The Official Covers Discovery

[Stephen]

Folks,
I was thinking about Duke's covers there, and Paul (flatmate) and I were thinking about what covers Duke has done, so I'm going to try to complile a list here of all the songs he's covered live in his gigs.

Task: Look through the list, of songs that follows, and if there's a song you've heard Duke play, and it's not listed here, add it! Name the song, and if you can, name the original artist.

My contribution is the following:
Shining Light (Ash)
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy division)
You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell)
Stumble And Fall (Razorlight)
Every You, Every Me (Placebo) (I think?!, Duke, Katy's Dalys, I'm right yeah?)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Duh!)

There are more, but it's late, and I'm tired :)
I'll create a new list and add the songs as they appear into the full list...

Steve.

[Stephen]

Covers List (Random Order, Updated)

Shining Light (Ash)
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy division)
You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell)
Stumble And Fall (Razorlight)
Every You, Every Me (Placebo)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Baby Britain (Elliott Smith)
Blinded By The Light (Bruce Springsteen)
Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing (Traditional)
Don't Let Me Down (John Lennon)
From Clare To Here (Ralph McTell)
Goodnight Irene (Woody Guthrie)
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Hanging On The Telephone (Blondie)
Hurt (Nine Inch Nails - Johnny Cash Version)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan)
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)
Just Like A Woman (Bob Dylan)
Lovecats (The Cure)
Maps (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Martha (Tom Waits)
My Black Pages (Bob Dylan)
Oliver's Amy (Elvis Costello)
Pick A Pocket Or Two (Oliver! - The Musical)
Pissing In The Wind (Badly Brawn Boy)
Rocket Man (Elton John)
Romeo Is Bleeding (Tom Waits)
Street Spirit (Radiohead)
That's Alright Mama' (Arthur Crudup)
Video Killed The Radio Star (The Buggles)
Rebellion (Lies) (Arcade Fire)
Choice In The Matter (Aimee Mann)

[Booley]

I was gona keep this list for the duke site which i am in the middle of making, but what the hell!

Baby Britain (Elliott Smith)
Blinded By The Light (Bruce Springsteen)
Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing (Traditional)
Don't Let Me Down (John Lennon)
Every You, Every Me (Placebo)
From Clare To Here (Ralph McTell)
Goodnight Irene (Woody Guthrie)
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Hanging On The Telephone (Blondie)
Hurt (Nine Inch Nails - Johnny Cash Version)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan)
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)
Just Like A Woman (Bob Dylan)
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)
Lovecats (The Cure)
Maps (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Martha (Tom Waits)
My Black Pages (Bob Dylan)
Oliver's Amy (Elvis Costello)
Pick A Pocket Or Two (Oliver! - The Musical)
Pissing In The Wind (??????)
Rocket Man (Elton John)
Romeo Is Bleeding (Tom Waits)
Shining Light (Ash)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Street Spirit (Radiohead)
Stumble and Fall (Razorlight)
That's Alright Mama' (Arthur Crudup)
Video Killed The Radio Star (The Buggles)
You Are My Sunshine (Traditional)

[gangledoll]

Isn't the "pissing in the wind" song the one by Badly drawn boy, the video of which featured Joan Collins looking rough without her makeup in the bath?? Great song!!

[JustABloke]

Last time he played rOISIN dUBH IN played some Aimee Man song-can't remember the name

[Booley]

...is either by Badly Brawn Boy or Jerry Jeff Walker, and BDB is alot mroe likely

[Harold]

Heard him play "Rebellion (lies)" by Arcade Fire the other week. It's a real treat!

[Andy]

Last time he played rOISIN dUBH IN played some Aimee Man song-can't remember the name

The Aimee Mann song was most likely Choice In The Matter, with the great line "....So row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Hope you drown and never come back ...."

[gangledoll]

That's happy Andy!!! :smt085 Remind me not to hook up with you by the Liffy, Lagan or Thames, on a dark night after a Duke gig!!! :smt027

[Andy]

What can I say, I've a penchant for the melancholy!

[H]

I've seen him cover these in his own inimitable fashion:

Shake Rattle and Roll (Bill Haley?)
Can't Buy Me Love (Beatles)
Love Me Like You (Magic Numbers)
Summertime (Janis Joplin?)

