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brian eno "the big ship" = ratatat

― this is cutty (mcutt), Monday, 18 December 2006 21:25 (seventeen years ago) link

VU "Femme Fatale"

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 18 December 2006 21:33 (seventeen years ago) link

The Winstons' "Amen My Brother" (entire genres in that case)

― f. scott baio (natepatrin), Monday, 18 December 2006 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link

George Harrison's b-side of the "This Is Love" single, a song called "Breath Away From Heaven" which was technically the first ever Traveling Wilburys recording.

― Geir Hongro (geirhong), Monday, 18 December 2006 22:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - American Girl = The Strokes

― grady (grady), Monday, 18 December 2006 23:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Grady OTM.

― Jubalique die Zitronen (juicefriend), Monday, 18 December 2006 23:44 (seventeen years ago) link

"Be My Baby."

― mike appelstein (mike a), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 22:30 (seventeen years ago) link

"Whiter Shade of Pale" --> Procol Harum

too literal?

― theo theodopolous (theo), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 22:59 (seventeen years ago) link

"I Heard Her Call My Name" ---> Husker Du

― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 23:00 (seventeen years ago) link

"After Hours" (or maybe "I'm Sticking With You") --> Beat Happening
"Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" --> Elvis Costello
"Positively 4th Street" --> Joe Jackson
"TV Eye" --> Spaceman 3
"We Will Fall" -> Swans

― PFS (pfs), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 00:51 (seventeen years ago) link

"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" --> Nirvana

(Yeah yeah yeah, insert obvious joke here, but am I wrong?)

― PFS (pfs), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 00:52 (seventeen years ago) link

I just went back to listen to The Big Ship, and holycrap. Rabbit redux!

― Jubalique die Zitronen (juicefriend), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 01:16 (seventeen years ago) link

;)

― this is cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 01:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Joy Division "Ceremony" --> New Order

― Stephen Bush (Stephen Bush), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 05:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Herbie Hancock: "Rain Dance" -> Pole + other German electronic minimalists.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 09:24 (seventeen years ago) link

can "mighty girl" ---> 'muse'

― mark h (mark h), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 13:00 (seventeen years ago) link

I think quite a few Radiohead songs could probably qualify for this list.

Paranoid Android -> The Cooper Temple Clause?

― I am the best lyrocost since Dylan (Scourage), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 13:03 (seventeen years ago) link

"I Am The Walrus" --> ELO
"Sun King" --> Klaatu
"Please Please Me" --> The Spongetones

― birth of the foole (birth of the foole), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 23:50 (seventeen years ago) link

TV Eye is nothing like Spacemen 3. Interesting call on "We Will Fall" ---> Swans, though. Never thought of it like that.

― ... (50 Bourbon St), Thursday, 21 December 2006 01:39 (seventeen years ago) link

"i'm set free" = galaxie 500

― electric sound of jim (electric sound of jim), Thursday, 21 December 2006 01:56 (seventeen years ago) link

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