February 28, 2011
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Sarah: Vocals
Michael: Vocals, Percussion
Mike P: Guitar
Jason: Bass, Backing Vocals
Natasha: Keyboards
Virginia: Accordion
An attempted reggae-version of this golden oldie that devolves into a swinging accordion groove and a wonderfully-botched ending.
October 6, 2010
Common People
Sarah & Jon: Vocals
Michael: Piano, Synths, Additional Bass
Jason: Bass, Harmonica
Mike P: Guitar
Pulp’s working-class anthem stripped of all it’s bombast, revealing itself as more of a folk song. Recorded at the end of a long night in our standard one-take/warts-and-all style.
September 8, 2010
Love Me Tender
Mike P: Guitar, Vocals
Sarah & Jon: Vocals
Jason: Percussion
An entertaining car crash of a cover, where it doesn`t seems like we`ll be able to get to the end of the song without incessant laughter or multiple re-starts. (The picture is Elvis’ birthplace.)
July 24, 2010
Paper Planes
Michael, Jason: Vocals
Acapella beatbox version of M.I.A.`s big hit single, with rather unplanned tempo changes during the second half.
May 5, 2010
March of the (Bohemian) Pigs
Sarah, Jason, Jon, Michael, Mike P: Vocals
Michael had it in his mind that an acapella/barbershop quartet version of this Nine Inch Nails tune would sound amazing. And on one fateful night he indeed got his wish, with a little bit of Bohemian Rhapsody unexpectedly tagged on at the end.
March 31, 2010
Oh! Darling
Sarah: Vocals
Jason: Slide Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Jon: Guitar, Vocals
Michael: Microphone Holding, Distant Vocals
A very quiet version of this Beatles tune that Sarah and Jon liked so much they started playing the song over right after we finished playing it, hence the two endings going on here.
February 23, 2010
Absolutely Cuckoo
Sarah: Vocals
Jon: Guitar, Distant Vocals
Mike P: Guitar
Michael: Percussion, Backing Vocals
Natasha: Piano
Jason: Ukulele, Harmonica
Our cover of the first track from 69 Love Songs, which we did with little forethought to rehearse, hence it sounding endearingly sloppy and loose. That’s kind of the norm around here, you know.
January 28, 2010
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Sarah and Briana: Vocals
Michael: Guitar
Jason: Distant Ukulele
Christopher: Microphone Holding, Backing Vocals
Arthur: Percussion, Vocals
Our sing-along cover of the bubblegum classic by Edison Lighthouse.
January 14, 2010
Crimson and Clover
Sarah and Briana: Vocals
Michael: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Arthur: Bass, Backing Vocals
Jason: Percussion
Cover tunes happen frequently and spontaneously during our jam sessions, and are always a lot of fun. Here is a sparse version of a Tommy James classic.