Got it Covered: Down in the Park

Original video located here. Accessed 29th August 2021

Song title: Down in the Park

Artist: Foo Fighters

Originally Done By: Gary Numan

Year: 1996

Why I like this song:

I have enjoyed some of the songs the Foo Fighters have done over the years (ie Big Me, Best of You, Learn to Fly) but here I have opted for a cover.

I have heard and liked the Gary Numan original - largely for it's eeriness - but this cover is interesting because it sounds more menacing. It must be in the guitars. Also the build-up through the song is pretty sweet.

In any case, whenever I play X-COM, i imagine this playing when my soldiers enter the battlefield...

This Song Rocks: How to Disappear Completely

Original video located here. Accessed 26th August 2021

Song title: How to Disappear Completely

Artist: Radiohead

Year: 2000

Why I like this song:

I've always felt that Radiohead are a band best enjoyed by one's self - I've seen footage of them playing live on YouTube and it's weird to see the audience sing along to lines like 'You don't remember! You don't remember! Why don't you remember my name?!'

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And that theory is best exemplified with this song. It's haunting in it's execution and has been something of a go-to song for me when things have been looking bleak.

It has been theorized that we need sad songs for low moments and to that end this song does just that. And it does so admirably.

This Song Rocks: Its Been a While

Original video located here. Accessed 6th August 2021

Song title: Its Been a While

Artist: Autumn Isles

Year: 2008

Why I like this song:

2008 was the year I relocated to Melbourne and this song will forever remind me of how exciting such a prospect was.

Obituary: Honky Tonk Woman

Original video located here. Accessed 10th September 2023

Song title: Honky Tonk Woman

Artist: The Rolling Stones

Year: 1969

Why I like this song:

R.I.P Charlie Watts

It took me a while to arrive to the Rolling Stones but it was worth it. And Charlie was indeed integral to them.
Abd in this case, it's the cowbell that seals the deal

This Song Rocks: Wayside

Original video located here. Accessed 24h August 2021

Song title: Wayside

Artist: Canvas Kites

Year: 2009

Why I like this song:

Another song that will remind me of 2009, the year spent living in Clifton Hill

This Song Rocks: Bad Day

Original video located here. Accessed 23rd August 2021

Song title: Bad Day

Artist: R.E.M.

Year: 2003

Why I like this song:

This may seem an odd choice. Because when you have a band with such longevity as R.E.M. (formed 1980, disbanded 2011), there will be people that will divide their career into eras and then choose to focus on a select few. As such, this is in the middle of the post_Berry era which a lot of R.E.M. fans dislike. And I know some of said fans dislike this song citing it being a first draft of It's the End of the World As We Know It.

Still, this song is clearly designed to cheer up people after a bad day and I have had plenty of them. Meaning this song has done it's job and done it well

This Song Rocks: Better Living Through Chemistry

Original video located here. Accessed 22nd August 2021

Song title: Better Living Through Chemistry

Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Year: 2000

Why I like this song:

No One Knows and it's parent album Songs For the Deaf may have been huge but I doubtful that would have occurred without it's predecessor Rated R.

And it was through Rated R that I discovered this band. And I can't emphasize enough how much of a breath of fresh air this was when Nu-Metal was a big deal. At the time, i was looking for something more tougher than what i was listening to and QOTSA delivered with creativity, chunky riffs and mood - all encapsulated in this song - to leave the likes of Limp Bizkit looking....well... rather limp.