Song of the Day posts one cool cover every morning. Catch up on past installments here. The A-Team influenced a generation of pre-teen boys into believing that they should "Pity the Fool!" The B.A. Baracus Band take it a step further, creating the ultimate '80s cover band named after everyone's favorite butt kicker, B.A Baracus. Unfortunately, gold chains or mohawks do not make an appearance. Using only guitar, djembe and kazoos, the B.A. Baracus Band has created covers that require the listener to stand up and dance. If said listener has consumed mass quantities, so much the better. The band recently focused their [...]
LL Cool J called himself the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time), but Run DMC had more sneakers. Run DMC tread the gangsta/good guy line, hooking into the mainstream and pretty much breaking rap into the suburbs, but Cool J is a freakin' movie star who at 16 roared louder than anyone else. So who's better? In the end, for me it's really a toss-up. 10 REASONS TO (STILL) LOVE COOL J AND RUN D.M.C. 10. Run DMC-The Pete Rock Megamix . [...]
Grrrr, my internet's been cutting in/out all day... and the only cure is a monster batch of even more 80s covers! Here are some that didn't make the first cut , mostly because they don't carry the same personal resonance as some of those earlier picks. Some I just plain forgot to include and the 80s police got mad at me. The Pigeon Detectives - The Power of Love [originally by Huey Lewis & The News] Tropical Jazz Big Band XI - [...]
Lately I've been resting on my laurels, so to speak. By laurels, I mean couch. By resting, I mean playing my new X-Box. I also feel that lately I've been posting too much Ben Folds this, Amanda Palmer that, and White Stripes blah. So it's back to basics with some regular Fong Songs cover content. Right now I'm in the middle of an 80's kick, so let's make it an All 80's Cover Weekend! Ah, the eighties... a whole decade of guilty pleasures. But why feel guilty about it? These are awesome [...]
Cover Me
Berkeley Place
Fong Songs
Chris Brown – Mercy Remix (MP3, Video)
Summer (Or What It Sounds Like) Vol. 3
Throwback Thursday: Evermore – It’s Too Late (Dirty South Remix)
Foxygen - "Make It Known"
