@wazroth Love this one - at the time it was so different from anything else in the charts (I know, I know).
@anon87143080 Love Alison Moyet, but can’t stand the Pickets (because my kid brother used to play this exact track over and bloody over - I kid you not, ten times in a row was not enough for him!).
Say what you want about third-wave ska, it did produce some enjoyable covers of 70s and 80s punk songs.
Of course, Mr Cranky’s whole thing was (pretty decent, frankly) ska covers of not-ska songs.
(They’re no Wall of Voodoo, however.)
OK, sorry to stay on the ska train for more than one post, but poking around the YouTubes in ska mode I found this:
And to my shock, it kind of… works? Like, quite well? What?
Does it count if the original is lesser known than the cover?
I love the breeders song. The original version has a ton of charm but i really feel the Breeders improved it.
Drivin' on 9 - YouTube
Original version here:
Ed's Redeeming Qualities - Drivin' on 9 - YouTube