Cover Up! Peaches Edition

Eat a peach, or two! The Stranglers had a hit with the rocking bassline of Peaches, and Hugh Cornwall growling and snarling out the naughty lyrics. Ogling girls is fun, innit? The Dub Pistols do it justice, with a modernized twist.

“Peaches”
Dub Pistols with Rodney P and Terry Hall

“Peaches”
The Stranglers

Cover Up! Crazy Edition

I don’t think Miss Patsy needs much of an introduction. She was clearly heaven sent.
Willie Nelson wrote this song for her, and no one else can sing it like she did.

“Crazy”
Patsy Cline

BUT, these three? Don’t mind hearing them doing their version at all! Diana Krall is amazing, and I have always loved Willie Nelson. I first fell in love with him as a little girl, Stardust was a favorite album at our house. (I have mentioned it before, and I’ll say it again. Willie Nelson kissed me. Kissed me! Just stopped signing autographs, turned his back on about 150 clamoring fans, and turned around when I asked him to sign a hat and kissed my face!) Sorry, back to business. Elvis Costello sounds like he was always meant to sing this song. Diana looks at him when he’s doing his solo, and right then you can tell how head over heels she is. Those two are madly in love, and it is written all over their faces, isn’t it?

“Crazy”
Diana Krall, Elvis Costello and Willie Nelson

Cover Up! Satisfaction Edition

I introduce to you a new feature on A Rollerskating Jam, Cover Up!. It will include great cover songs and the originals, if they can be found in video form.

DEVO was an amazing group, I remember hearing them for the first time as a kid, and thinking that they were so fricking cool, nothing like I had ever heard before. Even my Dad was into them, and thought that they had a great concept. I love it when they pop up on my iPod (it’s always on shuffle). When (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction came on today I suddenly came up with the Cover Up! concept. I have always wanted to make a bunch of cds using the same theme, there would be so many…

Enjoy!

“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
DEVO

“Satisfaction”
Rolling Stones