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defrogI have said harsh things about Spotify and I stand by them. But occasionally its recommendation engine sends me something delightful – like Shonen Knife doing a cover of Weird Al Yankovic’s parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”.
Even better, it’s part of a Dr Demento project called “Covered In Punk”, which came out last year completely under my radar – I didn’t even know of its existence until Spotify hipped me to it.
It’s pretty ambitious – two hours worth of Demento staples like William Shatner, Barnes & Barnes and Weird Al covering punk songs, and bands like Misfits, Vandals and The Meatmen covering novelty records that Demento made famous.
It’s a wonderful thing. You’ve got Shatner doing “Garbageman”.
You've got Brak from Space Ghost doing “Institutionalized”.
And of course Shonen Knife doing “Eat It”, which actually starts by stealing the riff to Deep Purple’s “Smoke On The Water” for no apparent reason.
Listen.
Don't you tell me you’re full,
This is dF
Even better, it’s part of a Dr Demento project called “Covered In Punk”, which came out last year completely under my radar – I didn’t even know of its existence until Spotify hipped me to it.
It’s pretty ambitious – two hours worth of Demento staples like William Shatner, Barnes & Barnes and Weird Al covering punk songs, and bands like Misfits, Vandals and The Meatmen covering novelty records that Demento made famous.
It’s a wonderful thing. You’ve got Shatner doing “Garbageman”.
You've got Brak from Space Ghost doing “Institutionalized”.
And of course Shonen Knife doing “Eat It”, which actually starts by stealing the riff to Deep Purple’s “Smoke On The Water” for no apparent reason.
Listen.
Don't you tell me you’re full,
This is dF
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on 2019-12-24 06:47 am (UTC)And yes, I have a Dr. Demento T-shirt from about 20 years ago.
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on 2019-12-24 03:58 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2019-12-25 12:40 am (UTC)