Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays VOL VIII: (I Know) I'm Losing You

Because this is the off season and there's nothing better to do, because there are approximately 2,357,861 days until football season (that's just a guesstimate, give or take a few), and because it's Tuesday and you need a pick-me-up, I'm presenting "Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays". Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays is an off-topic post that will feature a band playing a song by a different band each week. Some you may have heard and, hopefully, some will be completely new to you.

This week's Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesday is a double-shot. You're welcome.

The Temptations' "(I Know) I'm Losing You" climbed to #8 on the pop charts in 1966. This piece of vaguely psychedelic Motown was not lost on other hard rock groups of the time. In 1970 and 1971, two hard rock groups covered the song and both versions are worth checking out. The 1971 version was performed by The Faces, headed up by one of the architects of British hard rock in the 1960's; scratchy voiced, hard rockin' Rod Stewart. Not to be confused with disco Rod Stewart, cheesy 90s, collaborating with Bryan Adams and Sting Rod Steward, or big band rip off Rod Stewart. So yeah, the short lived and only good Rod Stewart. What happened? I blame Goodnight.

The 1970 version is off the same album as our VOL II Trademark-Infringing Tune. The entire Ecology album is great. I highly recommend checking that out, preferably on vinyl. Here's the epic 10 minute long Rare Earth version. [Ed.-- I couldn't find the album version on the Youtubes. Here's an equally epic live version. It cuts out for a few seconds at the 8:33 mark, but you'll get the picture.]

Tune in next week when Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays will feature........ another band playing a song by a different band!

Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays VOL VII: Hey Ya

Because this is the off season and there's nothing better to do, because there are approximately 2,357,861 days until football season (that's just a guesstimate, give or take a few), and because it's Tuesday and you need a pick-me-up, I'm presenting "Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays". Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays is an off-topic post that will feature a band playing a song by a different band each week. Some you may have heard and, hopefully, some will be completely new to you.

No time for commentary today. Class and what not.

Tune in next week when Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays will feature........ another band playing a song by a different band!

Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays VOL VI: Satellite of Love

Because this is the off season and there's nothing better to do, because there are approximately 2,357,861 days until football season (that's just a guesstimate, give or take a few), and because it's Tuesday and you need a pick-me-up, I'm presenting "Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays". Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays is an off-topic post that will feature a band playing a song by a different band each week. Some you may have heard and, hopefully, some will be completely new to you.

If you haven't seen the movie Adventureland, I would highly recommend it. Solid acting, cool story, very witty, and they have some hilarious music-based comedy (which I obviously enjoy) including a the world's worst house band and a great running gag involving "Rock me Amadeus".

Included on the extremely well put together soundtrack, which is one of the movie's strongest points much like Dazed and Confused, is a song that I had not yet heard until seeing the movie, Lou Reed's Satellite of Love (Shed a Light on Love?). Although I'm generally speaking, I'm not much of a Lou Reed fan, Satellite of Love is a great song and really shines at that point in the movie.

For those of you who, like me, aren't typically into the more depressed sounds of Lou Reed and Velvet Underground, a more joyful version of Satellite of Love performed by a usually happier U2 is a great way to test the waters and see if it's for you.

If you enjoyed that, check out some of the other songs on the Adventureland soundtrack or, better yet, go buy the movie.

Tune in next week when Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays will feature........ another band playing a song by a different band!

Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays VOL V: Poker Face

Because this is the off season and there's nothing better to do, because there are approximately 2,357,861 days until football season (that's just a guesstimate, give or take a few), and because it's Tuesday and you need a pick-me-up, I'm presenting "Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays". Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays is an off-topic post that will feature a band playing a song by a different band each week. Some you may have heard and, hopefully, some will be completely new to you.

DISCLAIMER: If you can't find music humorous, DO NOT READ THIS POST. It is the most ridiculous post I've made since ever.

I decided a few weeks ago that I sometimes have what I call an ironic sense of music. I have several Barenaked Ladies albums. In high school I had a mix CD with both a Meat Loaf song and a William Shatner song (which I discovered on Conan). One of the most listened to songs on my iPod is Kitty by Presidents of the United States of America. Why? Because it's all a little funny. Seriously, listen to Shatner sing Common People and try not to laugh*. No really, I'll wait...... You couldn't do it could you? If there's a song that is humorous, either intentionally or unintentionally, I'll probably listen to it.

With the most recent batch of crazy people (read: Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, etc...) to unleash ridiculous music on the poor unsuspecting masses, there's been plenty of opportunities for those with ironic senses of music to get their fill of stupid, goofy, over the top songs. OK, so I hate Lady Gaga and Ke$ha, and frankly every time I hear either of them on the radio I can't change the channel fast enough. Really it doesn't fall into the category of ironically appealing because it's too much bad and not enough funny. There's a strict**, objective**, scientific** formula to create ironically good music, which requires the right amount of bad and funny, and these songs fail to meet the standards of that formula.

BUT there's hope yet for these songs. For one of the best things to happen in the past five years for ironic music lovers the world over (in my uninformed opinion) has covered Poker Face. Yes, the British Pop sensation Mika, who brought you such genius musical masterpieces as Big Girl (You are Beautiful) and Lollipop, has taken a crack at it:

No joke, every time he starts with the "oh, oh oh oh" part I crack up. If you didn't I'm sorry I wasted your time with this dumb post.

Tune in next week when Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays will feature........ another band playing a song by a different band!

*For that matter, try watching the original Pulp music video and not laughing.

**Not at all.

OT: HA! That's YOUR sport you suck at.

For those of you still in the baseball mindset from last week, this is scored: E1.

Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays VOL IV: Give a Little Bit

Because this is the off season and there's nothing better to do, because there are approximately 2,357,861 days until football season (that's just a guesstimate, give or take a few), and because it's Tuesday and you need a pick-me-up, I'm presenting "Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays". Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays is an off-topic post that will feature a band playing a song by a different band each week. Some you may have heard and, hopefully, some will be completely new to you.

Sorry to everyone for the lack of a Tune last week. The beach was calling, and it doesn't have reliable internet access.

But this week, I got to thinking about the very last concert in Beard-Eaves. The venue that has hosted Elvis, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and others, and I was a little disappointed to find out that the last show was.... Sister Hazel, the Goo-Goo Dolls, and some other thing*. Not that I don't like the former two, but those names don't exactly carry the clout that those other names do. The concert was very enjoyable--certainly more so than the last few UPC has put on, but that's a rant for another time. I was definitely a fan of the Goo-Goo Dolls and Sister Hazel growing up. Not a big fan mind you, but it was good stuff, and if their show wasn't ideal, it was a capable send-off of the Beav.

And so, in honor of that last concert and Beard Eaves, here's a great Goo-Goo Dolls cover of Supertramp's Give a Little Bit.

Tune in next week when Trademark-Infringing Tune Tuesdays will feature........ another band playing a song by a different band!

*I think Summer Rockets or something like that. Whatever they were they nearly got booed off the stage. Granted, the lead singer did a one-man-band thing with all the instruments on a loop that was pretty cool. But that didn't make up for the other 40 minutes of suck.

CREEDE SIMPSON

Tell me about it, Rod:


Game 7. Tomorrow night, 6:00. BE THERE.

WAR EAGLE!