Noise du Jour: “Umbrella” by the Baseballs
Posted by E. G. Gauger
Much like our advertising champion and fellow surrealist, Ryan Q. North (Dinosaur Comics), I’m a sucker for out-of-genre covers. Lick the Tins’ “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” and Tatu’s “How Soon is Now” are both favorites of mine, despite their filthy betrayals of the original songs. Frankly, there’s no point covering anything without making significant changes.
That’s where the Baseballs come in. They’re certainly a one-trick pony sort of outfit, but their one trick is finely-honed. The charm in these three young men is undeniable.
The Baseballs – Strike!
Categories: Noise du Jour
Posted at 6:20 pm on November 9, 2009
10 Comments -
I made a mixtape, way back when they still existed, labeled Cover Me Baddd. The requirement was that the cover should offend those who were too religious about the original.
I recommend:
Purple Haze by the Cure
Iron Man by the Cardigans
Stairway to Heaven by the Beatnix
to start.
Comment by Allen K. — November 9, 2009 @ 6:48 pm
Alanis Morissette’s cover of My Humps is brilliant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRmYfVCH2UA
Comment by Name (required) — November 9, 2009 @ 11:12 pm
On a similar note: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVV18HZzC4Y
Comment by aelix — November 9, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
Delicious, I had to bite my fist (an act usually reserved for your mom).
Comment by Old Chub — November 10, 2009 @ 1:09 am
I’m glad to see Elvis’s tradition of ripping off African American artists is alive and well.
Seriously great cover though.
As for TATU covering The Smiths? Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Comment by Julian — November 10, 2009 @ 2:07 am
Any chance you’d like something as horribly mainstream as Johnny Cash’s version of “Hurt”? I’d say that’s one fairly out of genre version as well.
Comment by Andy — November 10, 2009 @ 3:51 am
The Flaming Lips doing kylie’s ‘Can’t get you out of my head’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFREWbwgIMA
Comment by Steve — November 10, 2009 @ 5:11 am
grr.. forgot the linky goodness
here –> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho
Comment by Andy — November 10, 2009 @ 5:31 am
thanks a bunch Eliza :-( ….that cost me £7.99 to buy a album by a band I’d never heard of, until you embedded the song in my head so I couldnt shake it. You may be on the verge of becoming an expensive habit! ;-)
Comment by kaiser bill — November 11, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
The adorable tenor with the big eyes is my favorite Baseball.
Comment by Eliza Gauger — November 11, 2009 @ 9:05 pm