Exactly why I commented that. :-)

I am begging for a change to our voting system at this point almost as much as I am begging for people to actually read the election programmes. Look past the face on the TV, learn what they actually stand for folks!

Thanks! I’ll give it a go once the backlog gets cleared out a bit.

This is so high on my “should play list” and yes I haven’t gotten around to it. Is it truly as good as folks say? What are your experiences with it having played the original?

Ticket to Ride

Speaking of great Nirvana covers, Post Malone’s pandemic live stream covering a bunch of Nirvana classics stands out to me as well https://www.youtube.com/live/f7eaGcIyhPU

I had heard that T-Pain’s cover was good but never heard it myself until just now. Not only did he absolutely kill it, but the guitarist went off too. Great performance that honours the original.

I’m not sure if I’d agree on it being better than the original, but it does manage to keep the energy of the original while making the whole thing heavier.

Holy cow, that’s one way to honor a band’s legacy. I’m not surprised it moved Plant to tears. Can you imagine sitting there, seeing this immense spectacle and going “Holy shit, we inspired all these people”? Must be mind blowing.

Thanks for adding that comment. I do recall reading about this somewhere but I forgot to add her as the original artist.

That said, listening to the cover by Manson it’s pretty clear he’s primarily inspired by Soft Cell’s version of the song.

Wow. Never heard this version of the song, but man did Chvrches knock out it the park. It’s almost unrecognizable but familiar at the same time.

I would’ve added it to my list if you hadn’t. Jeff’s version is so good the Cohen original sounds like a cover to me these days.

Also, the only other song besides Cash’s rendition of Hurt that will move me to tears on every listen.

Some of these are a bit more obscure, but I think these deserve mention for either transforming or faithfully updating the original songs:

Visigoth covering Necropolis by Manila road: https://youtu.be/QWixcWq1HPk

Cradle of filth covering Temptation by Heaven 17: https://youtu.be/MfMa2lrFxhY

The unseen covering Paint it black by the Rolling Stones: https://youtu.be/QAowDvxJN1A

Type O Negative covering Cinnamon girl by Neil Young: https://youtu.be/BO9aD4mzSE8

Electric Callboy covering Everytime we touch by Cascada: https://youtu.be/AuBXeF5acqE

Marylin Mansion covering Tainted love by Soft Cell: https://youtu.be/srcb-zmKDOE

HIM covering Wicked game by Chris Isaak: https://youtu.be/8oYodfK4DkE

And who can forget the Guns and Roses cover of Knocking on Heaven’s door by Bob Dylan: https://youtu.be/k04tX2fvh0o (I’m pretty sure this is another case of a super popular cover eclipsing the original by another super star)

[Edit] Forgot this amazing cover of Pink Floyd’s Welcome to the machine by Shadows Fall: https://youtu.be/kvMDk3M3c1c

There have been countless covers of “while my guitar gently weeps” but I think none of them were as flamboyant as the collaboration between Dani Harrison, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, and of course Prince.

I don’t agree with folks saying this is the best guitar solo ever but man does Prince pour his heart and soul into it.

https://youtu.be/uWc4wMyL1oI

Yeah, I have seen that exact same thing happen over in Europe “the conservative party fucked us over for xx years. Time to vote for the even harder right-wing populist.” It makes me wonder what folks are thinking? Is this a “the only way out is through” mentality or am I missing something?

It’s disheartening to see these folks with extremist views and conspiratorial beliefs make it into government. I can understand some people being frustrated with the NDP government, but to vote this extremist seems like a knee-jerk overreaction. Honestly, we need proportional representation to avoid this kind of polarization before it results in even more extremist folks making it into office.

It’s funny how Edge got lambasted for it when they introduced that feature, but it’s legitimately super helpful and non-invasive.

Such a shame Jon went off the deep end and killed the band in the process. Iced Earth used to be one of my favorite bands, but I haven’t listened to them any more since the insurrection.

That said, in hindsight, the signs were there for a long time. It’s just that I didn’t expect him to go so far down the rabbit hole.

Poltava part 2 - this time it’s personal.

I sold mine one recently and went with a HTV Vive Cosmos pro so I can keep using my Windows specific VR games. Sucks to have them kill my less than 1 year old Christmas gift, but it didn’t really feel like there was much that I could do about it.