Another punk cover, where it’s the punk song that’s getting covered. In this case what started off as an angry indictment of senseless conflict becomes more of a sad ballad.
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#songoftheday: The Raconteurs – Hands
I’m still holding out hope for another Raconteurs album after Jack White finishes up this latest solo tour.
#songoftheday: Metro Station – Shake It
As this summer winds to a close, I’m put in mind of my summer anthem from 2008. Whether it was by coincidence, or on purpose, this song just happened to be playing during, or around all the highlights of one of my favourite summers.
#songoftheday: Sloan – False Alarm
Just about a week and a half until the new album.
#songoftheday: Them Crooked Vultures – Scumbag Blues
Of all the songs Them Crooked Vultures produced, this one always seemed to have the biggest John Paul Jones influence. Sort of a more bluesy and upbeat companion to Trampled Under Foot from Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti.
#songoftheday: The White Stripes – In The Cold Cold Night
One of the few White Stripes songs featuring Meg White on vocals.
It seems like a pretty appropriate choice for today, after I took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge fundraiser.
#songoftheday: Flight Of The Conchords – Robots (Live)
The robotic uprising hasn’t happened, but my computer’s dead, so we’ll see how well I can keep up these updates.
#songoftheday: The Killers – When You Were Young
Fittingly enough, this song packs a big nostalgia bomb for me. I lost track of how many nights my friends and I spent together, playing Rock Band for hours on end.
#songoftheday: Modest Mouse – Dashboard
When your first experience with a song is hearing it live, that memory can be pretty resilient any time you hear the song in the future.
My first time hearing this track was when a local band called the Tenegens covered it for an event downtown.
#songoftheday: Nickelback – Breathe
Nickelback tend to get a lot of hate, but I’ve always thought this early track of theirs was a genuinely exceptional rock song.
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