SMASHING PUMPKOVERS (An A to Z Post!)
Posted on June 4th, 2010 by ekko
There was a time, not so long ago, when The Smashing Pumpkins were one of my favorite live bands. I haven’t enjoyed them of late, but they still hold a nostalgic place in my heart. I posted an A to Z a long time ago, leeching off of a huge database of SP tunes. That database seems to be dead now. Hence, the need for an update. And this time, it’s only covers! There’s a zip file, of course, and a few choice flavors to taste. If you like it, please consider thumbing up the songs on Hype Machine, submitting to Digg, etc. Or even dropping me a nice comment!
A is for the always classic, “All the Young Dudes.” Nobody can mess up this tune. Nobody.
B is for Boys Don’t Cry (Cure cover). It’s kind of annoying how (Ginger?) keeps talking over it, but it’s still pretty cool anyway.
C is for Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young). Another tune that’s really hard to f*&%k up.
D is for Duran Duran’s “Nightboat.” Very esoteric selection there, Billy.
E is for eeek! The zip file! It totally snuck up on me! Better cop it before it goes away, ’cause once it’s gone, it’s gone. I don’t do reups.
F is for Forever Young (Bob Dylan).
G is for another eclectic selection, “Girl Called Sandoz” by The Animals.
H is for the Holidays! Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
I is for I Want You To Want Me-Smashing Pumpkins with Cheap Trick. Two great tastes that go great together!
J is for Jean Genie (David Bowie). Another complete reworking, but this one is done with the Man Who Sold The World Himself: David Bowie! Look at this A to Z I’m giving you, two great team-ups in a row.
K is a tough one, so I’m gonna use the k in the middle of Steve Miller’s The JoKer. Sorry if that’s cheating.
L is for Lucifer Sam-Billy Corgan solo. A Pink Floyd/Syd Barrett classic.
M is for the monster in Smashing Pumpkin’s classic favorite cover of Godzilla (Blue Oyster Cult).
N is for Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode).
O is for Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, two key members of the Cars! You’re All I’ve Got Tonight (The Cars). Love love love this cover.
P is for the people in Beautiful People (Marilyn Manson).
Q is for the proudly queer Joy Division, and SP’s cover of their tune, “Transmission.”
R is for The Rolling Stones’ Stray Cat Blues–one of my favorite Jagger/Richards tunes.
S is for Sookie Sookie (Steppenwolf).
T is for Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads). This is the Corgan version. It’s pretty much a new song–very little left of the original.
U is for U2! Stay (U2 cover).
V is for Velvet Underground’s Femme Fatale (Billy Corgan solo).
W is for White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane) with Heavy Metal Machine.
X is for . . . I got nothing. Sorry.
Y is for Young Love’s cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ classic, 1979.
Z is for thin liZZy’s, “Dancing in the Moonlight.” A very nice, gentle cover.
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