:47 (fifteen years ago)

Love most of these, but it's difficult to argue with Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste – Jonathan Richman.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 5 April 2010 13:45 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn3Vey_nbQY

― Duke, Saturday, 10 April 2010 16:32 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Friday, 23 April 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Saturday, 24 April 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

huh, thought Ceremony would take this ... whatevs, they're all pretty great!

― tylerw, Sunday, 25 April 2010 00:27 (fifteen years ago)

Fair result.

― Duke, Sunday, 25 April 2010 09:14 (fifteen years ago)

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