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[Music] 10 years of Cover versions that absolutely SPANK the originals .......... over to you
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Pevenseagull
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she really is the greatest
Madcap Canadians do David Essex. Mrs T is unfamiliar with the original, but loves this.
studio150
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Love the David Essex annual in the video, but disappointed that there is an 8:19 12 inch version and we just get the single edit.
Mrs T will still be unfamiliar with the original, as this is absolutely nothing like it, only the lyrics give a clue to David's #3 hit from 51 years ago.
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Courtesy of my very favourite waste of time this summer 
Pevenseagull
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Niche
Genius
'Television Personalies' cover
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'Television Personalies' cover
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Scream If You Wanna Go Faster - Geri Halliwell
Pevenseagull
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Mrs T hates this. I love it.
Is that actually a cover? It is the B side of a Nick Lowe single.
I thought the 12" version was too long.
Mrs T despite her relative youth is a musicologist and knows The Essex. We started the conversation that eventually resulted in us getting together (we were semi-detached work colleagues employed in different cities and sectors) when during an email rant about the failings of a third party I typed "That's when I reach for my revolver". I like to make obscure jokes. She came right back at me with "Mission of Burma". I was well impressed
. TWIRFMR is an obscure release from 1981.
Pevenseagull
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Yep, cover.
The New Favourites of... Brinsley Schwarz - Wikipedia
(Christ, do I feel smug at the moment)
I knew Lowe wrote it. Wasn't a big fan of Brinsley Schwartz (despite having seen them live at Hove Town Hall, supporting 'How Long' Ace).Yep, cover.
The New Favourites of... Brinsley Schwarz - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
(Christ, do I feel smug at the moment)
You can only feel smug if you knew it was a cover without the need to check
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Pevenseagull
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I knew Lowe wrote it. Wasn't a big fan of Brinsley Schwartz (despite having seen them live at Hove Town Hall, supporting 'How Long' Ace).
You can only feel smug if you knew it was a cover without the need to check
I'm smug because I was about 5 years old when the magnificently named Brinsley Ernst Pieter Schwarz* (no 't') broke up with himself/ band.
*I did have to look that up.
However, I did see Michael Nesmith at Hove Town Hall
Both better than The 'Greenbriar Boys' original.