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Can you mash up Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades” with the Isley Brothers’ “Shout?”

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ace of Spades, Isley Brothers, Mashup, Motorhead

Yes. Yes, you can. (Via Laughing Squid)

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Be It Resolved: These Covers Are Better Than the Originals

December 13, 2016 Alan Cross 48 Comments Al Green, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Clash, Cover Versions, Cowboy Junkies, CSNY&Y, Gloria Jones, Hot Chocolate, Isley Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Nazareth, Sisters of Mercy, Soft Cell, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Vince Taylor

I’m a big fan of cover versions, especially the cases where the remake is better than the original. Here is

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Here We Go Again: The Best Songs to Have Sex To

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Air, Art of Noise, Donna Summer, Foghat, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Isley Brothers, Jane Berkin, Janet Kay, Lady Saw, Marvin Gaye, Patti Smith, Serge Gainsborough, Songs to Have Sex To

A list like this comes up at least once a year or so at the behest of some kind of

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