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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re:  Yeah, but what about ... [cover versions]
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Date: Fri, 16-Nov-84 10:44:56 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 16 10:44:56 1984
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> other covers:
> 
> Dickies -- Paranoid
> 	The Dickies speed this Black Sabbath song up and its sounds
> 	better than the original.
> 
> Dickies -- Sounds of Silence
> 	Once again the Dickies add life to an old classic, originally
> 	by Simon and Garfunkel (may they rest in peace).

The Dickies have practically made a career out of taking old songs and playing
them fast and loud.  Perhaps the best example is "Nights in White Satin",
which I believe is found on the "Dawn of the Dickies" album.  It's also
found, along with other "new music" cover versions of songs, on the collection
called "We Do 'Em Our Way".  Also included are Flying Lizards' "Money",
Strnaglers' "Walk On By", the Slits' "Heard It Through The Grapevine" (****!).
Unfortunately, it lacks the ultimate "punk" cover:  Sid Vicious' "My Way".

The Dickies latest album "Stukas Over Disneyland" has some good original
material ("Rosemary", e.g.), and it includes a cover of Led Zeppelin's
"Communication Breakdown" (how does one make THAT song faster or louder?).
-- 
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