[JustABloke]

Mr.Special was on the show and did a cover of yeah yeah yeahs-maps.
I did'nt hear it but was told that it would be up on today fm podcast at some stage........

[Stephen]

Dammit, the edit-time expired on my original post, so I can't add anymore to the list!
Ok so, just going to have to list from here on...

[Guinness]

Thought I'd ressurect this and see if anyone over the past couple of months might have happened to have found any of these dwelling in the depths of their computers or on a CDR anywere......?

Any takers?

[chris m]

Just one to add to the list...although not all that helpfully...cos i don't know the name of the song... in aberdeen he played a song by Aiden Smith (but i've no idea what it was)

[cosmo]

Just to add to the list, recently I've heard him play:

Shiver Me Timbers (Tom Waits)
People Are Strange (The Doors)

[Lazarus]

there was the doors cover he did at the end of the gig at annies a few weeks back.

[Kate]

there is a light that never goes out- the smiths

and wonderful it was too!!!!!!!!!

[brianmcf]

Anyone got any of these to share?

I would LOVE to hear him doing Lovecats, it's one of my most favouritest songs :oops:

[very_special]

Me too Niall :)

He played 'Lovecats' during the sing-a-long in the Empire last year and I was stood right in front of piano screaming along at the top of my voice. Jackie Flavelle joined the Duke in the middle of the floor with his double bass and played the bassline note perfect.
Having been a Cure fan since 1985 I was pretty much overwhelmed by it all :oops:

Haven't heard it played since and am not aware of any recording, who knows Niall, we might hear it on Tuesday :roll:

[janners1904]

Would love the Duke to cover Neil Diamond`s Cracklin Rose :)

[mickoc]

You Got It - Roy Orbison

Played at The Cluny, Newcastle on the current tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDPdY3KfnEE

[thesneakybandit]

martha - tom waits
timestretched - divine comedy
drove all night - roy orbison
o holy night - traditional

there was a david bowie cover on atl once. i can't remember the name of it though. and i'm sure i have a few more.

[cosmo]

Also from the London gig on the current tour:

Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (Willie Nelson)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan)

[brianmcf]

Having been a Cure fan since 1985 I was pretty much overwhelmed by it all :oops:

Haven't heard it played since and am not aware of any recording, who knows Niall, we might hear it on Tuesday :roll:Okay, I'm turning 20 in a fortnight but now I still feel young 8)

And we may indeed be treated to some coverage on Tuesday - Mr Wilson, if you hear this: pweeeease! :oops:

[very_special]

And we may indeed be treated to some coverage on Tuesday - Mr Wilson, if you hear this: pweeeease! :oops:

If Mr Flavelle isn't on hand I can step in on bass for Lovecats :wink:

[brianmcf]

Well I've only ever tried upright bass twice but I can play it well 'n good on a downright one - your post just made me pick up an acoustic and start plunking, cheers :D

[very_special]

Downright bass, lol!!
Doubt I could pull it off on an upright bass, as a guitarist my brain requires frets :oops:

But yeah on standard bass no problem :wink:

Get practising Niall!!

[________]

Played Tainted Love at the Spirit Store tonight....apparently it was "an experiment" so I'm guessing it was a first! Also an Elliot Smith number, but I can't remember the exact track due to excessive alcohol intake. Cracking good gig!

[brianmcf]

Hell, nobody needs frets, I played violin for years - double bass is a bit more of a stretch though!

And I know it's not really called that but it just sounds good - I blatantly nicked it from an album insert where somebody was credited with upright and downright bass mind 8)

[rusty66]

Is an upright bass not just a giant's violin??

[very_special]

Hell, nobody needs frets, I played violin for years - double bass is a bit more of a stretch though!


No classical training for me I'm afraid, despite being a self taught guitarist of nearly 17 years I could not master the violin when I gave it a shot a couple of years ago.

Respect :wink:

[Guinness]

I got passed my grade 3 on the violin and then failed my grade 4 and was soon after thrown out of the music department and barred from setting foot back in because I gave it a bad name...

I'll show them yet!

[very_special]

I got passed my grade 3 on the violin and then failed my grade 4 and was soon after thrown out of the music department and barred from setting foot back in because I gave it a bad name...


