brian eno “the big ship” = ratatat
VU “Femme Fatale”
The Winstons’ “Amen My Brother” (entire genres in that case)
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.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers—American Girl = The Strokes
Grady OTM.
“Be My Baby.”
“Whiter Shade of Pale” —> Procol Harum
too literal?
“I Heard Her Call My Name” —> Husker Du
“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
“That’s When I Reach for My Revolver” —> Nirvana
(Yeah yeah yeah, insert obvious joke here, but am I wrong?)
I just went back to listen to The Big Ship, and holycrap. Rabbit redux!
;)
Joy Division “Ceremony” —> New Order
Herbie Hancock: “Rain Dance” -> Pole + other German electronic minimalists.
can “mighty girl” —> ‘muse’
I think quite a few Radiohead songs could probably qualify for this list.
Paranoid Android -> The Cooper Temple Clause?
“I Am The Walrus” —> ELO
“Sun King” —> Klaatu
“Please Please Me” —> The Spongetones
TV Eye is nothing like Spacemen 3. Interesting call on “We Will Fall” —> Swans, though. Never thought of it like that.
“i’m set free” = galaxie 500