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Don't Go Breaking My Heart (cover - Elton John & Kiki Dee)

4:39

Dear God (cover - XTC)

3:46

Ordinary World (cover - Duran Duran)

5:35

Total Eclipse of the Heart [full length] (cover - Bonnie Tyler / Jim Steinman)

7:09

The Lost Words Blessing (cover - The Spell Song Ensemble)

3:29

Easy Lover (cover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins)

5:16

When Will You Die? (cover - They Might Be Giants)

For your delectation, we had a super-cheerful They Might Be Giants cover ready to go this month (Nov 2024), but then suddenly the atmosphere in the room changed, and it didn't seem to fit the mood any more. Unfortunate, but maybe another time. Coincidentally, one of us went to see TMBG live in Glasgow on 5th November and they closed their show with a song from their 2011 album, "Join Us". Knocked it out of the park.
This song was just the thing to fill our TMBG-shaped hole. Recorded a couple of days ago, and filmed last night and this morning, it's a bit of a rapid-fire offering. Under those circumstances we're sure you'll forgive us. Musical arrangement by O; vocals by A & O. Putting it o...

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Don't Go Breaking My Heart (cover - Elton John & Kiki Dee)

4:39

Don't Go Breaking My Heart (cover - Elton John & Kiki Dee)

Просмотров 286Месяц назад

This one's been a long time coming - recorded last year, we finally got a video made last week after managing to be in the same place at the same time for the first time in nearly a year. In a nod to the original, it's a one-take video with two cameras (the original used three!), but features no dungarees. Please join us in sunny Massachusetts for our cover of this classic duet originally sung ...

3:46

Dear God (cover - XTC)

Просмотров 622 месяца назад

It's 1986 and this Andy Partridge-penned number, inspired by a series of children's books of the same name which he considered exploitative, appeared as the B-side of the band's single, "Grass". He wasn't completely happy with the lyrics, and didn't include it on the album "Skylarking", however when college radio in the USA picked up the B-side (with perhaps predictably controversial consequenc...

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Ordinary World (cover - Duran Duran)

Просмотров 3685 месяцев назад

A song about how things change and nothing's quite how it was before - and no matter how we want to turn back time, and return to the normality we knew before, more often than not we have to make the most of where we are now. It's been a mad few months for us, which have had us wishing we could find our way back to the ordinary world! Started in October last year (which might give some indicati...

Total Eclipse of the Heart [full length] (cover - Bonnie Tyler / Jim Steinman)

7:09

Total Eclipse of the Heart [full length] (cover - Bonnie Tyler / Jim Steinman)

Просмотров 5217 месяцев назад

There was a meme going around last week that pointed out how the maximum length of totality for yesterday's North American total solar eclipse was roughly the same length as the Radio Edit of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" ... and that "you know what to do!" So we did! However, the "Radio Edit" is only 4 minutes-odd long, and the full song tops out at over 7 minutes. So naturally, ...

The Lost Words Blessing (cover - The Spell Song Ensemble)

3:29

The Lost Words Blessing (cover - The Spell Song Ensemble)

Просмотров 63910 месяцев назад

In 2007, a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary omitted forty words, all names of common plants and animals, that had apparently fallen so far out of use by children that they no longer warranted inclusion. The “lost” words included acorn, fern, heron, kingfisher, newt, otter, wren, and willow. New words were included in their place: blog, broadband, bullet-point, cut-and-paste, and voic...

Easy Lover (cover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins)

5:16

Easy Lover (cover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins)

Просмотров 343Год назад

It seemed like a no-brainer, when we were contemplating famous duets, to try to tackle a cover of “Easy Lover,” as originally performed by noted Englishman Phil Collins, and his soulful sidekick Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire. Less obvious was what to do about a video. We watched the original video many times. It has everything: helicopter flight! Costume changes! Dancing! Goofing around i...

5:36

You Can Call Me Al (cover - Paul Simon)

Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Год назад

Those who saw our cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer" will recall Andrea's star turn as Paul Simon at the end - well we've scooted forward a decade and a half or so for her to reprise the role in this cover of "You Can Call Me Al" from his solo album "Graceland". And if you've seen the original video for this song, you can probably predict what's coming visually. If you have not, then ... ...

2:05

Aaa (cover - They Might Be Giants)

Просмотров 145Год назад

A handful of frightful things from They Might Be Giants, interpreted by us for this All Hallows Eve! Weirdly this is our first full-production TMBG cover; despite us both being fans we've only done one live-to-camera recording previously - time we rectified that, for sure!

2:54

Cecilia (cover - Simon & Garfunkel)

Просмотров 241Год назад

We're both in the same place at the same time, so it's time for a live-overdub quickie cover of Simon & Garfunkel's classic singalong!

Question (cover - The Moody Blues / Justin Hayward)

6:17

Question (cover - The Moody Blues / Justin Hayward)

Просмотров 312Год назад

When Owen first learned this song, back in around 1986, he would play it loudly (and badly) on pianos in his school's music room at lunchtimes, much to the chagrin of the Head of Music, @pmadamson, who would loudly exclaim, "Don't bash pianos!" Owen did not learn his lesson, and continued to bash pianos. Perhaps he should have heeded that sage advice from 40 years ago, as repeated bashing of hi...

The Disclaimers: I'm Gonna Be [500 Miles] (cover - The Proclaimers)

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The Disclaimers: I'm Gonna Be [500 Miles] (cover - The Proclaimers)

Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад

Our very close comrades, The Disclaimers, perform That Song From Scotland That Everyone Knows for Theme Music's "Mispeldt Words" theme (yes, it has been a while!) - they invite you to sing along in your best brogue! Disclaimer: no accents were permanently harmed during the making of this song.

3:39

Shop Vac (cover - Jonathan Coulton)

Просмотров 252Год назад

Welcome to 2023! Here's our take on Jonathan Coulton's ode to suburban ennui - we recorded it waaay back in early 2021, but couldn't decide on what to do for a video. Andrea had the idea to use a dolls' house, but not having suitable props, nor being able to find online footage or imagery that would work meant we had to try for something a bit more crafty. Owen then decided to build a dolls' ho...

Astronomical Winter [The Reason for the Season]

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Astronomical Winter [The Reason for the Season]

Просмотров 291Год назад

It's that time of year again! It's almost like clockwork - gears within wheels within circles - how this festive season recurs annually... the temperature dips, the snowflakes fly, the lights twinkle, the children's cheeks are all aglow... the anticipation builds. What's coming our way this December? Is it? Could it be? Yes it could! Look to the skies and sing along as we celebrate the Reason f...

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1933 (cover - Frank Turner)

Просмотров 3272 года назад

It has not escaped our notice that the world is changing on both sides of the pond, and not necessarily for the better. We assume it has not escaped your notice, either. All around, there are echoes of a darker time earlier in our history, one that we believed was safely behind us. It’s often good idea to illuminate the dark places, so as not to tread there again, and Frank Turner’s “1933” is o...