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Version Control III

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The carefully curated collection of artists performing tracks made famous by other artists continues, in the third annual Version Control. Some of these could be so obscure as to ask “is it a cover if I never heard the original” but we can leave the answering of that to the armchair philosophers. I’ll go on the record saying a good song is a good song no matter who performs it. Also, to the listener and fellow cassette afficionado that complained about Maxell and Memorex being mentioned in the same breath: my point is that neither one of them is TDK.

The carefully curated collection of artists performing tracks made famous by other artists continues, in the third annual <strong>Version Control</strong>. Some of these could be so obscure as to ask “is it a cover if I never heard the original” but we can leave the answering of that to the armchair philosophers. I’ll go on the record saying a good song is a good song no matter who performs it. Also, to the listener and fellow cassette afficionado that complained about Maxell and Memorex being mentioned in the same breath: my point is that neither one of them is TDK.
SongArtistNotes
Making Plans for Nigel
Primus
Originally from XTC
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Alec Eiffel
April March
Originally from Pixies
Cheat
Jenny Toomey
Originally from Franklin Bruno
I Started a Joke
Low
Originally from the Bee Gees
Train to Chicago
Mike Doughty
Originally from Drink Me
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The El Burro Song
Calexico
Originally from Los Super Seven
Sing Sing Sing
Flat Duo Jets
Originally from Gene Krupa
Immigrant Song
Sex Clark Five
Originally from Led Zeppelin
I'm Not in Love (The Dermot O'Leary Saturday Sessions Show)
Camera Obscura
Originally from 10cc
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Our Lips Are Sealed
Paul Collins and Marci Marks
Originally from the Go Go’s / Fun Boy Three
Science Fiction Double Feature
Chris Murray
Originally from the Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Fits
International Beat
Originally from the Skatalites
Starry Starry Night
Spot 1019
Originally from Don McLean
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Taxman
The Greyboy Allstars
Originally from the Beatles
The Harder They Come
Waco Brothers
Originally from Jimmy Cliff
Los Angeles
The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs
Originally from X
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Indian Bingo
Tripping Daisy
Originally from Brainiac
Turning Japanese
Skankin' Pickle
Originally from the Vapors
Provisional
Bodega
Originally from Fugazi
Blueprint
Gogol Bordello
Originally from Fugazi
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Storm Warning
Firewater
Originally from the Skatalites
Friday (Take 73)
Carl King
Originally from Rebecca Black
Here Comes Your Man
Heather Nova
Originally from Pixies
Wild and Blue
The Mekons
Originally from John Anderson
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Otro Muerde El Polvo (Another One Bites The Dust)
Los Miticos Del Ritmo
Originally from Queen
Blackbird
Jaco Pastorius
Originally from the Beatles
Pepe Y Irene
Money Mark
Originally from Los Lobos
Da Da Da
Pierre Perpall
Originally from Trio
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Relax Baby Be Cool
Stereo Total
Originally from Serge Gainsbourg
Bend Me, Shape Me
The Rubinoos
Originally from The American Breed
Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
The Wedding Present
Originally from Steve Harley
Here Comes My Baby
Yo La Tengo
Originally from Cat Stevens
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Deacon Blues (feat. Bill Mackay)
Bill Callahan & Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Originally from Steely Dan
Over the Hiccups
Negativland
Nothing else like it
21st Century Schizoid Man
black midi
Originally from King Crimson
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Maggot Brain
Volebeats
Originally from Funkadelic
The Great Gig in the Sky
The Sursiks
Originally from Pink Floyd
Kelly Watch the Stars
Dave Depper
Originally from Air
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Comin' Home Baby
Herbie Mann
Originally from Mel Tormé
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Jonah Jones
Originally from Stevie Wonder
Loud Love
The Pretty Reckless
Originally from Soundgarden
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Lieber Honig
Yann Tiersen
Originally from Neu
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