Time for another installment of the Cover-Song Showcase Showdown, in which we dig up numerous recreations and bastardizations of a beloved song, and let you vote on which is the least offensive. Today's homage-worthy hit: The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?", a song that all of us listened to while stoned in high school, making the two-in-the-morning realization that while Morrissey is
probably saying he's "the son and the heir," he could
also be saying that he's, like, "the sun and the air!" Or maybe that was just us. Three versions are below, as is Soho's "Hippychick," which may as well be considered a cover because of the way it bites the song's riff. Vote for your favorite, and make Moz smile again. He's such a sad little bear!
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The news that Peter, Bjorn & John's ubiquitous "Young Folks" had received the bluegrass treatment hit our inbox today, and we figured it would be as good a time as any to put it head-to-head with a few other versions of the song we've come across, including the German-language take on the song we unearthed a few months back. Four takes are below; give them a listen and vote for your favorite. (If only we could find out what the Stop Peter, Bjorn & John guy thinks of all these covers! Alas.)
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