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Who covers
- To: thewho@cisco.com (Who's List)Sun Dec 7 12:23:24 PST 1997
- Subject: Who covers
- From: marini@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Janice K. Marini)
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 95 17:11:36 EST
- In-Reply-To: <25011115442683@vms.macc.wisc.edu>; from "John Johanneson" at Jan 11, 95 3:44 pm
- Posted-Date: Wed, 11 Jan 95 17:11:36 EST
- Sender: owner-thewho@cisco.com
> Anyone who has no reservations about other groups covering Who songs
> hasn't heard Leif Garrett's late 70s cover of I Can't Explain. (The
> horror...the horror...)
>
> On the other hand, I thought the Spin Doctors did a good job with
> ICE on the DST boot, and it was neat to hear the Chieftain's play
> the synth part of Baba O'Riley with trad. instruments.
>
> -John
>
Right. I think for every 2 or 3 bad covers, there's one good or at least
interesting one out there. The Sex Pistols do a great, snarling,
spitting version of "Substitute" on their Live at Chelmsford Prison
release. That's a perfect punk song, and they do it well.
$0.02,
Jake