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C'mon Everybody is a great song by a great artist. At least they did a great job of that song. Most of the covers that The Hip play are train wrecks. Gord has a difficult enough time remembering his own lyrics, let alone lyrics from other songs. The band is usually great at the covers but Gord is lucky to get 1/4 of the lyrics sung.
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I have to defend "Come on Everybody". A very simple song from a rock and roll pioneer. I thought the Hip nail that one.
I have a feeling there will be one huge thread re-evaluating all the cover songs of the tour...maybe even a poll. :thumb:
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I'd like to hear the brilliance of "The Rules" or "Get Back Again" or "Forest Edge" or "Problem Bears" or "Ultra Mundane" or "Times Are Passing Us By" or ...well, you get my drift.
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Anyone else enjoy this one?
Jeff M.
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I'm not a fan of The Rules, but it beats the tar out of any cover.
Dear Hip:
Please bring back songs out of your vault.
Merci.
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not even close...Rarities...Covers are okay I guess, and i'm glad to see the boys trying something new this time around, but instead of Lust for Life and I can't explain (my 2 shows from this leg of the tour) I'd have much rather heard pretty much any hip song...i understand WHY they are doing it, and I totally respect it, but for my $$$ I'd prefer seeing the hip sing a HIP song I've never heard them sing, rather than an Iggy Pop or Who song....
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I agree with the rest of you. I'd rather hear originals than covers, but ya gotta admit, their cover of "The Weight" with Kathleen Edwards was absolutely brilliant. As was their take on the Clash's "Train in Vain". Just my 2 cents.
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You know, someone somewhere in this thread said something about hearing a artist playing a song by a different favourite artist, and how awesome that is.
Someone else said something about the covers being train wrecks because Gord didn't really know the song.
This pretty much sums up the cover of 1979. God, that was something else. It didn't suit Gord's voice that well. It was awesome to hear because it was The Hip playing 1979 (one of my favourite songs ever), but man, that song was written for Corgan and Corgan alone IMO.
The Weight was a great cover, and really tragicallyphish and I are the only ones here to testify on Queen Bitch's behalf. Covers by any band are hit and miss, simply because there are such a wide varieties of vocal styles and ranges out there.
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Covers definitely bring a sense of unexpectedness and uniqueness to their shows, I really enjoy Diamond Dogs from the Toronto show. But rarities just mean so much more to me, I was floored by Fire In The Hole and FIDDLER'S GREEN.
I think I'd enjoy hearing Sharks or Freak Turbulence in comparison with anything they could possibly cover (even though their covers rock).
I love covers...but would rather hear some Hip I dont usually get to hear. :thumb:
