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Cover Of The Week: Come On Eileen

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Come on Eileen is a really famous song from the 1982 from the band Dexy's Midnight Runners, and the cover song in this case it's from the Ska-punk band "Save Ferris" that made a shorter faster version of this 80's classic. Here you have Save Ferris' version: Save Ferris: Alternative Link  Here is the original version from Dexy's Midnight Runners Original: Alternative Link

Band Of The Week: Jamie T

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Slight Band History: Jamie Alexander Treays or better known as Jamie T is an English singer/songwriter, playing with his backing band called The Pacemakers, he goes sometimes with the name "Jamie T and The Pacemakers" Genre: Indie Rock, British Hip-Hop, Alternative Hip Hop Location: Wilmbledon, South London, England, UK Activity:  2005- Present Name Origin:  N/A Albums: Panic Preventions(2007) Kings and Queens' (2009) Carry on the Grudge(2014) Trick(2016) B Sides (06-17) (2018) Fun Facts About Jamie T: He used to suffer from panic attacks when he was young which influencing the name of the first album "Panic Prevention" Jamie has said that his favorite song from Kings and Queens is " Emily's Heart " because it reminds him of a former girlfriend. Won the award of best solo artist at 2007 Shockwave NME Awards. Has been nicknamed "one man Artic Monkey". Has a remix version of Kids with Guns from Gorillaz

Cover Of The Week: Enjoy The Silence

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Enjoy The Silence is a song from 1990 from Depeche Mode and it is a song that has gathered a couple of very different and interesting covers. So here we're going to go into two of these covers with their different types of genres. First of we got Trevor Something with his Retrowave/Synthwave cover that has an interesting feel to it even if it's quite similar to the original. If you are curious on what is Retrowave here's a link to youtuber Mikasacus brief comedic explanation of what it is ( What Is Retrowave ) Trevor Something's Version: Alternative Link The second cover is from the band Lacuna Coil that takes a whole different take on the song turning it to Gothic Metal, here it is: Lacuna Coil's Version: Alternative Link Here is the original song from Depeche Mode for you to compare and decide which is you like the most. Enjoy! Original: Alternative Link