The Ledge #676: Covers

The folder was almost full so I decided the time was right for a covers show. The key words are "almost full", though. As late as this morning I was a few songs short of a full show. But I had faith.

First off, I discovered the reissue of a 2012 covers EP by Black Furies called Get Down With It that included a cover of "Teenage Kicks". Wait, what? It seems like every time I do a covers show I find yet another version of that tune. Then came the release of the explosive new album by The Dogmatics, Nowheresville, destined to be one of my favorite albums of the year. That album's final tune is "Bail Me Out" by Boston legends DMZ. Add a few other new finds and the show was ready!

While the vast majority of tracks are either brand new or come from reissues, I do have a lengthy Redd Kross-related set in the middle of the show. Having just finished the great new autobiography Now You're One Of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross, it was just natural to showcase some of the many covers they recorded over the years. Besides two tracks from their all-covers Teen Babes From Mosanto, I aired rare remakes of PJ Harvey and Teenage Fanclub tunes. As a bonus, there's also a couple of tracks from their Tater Totz tribute band.

What's your favorite track from this broadcast? 

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1. Black Furies - Teenage Kicks

2. Black Furies - Can't Shake It

3. Black Furies - Gudbuy T' Jane

4. The Feelies - Seven Days

5. The Feelies - Sedan Delivery

6. The Dogmatics - Ball Me Out

7. Foxy - I Am A Cliche

8. Foxy - Oh Bondage Up Yours

9. Beebe Gallini - Beg, Borrow And Steal

10. Beebe Gallini - Rowed Out 

11. Rob Moss and Skin-Tight Skin - Why Can't You Come

12. Arthur Alexander - Red Beans and Gasoline

13. The Cynz - Can't Help Thinking About Me

14. MARTHA - Alison's Starting to Happen

15. Jeff Tweedy - Range Life

16. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Oh No!

17. Jonathan Richman - Night Fever

18. The Chesterfield Kings - It's Only Love

19. my favorite boxer - Polyester Bride

20. Redd Kross - Citadel

21. Redd Kross - Fancy

22. Redd Kross - Oh My Lover

23. Redd Kross - Everything Flows

24. Tater Totz - Strawberry Fields Forever

25. Tater Totz - Sing This All Together

26. The Untamed Youth - What Do I Get

27. The Lonely Suns - The Letter

28. Kepi Ghoulie - Start Me Up

29. Cowboy Mouth - Can't Hardly Wait

30. The Masonics - Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)

31. DARK THOUGHTS - What's Your Game 

32. Gentlemen Rogues - Children of the Revolution 

33. JIMMY VAPID - HEY, I'M GONNA BE YOUR BOY

34. JIMMY VAPID - LANA AND STEVIE

35. The Well Wishers - All My Friends 

36. The Well Wishers - All Over My Head 

37. Mighty Lemon Drops - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White