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Some Starbucks thing...

If anyone runs through the various songs, let me know if you hit something that's decent. The GWAR one was interesting, but it's GWAR. I checked out Memoryhouse doing the Police, and I thought their version sucked. Too slow, and the chick's voice seems limited. She should be covering 99 Luft Balloons.
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GWAR was ok. I liked the contempt they had for the source material.

They Might Be Giants... I am surprised they got the entire 47 members of the band in the little room.

The Michael Jackson cover... it was ok.

Memoryhouse doing the Police... I thought the were on the verge of falling asleep, but that does seem representative of what I have heard of the "Post Rock" genre of music. And this current young generation, in general.
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I kind of like TMBG covering Chumbawamba: http://www.avclub.com/article....a,53068

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I am surprised they got the entire 47 members of the band in the little room.

That wasn't the band, that was Onion staffers they dragged into the room to sing along.




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Ahhh. I wondered what the deal was.

Or... what was the deal.
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GORDON wrote:Ahhh. I wondered what the deal was.

Or... what was the deal.
Yeah. There are only a couple members in TMBG.
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Literally 2 guys, right?
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John and John are the core. Those were the guys on the mics. They do have a few others in the band, though they are a bit more interchangeable. Basically everyone you saw on instruments.
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TPRJones wrote:John and John are the core. Those were the guys on the mics. They do have a few others in the band, though they are a bit more interchangeable. Basically everyone you saw on instruments.
The two Johns were the initial members. They didn't get a proper band til the early '90s or so.
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Malcolm wrote:
TPRJones wrote:John and John are the core. Those were the guys on the mics. They do have a few others in the band, though they are a bit more interchangeable. Basically everyone you saw on instruments.
The two Johns were the initial members. They didn't get a proper band til the early '90s or so.
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