What song(s) would you like to see TGA cover?

Hanswurst wrote:

Andy_ wrote:

Rockin' in the free world

ya know this vid?!
3:27

not gaslight, but at least a part

OMG!! thank you so much for that

Andy_ wrote:

Hanswurst wrote:

Andy_ wrote:

Rockin' in the free world

ya know this vid?!
3:27

not gaslight, but at least a part

OMG!! thank you so much for that

you're welcome

I'd love to hear them do Bastards of Young or Achin' to Be by the Replacements

Lookin out my back door...cause of my name

How Bout

1. Paint it Black

2. A jimi cover? Crosstown Traffic

3. Spanish Moss by Against Me. They would slay that.

Brian is exellent finding tones of the original singers voice and using his mix of bluesy punk epicness

I think they would do an awesome cover of Barracuda, by Heart. Loved baba orielly at asbury park , I thought they did a better job than the Who when I saw them at Shea Stadium.

I would of said Baba O'riley. But here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvG4q1E5464

Sadly covers are a thing of the past. BMI sues whatever venue allows covers, and even originals without paying them off.

surely this cannot be so

DeathoftheCool wrote:

surely this cannot be so

Google BMI and open mics.

Ehhhhh generally speaking legal action is not taking place every time a cover is played. Yeah, that's the law but most places will let you do covers. Although I'd prefer if bands cut down on playing covers. I want to hear YOUR songs, damnit haha.

JimmyB is right. As ridiculous as it sounds, venues can be sued for copying righted music being played. The caveat here however is Connely's is a pretty well known Bar in NYC and the owner continuously ignored paying the licensee fee to have music played at the bar. Still kind of shows how ridiculous the US copyright laws truly are, but we can save that for another discussion

http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/04/bruce-springsteen-lawsuit-bar/

greasylake wrote:

JimmyB is right. As ridiculous as it sounds, venues can be sued for copying righted music being played. The caveat here however is Connely's is a pretty well known Bar in NYC and the owner continuously ignored paying the licensee fee to have music played at the bar. Still kind of shows how ridiculous the US copyright laws truly are, but we can save that for another discussion

http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/04/bruce-springsteen-lawsuit-bar/

He's right in the sense that BMI has been going after everyone for years but he's not right about covers being a thing of the past. Not even close. That part is just insanity.

ral wrote:

greasylake wrote:

JimmyB is right. As ridiculous as it sounds, venues can be sued for copying righted music being played. The caveat here however is Connely's is a pretty well known Bar in NYC and the owner continuously ignored paying the licensee fee to have music played at the bar. Still kind of shows how ridiculous the US copyright laws truly are, but we can save that for another discussion

http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/04/bruce-springsteen-lawsuit-bar/

He's right in the sense that BMI has been going after everyone for years but he's not right about covers being a thing of the past. Not even close. That part is just insanity.

Completely agree with you, in the end it's up to the venue not the band to ensure the venue has whatever PRO membership is necessary to play any copyrighted songs. If I were in a band and the venue didn't warn me in advance that I couldn't play cover songs then I would assume they have their license and I could go ahead and play whatever I wanted.

Rumble in Brighton or Storm The Embassy, by the Stray Cats. 2 great punk songs from a decidedly un-punk band.

I really think that a cover of Hey! by Pixies would be the shit.

Brothers under the bridges (83) would be good.
Last To Die (Springsteen)
something Dropkick Murphys

I'd love to hear TGA cover any Japandroids song. Two very different sounding bands, but it still would be awesome to hear.
The Nights of Wine and Roses would be funny because it perpetually has the words "souls" and "wine" in it, something Brian has wrote about a lot.

Radio Radio, She, Watching The Detectives, Everyday I Write the Book etcetc by Elvis Costello.

Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running

dead flowers-The Rolling Stones
Instant karma-John Lennon
Maggie may-Rod Stewart
When you were Young-The Killers
Be my Lover-Alice Cooper

SammyHutchison wrote:

dead flowers-The Rolling Stones

Yasss!

Mine would be "Paper Wings" by Rise Against but I wonder if it's a more likely choice for the Scandals

yeah a song from the Scandals or Jared's solo stuff would be awesome

I would love to hear a Mark Lanegan's song in the style of Elsie. And a cover of Sixto Rodriguez, just to change a bit from Bob Dylan.

I've always wanted to hear Brian cover The Spirit of the Radio by Rush, whether it's acoustic or with the band. Especially after the passing of Neil Peart, may he rest in peace.

I know the vocal range, style, and guitar is completely different than what Brian/TGA generally play, but I think Brian would really appreciate and relate to the following lyrics from the song:

Begin the day
With a friendly voice
A companion, unobtrusive
Plays that song that's so elusive
And the magic music makes your morning mood

Off on your way
Hit the open road
There is magic at your fingers
For the spirit ever lingers
Undemanding contact
In your happy solitude

All this machinery
Making modern music
Can still be open-hearted
Not so coldly charted
It's really just a question
Of your honesty, yeah your honesty

One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity…