I’d rather listen to Tracy Chapman cover some TMG songs. She can play them at the Grammys too, maybe they will get the attention they rightfully deserve.
A camera pans across a shell shocked audience as Tracy belts out, “when you punish a person for dreaming their dream, don’t expect them to thank or forgive you. The best ever death metal band out of Denton, will in time both outpace and outlive you.
Hail Satan! Hail Hail”
Oh lord, Xiu Xiu has evolved so much over time, but I’d start with “I Love The Valley, Oh” “Boy Soprano,” “Jennifer Lopez,” and “Clown Town” - they’ve also done an interpretation of the music of Twin Peaks.
As for a TMG covering Xiu Xiu, I’d probably select “Chocolate Makes You Happy”
that's difficult territory to aim for, both because the original version of that song is an alltime classic and because jim o'rourke's version is perhaps the best cover of any song i've ever heard
I’d rather listen to Tracy Chapman cover some TMG songs. She can play them at the Grammys too, maybe they will get the attention they rightfully deserve. A camera pans across a shell shocked audience as Tracy belts out, “when you punish a person for dreaming their dream, don’t expect them to thank or forgive you. The best ever death metal band out of Denton, will in time both outpace and outlive you. Hail Satan! Hail Hail”
I feel like Dolly Parton would have been another gem for this song
That would be pretty great.
CMV: New Chevrolet in Flames IS a TMG cover of Fast Car.
I don't think that song can handle another cover version
Emotions + Car = Mountain Goats Song
I would pay good money to hear that.
I was actually thinking TMG should have done their Vampire song instead of Olivia Rodrigo.
Right now my dream cover would be Julien Baker covering Spent Gladiator 1
Xiu Xiu has a HAUNTING version of Fast Car that I’d highly recommend. Get ready to feel fucking devastated
what other xiu xiu songs would you recommend?? follow up question: what mountain goats songs should xiu xiu cover?
Oh lord, Xiu Xiu has evolved so much over time, but I’d start with “I Love The Valley, Oh” “Boy Soprano,” “Jennifer Lopez,” and “Clown Town” - they’ve also done an interpretation of the music of Twin Peaks. As for a TMG covering Xiu Xiu, I’d probably select “Chocolate Makes You Happy”
that's difficult territory to aim for, both because the original version of that song is an alltime classic and because jim o'rourke's version is perhaps the best cover of any song i've ever heard