I was hoping "these guys" were going to be Lester and Jeff.
It's a weird thing to be good at: covering other people's music really well.
HEY!
The definitive cover of "Africa" is by Betty White.
1 had me looking for the "like" button for a second.
The vocal harmonies are impressive, sounds like more than two guys. My only complaint is that it starts to drag a bit in the chorus- I don't know how they're slowing down with just the two of them, usually dragging the tempo is the job of the drummer.
Here's a mashup involving that "Call Me Maybe" song.
6: After I posted, I thought, "wait, will anyone get that?" And then I thought of you, and thought, one person will!
Here's a mashup involving Satre and Star Wars.
usually dragging the tempo is the job of the drummer
I'm far more prone to rushing. It's the lead singers who slow down IME, what with all their fancy "lyrics."
1-6-9: Chuck joins VM and TNP in the k-sky/essear nexus. Not sure what that is. Possibly the borderlands between the least dreary side of hip and outright nerdery.
beamish, thanks! I hadn't heard of HCB before and spent all of last night listening to them.
To the OP, I prefer covers that add something to the original or take it in a different direction, such as.
14. yeah.
a faithful cover is technically impressive, but feels hollow. it's like someone who is really good at making astoundingly accurate copies of famous paintings. i'm impressed by the skill, but at the same time i'm a little puzzled by the desire to do such a thing.
Beetlejuice was a pretty awesome cover band and they were very faithful.
"It's a weird thing to be good at: covering other people's music really well."
Led Zeppelin did pretty well by that.
beamish, thanks!
You're welcome. Someone linked to it on the comment thread of AV Club's hosting of Low playing Africa. Low's version has not enough brass and too many lyrics.
'As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti': least helpful simile ever and most extra syllables jammed into a measure ever.
19.2: That suggests a whole class of pretty useless metaphors:
As sure as the Mississippi flows like the Amazon through the heartland of North America.
As sure as the Moon flies about the earth like a big honking satellite.
It's pointless to fight useless metaphors. There's nothing that a hundred men or more could do.
"You consider me the young apprentice
Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis"
Sting doesn't want you to know what he's talking about, either.