Do you have any songs in mind already?

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This is my list so far:

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I have been wanting to do a cover of Trains Across the Sea for a long time, so I think that’ll be my Rocktober project. I’ll have to think about what I want to do after that, but that song has been calling to me for a very long time.

But I change my mind all the time, so we’ll see where I’m at in a few weeks lol

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@beto - Not Strong Enough is a fantastic song! I look forward to your cover of it. I’ve been mainlining boygenius and the boys’ solo work for awhile now. So blinkin’ great.

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I’ve been a fan of Julien Baker since her first album, saw her life in Oakland back in 2018-ish. So good!

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Some that are on my list:

  • XO (Beyonce/John Mayer)
  • Can’t Blame a Girl For Trying (Sabrina Carpenter/Meghan Trainor)
  • Paint It Black (The Doors)
  • Moon Over Bourbon Street (Sting)
  • Look At Miss Ohio (Gillian Welch and David Rawlings)

These are off the top of my head. I also have a John Prine I just typed up and a Beatles cover I need to add to my 100+ Beatles cover I’ve done, but it’s late and I can’t remember the titles. :joy:

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I’ve covered these three! Great songs.

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Funny - Paint It Black” is on my list - I’ve been trying it out - not happy with my results so we’ll see…

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Miss Ohio is a great song! I used to add banjo when a friend would play it.

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Deleted this post because I’m still learning this site! (Replying to beto):
Love The Cure and New Order songs. The Cure is, to me, great workout music. And recently took a bit of a dive into the catalogs of New Order and then Joy Division.

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What key are you working in? For my voice, Am is pretty good, and the riff works on ukulele in that key.

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Good idea! Maybe I’ll play it on banjo uke for my cover.

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Have others heard the Frente Cover of “Bizarre Love Triangle?” I heard it before the original, back in high school, and I really like it.

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Oh yeah! That was actually the first version I heard of the song, it was big in Brazil in the 80s. Then years later when I heard the New Order original I was shocked by how much better Frente!'s version is. :slight_smile:

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I didn’t want to start a fight but I agree it’s better! :wink:

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I need to be inspired to figure out some songs but I was thinking of maybe Hand Me Down World by the Guess Who.

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Ooo, I do love an Am - thanks! Will give it a try.

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I’ve spent a ton of time this year diving into the history of The Ramones and Misfits, so I am pretty sure they will pop up at some point. But I may have more of an interest in putting my style on some covers. I tend to be pretty true to the original (mostly because I am unsure what ‘my sound’ is) but experimenting is fun… Maybe some She Wants Revenge. We’ll see what strikes.

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Yes, I’ve already started a list of covers I’ve wanted to do after 50/90, which made me even happier to find out about Rocktober! Ones on my list already:

Melissa Etheridge - “I Want to Come Over”
Billy Bragg - “Little Time Bomb”
Mannequin Pussy - “Drunk II”
Snail Mail - “Pristine”
Fuel - “Shimmer”
Matthew Sweet - “Sick of Myself”

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I’m trying to start a list. I’ve been doing “Covers from the Attic” videos on TikTok lately, where I play a cover on acoustic guitar in our unfinished attic. So I’ve done a fair number of covers recently, but for this I’ll want some bigger production. Should I do more full-up versions of songs I’ve covered already this year, or pick new ones? That’s what I’m wrestling with right now.

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