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The Ooks Of Hazzard – Kids (MGMT Cover)

Charlie Goodvibes — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:06:59 +0000

I’ve saved this cover for last for a number of reasons. For one, I’ve never really listened to Bluegrass before, and this song prompted me to grab a few podcasts and dive in. Not necessarily my style of music, but it’s good to branch out and listen to a condensed version of a music genre that doesn’t normally grab your attention. Self-improvement, or something deep like that.

Secondly, Kids by MGMT is an all-around solid song. The original is really well written, and it’s always been my second favourite MGMT song after Electric Feel, but that’s another post all together.

Finally, I’ve waited on posting this because I wanted to save my favourite for last. This cover just utterly blew me away, as it really came out of nowhere. Bluegrass cover of MGMT? The band is called the Ooks of Hazzard? There’s more Ukuleles in it than there were original members of Broken Social Scene? I’m sorry…where do I sign up?

They have a site, but unfortunately it’s not quite fully set up yet – you can check it out here.

Watch this…you won’t be disappointed:

José González – Teardrop (Massive Attack Cover)

Charlie Goodvibes — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:42:53 +0000

I came to this song rather randomly – it was playing during a particularly pensive point in an episode of House. I don’t remember what was happening, but there was a lot of uneasiness as to whether or not is was Lupus. Or something.

Anyway, Teardrop was the first Massive Attack song I heard back in the day, and it took me a bit to recognize this as a cover when I heard it. It seems too perfect. Interestingly, the original version of Teardrop (watchable in all its fetus-glory here) is the opening theme music for House, so I guess the cover is pretty fitting.

The video is a serious religious acid trip, but I like it. The song itself is brilliant, and much like the Obadiah Parker cover of Idioteque, it holds weight all on its own.

As always, you can check out more stuff by the incredibly talented José González on his MySpace and his personal site here.

Here’s the YouTube:

Obadiah Parker – Idioteque (Live)

Charlie Goodvibes — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:16:13 +0000

So I’ve already covered Obadiah Parker once this week, but Idioteque is my favourite Radiohead song, and this cover just levels me.

There is absolutely nothing that I can say about this version of Idioteque that has any more effect than just listening to it. You can get it on iTunes for a buck, and you can definitely listen to it via YouTube.

Check this shizz out:

Ted Leo – Since U Been Gone / Maps

Charlie Goodvibes — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:18:51 +0000

Ted Leo is probably one of the most prolific artists that I don’t listen to enough of. I know I discovered Ted Leo & The Pharmacists in first year, but that I was just a naive child when faced with their back-catalog of music.

I’ve got a tendency to randomly put covers of Since U Been Gone on mix tapes I make for my girlfriend without realizing it, and this is still my favourite. Between Ted Leo just giving it on the guitar, to the seamless transition to Maps by the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs – it’s just magic.

What can I say; give it a listen, and check out Ted Leo at his site here or on MySpace.

Here’s the vid:

Obadiah Parker – Hey Ya (OutKast Cover)

Charlie Goodvibes — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:44:42 +0000

Sorry for the late kickoff to acoustic week. Today was a shizz-show, and I’ve had to catch up on things. Plus my internet conveniently decided to peace out for 2 hours earlier tonight.

I discovered Obadiah Parker, and Mat Wheddle purely via this cover, and it’s always been one of my favourite random-song-to-acoustic covers. I’ve got another Obadiah Parker song planned for later on this week.

There’s something about Mat’s voice, and the simplicity of reducing the Outkast studio production track to a single acoustic guitar that just makes this song incredible to listen to. It never fails to find itself on any acoustic mix-tape that I make, and I highly recommend giving it a listen.

You can also pick it up on Itunes for a buck. Check out how awesome Obadiah Parker at their site here or on MySpace.

Here’s the vid on YouTube: