Bunnymen tribute acts

by **withahip** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:26 pm

This band has the energy of the original

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by **black francis** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:27 pm

"Oh Bondage Up Yours!"?

by **DJM** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:43 pm

Judging from the videos - "don't call us lads - we'll call you" - Suede came and went. Left no impression whatsoever. Our version puts 'em all into Divison 2. The Bunnymen wrote it and performed it - numero uno, numer one spot - but I think we do a pretty good version and of the videos yet to be shown - it has yet to be beaten - so as the Elctric Chairs song goes - "if you don't wannna ---- me baby,baby,baby, baby - you know the rest..............

by **Frank The Bunny** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:34 pm

ooh... I smell a Battle of the Covers Bands coming up!

By the way, they were Suedehead (from the Morrissey song), not Suede (the Brett Anderson/Bernard Butler act).

To cover Suede, one's tribute band must be full of humorless douchebags who spend entirely too much time up their own asses. I'd recommend starting with "Metal Mickey".

by **In The Margins** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:54 pm

Shouldn't this thread be moved to the Gods Will Be Gods section?

I'm finding it to be extremely boring, and very upsetting. Porcupine is a very fine album.

And if you want to do a cover version of a Bunnymen song, you should start with Lips Like Sugar.

by **Frank The Bunny** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:56 pm

In The Margins wrote:Shouldn't this thread be moved to the Gods Will Be Gods section?

Agreed. Really isn't about the Bunnymen, is it? Even when it was on topic.

By the way, how can something be both extremely boring and very upsetting at the same time?

by **Kounelaki** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:27 am

Our version puts 'em all into Divison 2.

If you do say so yourself.

by **Frank The Bunny** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:46 am

Your version puts them all in division 2?

Let me show you a few that kick your ass

This rockabilly version beats yours:

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This Aussie couple at their Christmas party beat yours:

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Subway Riders also smoke you. Sort of Bunnymen meets Icicle Works:

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Then there's the hot Aussie chick, Emma. She may not rock., but she's a foxy mama.

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I wouldn't have said Nouvelle Vague kicked your ass, until some kid used it as a soundtrack on his skate video. Now it kicks your ass.

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by **withahip** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:14 am

Emma is amazing - effects on the voice or not.

by **fat cherry** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:31 am

no she's not she's crap. send her back thirty or forty years and start again. Quake's the one for me - though quite like the NV one as well. The rest, well your pulling my plonker I reckon. DJM stands up well. Smokes my arse.

by **Dr Evil** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:53 am

DJM wrote:Hmmmm.....interesting choices - let me give 'em a listen - been a while since i played them. As for the South Coast - I just need that one off lottery win to fund it! We play Rescue, Killing Moon and Seven Seas currently and we've been looking for more - less obvious Bunnymen songs to cover that works with Vocals/Bass/Drums/Guitar. That format probably works best for the first album - I dunno we'll see. Song suggestions always welcome though.........

A lottery win to get to the South coast of England? Where do you live-Australia?
As for the idea that people will only pay to see the hits, that might be true in the case of a sane band like U2, but the Bunnymen keep all their best work secret, whilst promoting their most mediocre work. In my opinion there really is a market for an alternative take on the Bunnymen.
P.S. throw in a few Chameleons songs into the bargain.
As for the lottery win I'll see what I can do over the bank holiday.

by **Dave Smith** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:50 am

Frank The Bunny wrote:Your version puts them all in division 2?

Let me show you a few that kick your ass

This rockabilly version beats yours:

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This Aussie couple at their Christmas party beat yours:

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Subway Riders also smoke you. Sort of Bunnymen meets Icicle Works:

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Then there's the hot Aussie chick, Emma. She may not rock., but she's a foxy mama.

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I wouldn't have said Nouvelle Vague kicked your ass, until some kid used it as a soundtrack on his skate video. Now it kicks your ass.

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The aussie girl looks like she's sitting on top of a cock at the beginning!

by **Frank The Bunny** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:26 am

Dave Smith wrote:The aussie girl looks like she's sitting on top of a cock at the beginning!

Yes, yes she does.

by **JackT** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:47 am

I'm teaching my cat to meow "The Killing Moon". So far it's kicking serious ass. Youtube video should be up soon--fingers crossed.

by **black francis** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:50 am

And I like it!

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