Songs You Wish Neutral Milk Hotel Covered.

[William]

There was a similar topic at the old boards, so I thought it would be nice to make it here.

I would like to see Neutral Milk Hotel/Jeff Mangum cover "She Took a Long Cold Look at Me" by Syd Barrett, "I Want Wind To Blow" by The Microphones, "My Back Pages" by Bob Dylan, and Puff The Magic Dragon. :)

[Freakboy]

yeah puff the magic dragon would be the coolest cover ever!
id actually like to hear Jeff Mangum cover one of my songs, not as an ego thing but because i hate my songs and love jeff's so maybe iff jeff played my songs id love them or something *has no idea*

[patio]

I really like the covers I have heard. That Gerbils song "Glue" is great, and so is that Phil Spector one from the Jittery Joe's CD. It seems like the best cover for Jeff Mangum to do would be one that no one would expect, but would make perfect sense, like Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" or something. I don't know. I feel this post could get too fawning, if that's the right word. Maybe "Mustang Sally." That would make NO sense.

[Mirsathia]

I think Jeff singing anything with Stevie Nicks would be pretty damn spiffy-sounding. They've both got such unusual and beautiful voices, they'd make a really interesting harmony, I think.

[andeh.]

personally, i'd like to see NMH cover smashing pumpkins "today" :D

[henrikhhh]

Umm... Train to ska-ville.. by the Ethiopians. I'd like to see THAT

[Apple (in Stereo)]

I wouldn't see them cover anything.
Unless Mangum writes the songs, I don't he can't put his soul into it.
Mangum is not a good singer, but he makes it beatiful. Therefor he can't do a cover of a song an other artist has written.

What do think about John Darnielles (the Mountain Goats) cover of Two-Headed Boy?

[William]

I like the Mountain Goats alot, but I think the cover isn't that great.

[SchnappM]

Originally posted by Apple (in Stereo)
I wouldn't see them cover anything.
Unless Mangum writes the songs, I don't he can't put his soul into it.
Mangum is not a good singer, but he makes it beatiful. Therefor he can't do a cover of a song an other artist has written.

Well, the Phil Spector cover was pretty good.

[JuneSalutesYou]

I'd like to hear them cover GBV - Echos Myron or Tractor Rape Chain...that would make my day.

[Edited on 9-5-2003 by JuneSalutesYou]

[raydavies02]

"I wonder" by The Gants
"Animals" by Talking Heads
"The Rain, The Park, and other things" by The Cowsills

[vacantmoon]

"hmm.

personally, i'd like to see NMH cover smashing pumpkins "today" "

that's hilarious :). but didn't somebody already cover/mock that song..? besides every garage band circa '94 i mean..




:D

[Apple (in Stereo)]

Well, the Phil Spector cover was pretty good.


- Oh, I agree! Indeed.

[moon]

hmm... i would love to hear him do anything by syd barrett... or the beatles, mainly lennon songs...

[channelfan]

the spector cover is just beautiful. also, years ago at the christmas show in athens, jeff sang 'i can't help falling in love with you' and i just about burst into tears. as far as i've heard, he can certainly put his soul into a cover song.

also i wouldn't say he has a bad voice. every review you read talks about his 'nasaly' voice and that irritates me. his voice is unbelievably powerful, that night he wasn't even mic'd and his voice saturated the room and every body in it.

[big-slippers]

maybe "it's not easy being green" would be a good one...

[ImNoAndroid]

maybe romeo and juliet by the dire straits. or fake plastic trees, by radiohead:D

[henrikhhh]

uh.. uh... kraftwerk?

[raydavies02]

Originally posted by henrikhhh
uh.. uh... kraftwerk?

neon lights would be nice as far as kraftwerk is concerned.

[mvespa]

I think that the beauty of Mangum is that his songs are original and completely his own. I like that he hasn't covered too many songs. Although, The Gerbils cover is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard.

::contradiction::

[cometboy]

"It's Not Time to Go Yet" or "Eleutheria" by Jason Webley. hell yeah.

[henrikhhh]

your cheatin' heart by hank williams, perhaps?

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[Ieinz]

Mountains of Coke by Gold Chains
-or-
Sexy Motherfucker by Prince
-or-
sad pony guerilla girl by Xiu Xiu

[Freakboy]

i wanna hear him cover a bright eyes song. just because conor oberst and jeff mangum are two extremely different things...there are similarities to some extent, in the awe inspiring "oh my god that's so deep and pertaining to my whole being" lyric they both write. but if jeff mangum screamed a perfect sonnet that would sure be a site to see.
or...
hear.

[ladylamentingonalawnchair]

ha ha ha

[Radiophobic Nate]

"One More Cup Of Coffee" By Bob Dylan
"The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton" or "Jenny" or "No Children" or a whole lot of other songs by the Mountain Goats

Actually, I'm kind of glad Jeff's kept his number of covers to a minimum (though the Phil Spector song on the live album is pretty cool).

[cometboy]

maybe "Crush" by Jennifer Paige [sp?]

the Dismemberment Plan certainly did a fantastic job of making it a respectable song.

speaking of... maybe a Mangum version of the D-Plan's "Memory Machine," "You Are Invited" or "the City"

oh, and since everyone's gotta do a Zombies cover, i think Jeff would be best suited to make "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" something to worship all over again. man, that would be TOO fine!

[Stewart]

Skip Spence- Weighted Down (Prison Song)