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If you follow my blog then it is probably no surprise that I love pop music from the late 1950s and early 1960’s. Frankie Valli. Connie Francis. The Beach Boys. The Everly Brothers. I love it all. Now I also love is indie music (duh), so here is where those two loves converge.
The following is a mixtape of cover songs that I’ve slowly collected in my iTunes. They are songs by some of my favorite artists from the 50’s/60’s covered by some of my favorite artists of today. I’m calling it California Nights, I hope you nosepickers enjoy it.
California Nights:
1 The Postelles — “Everyday” (Buddy Holly)
2 Girls — “End of the World” (Skeeter Davis)
3 Dum Dum Girls — “Let It Be Me” (The Everly Brothers)
4 Micah P. Hinson — “Sleepwalk” (Santo & Johnny)
5 Ty Segall — “Pretty Woman” (Roy Orbison)
6 Best Coast — “That’s the Way Boys Are” (Lesley Gore)
7 Atlas Sound — “Unchained Melody” (The Righteous Brothers)
8 Summer Camp — “I Only Have Eyes for You” (The Flamingos)
9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. — “God Only Knows” (The Beach Boys)
10 The Morning Benders — “Crying” (Roy Orbison)
11 Grizzly Bear — “He Hit Me” (The Crystals)
12 Asobi Seksu — “And Then He Kissed Me” (The Crystals)
13 Vivian Girls — “He’s Gone” (The Chantels)
14 Secret Colours — “Tomorrow Never Knows” (The Beatles)
there goes my baby
- The Dixie Cups- no true love
- The Walkmen- woe is me
- Pere Ubu- heaven
- Link Wray- girl from the north country
- T. Rex- is this love?
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre- this is why you love me
- Jonathan Richman- vampire girl
- The Beach Boys- then i kissed her
- Black Tambourine- lazy heart
- Crocodiles- groove is in the heart/california girls
- Orange Juice- falling and laughing
- Television Personalities- silly girl
- The Flamates- you’re gonna cry
- Unrest- so sick
- The Stone Roses- the hardest thing in the world
- Skywave- baby it’s just you
- Justin Trouble- sadness, stay away
- The Zeroes- she’s just a girl on the block
- The Gun Club- your man’s feelin’ low
- The 13th Floor Elevators- may the circle remain unbroken
- The Shangri Las- dressed in black
- The Black Heart Procession- release my heart
- Roxy Music- pyjamarama
- Suicide- dream baby dream
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