All because you failed your grade 4, that's a bit bloody harsh :!:

C'mon Guinness tell the truth, the reason you we're barred was because you trashed the music room and smashed your violin over your music teacher's head wasn't head!? :roll:

[brianmcf]

Sian - not quite... :roll:

v_s - I started in P3 so I had an advantage there, but I never got committed to it and inevitably dossed about too much. Think I still have one knocking around, being the hoarder I am

[very_special]

v_s - I started in P3 so I had an advantage there, but I never got committed to it and inevitably dossed about too much. Think I still have one knocking around, being the hoarder I am

Dust it off Niall and get back into it, it's a lovely instrument and not the easiest to master so don't lose that head start :wink:

How's that Lovecats bassline coming along :D

[Ash]

tainted love was covered by duke at the ulster hall with divine comedy frontman

[Katie]

Anyone got a recording of the 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' cover? After hearing Psycho Killer over the phone it got me in the mood to hear this. Songs from a mispent youth and all that ;)

[very_special]

Anyone got a recording of the 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' cover? After hearing Psycho Killer over the phone it got me in the mood to hear this. Songs from a mispent youth and all that ;)

he he totally Katie, a mispent youth tuning in to the finest music of that era, 27 years later and it's still being covered! ;)

I would love a copy of it too along with Lovecats :rolleyes:

[Katie]

Meant to post to this ages ago... heard a great cover on RTE1 a few weeks back as part of an interview, it was of The Band's "The night they drove old dixie down"!! Brilliant ;)

[jamesgranahan]

If any one has a recording of his cover of 'Pissing In The Wind' I'd love to get a copy. In reference to a previous post, that song was definetly written Badly Drawn Boy.

[Maggie]

I would love to hear Pearl Jam's "Crazy Mary" or the Beatles "When I'm 64".
I've always loved the 2 songs, but can't help wondering how they would sound Duke style - could be really fun
Also, Sufjan Steven's has the most amazing Christmas albums. How about Duke Special's Christmas carols???

[Zeyneb]

I'd like to hear the Duke do Schism, originally by Tool.

[geraldcraig]

He also did

Wake Up-Arcade Fire
Letter To Hermione-David Bowie

at the Empire Shows.

[jamesgranahan]

If we're counting Christmas carol's.........

O Holy Night (with Julie Feeney)

He pulled that one off really well. Too bad Julie ruined. She can't sing for her life!

[jamesgranahan]

heres a link to his cover of 'Video Killed The Radiostar'.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SzF6y-kDOLc

Sound quality is pretty good.

[berniecasserley]

Good ole Glee club..... bury me beneath the stage when I die.....

[Jacqui]

Blimey are you sure about that!
Julie Feeney sang with the National Chamber Choir of Ireland which I assure you is staggeringly good. She is using a different style now - but just listen to the held note in 'Aching' ,that's not for mere mortals.If we're counting Christmas carol's.........

O Holy Night (with Julie Feeney)

He pulled that one off really well. Too bad Julie ruined. She can't sing for her life!

[jamesgranahan]

I havnt heard her own stuff. But in this song shes brutal!

[Stephen]

For me, the best time for hearing Duke covers was when he was playing around Belfast while still keeping Duke Special on the go, which I can imagine was incredibly hard to do.
Placebo, "Every You Every Me" was a highlight for me, with "So Cruel" by U2 was another.

This upcoming Irish tour is going to be something Special...

[IrishGreenSheep]

This upcoming Irish tour is going to be something Special...

I wish you would divulge more information on this.......:p

[mediumal]

Yeah Stephen, spill the beans or I'll use a wide angle lens next time! But, alas and alack, i cant make any of the irish october dates, i have to work! Will be at the opera house though:)

[Bones]

Does anyone want to compile a list of what covers people have recordings of?
I'd love to get my hands on any cover Duke has done, they're all so amazing.

Here's my contribution anywho: (minus those he's released)

Shining Light
Video Killed The Radio Star
O Holy Night
Ain't Got No - I Got Life
Baby Britain
I Drove All Night

Anyone wanna help me add a few more to the list?!

[very_special]

Stumble and Fall
Maps

:rolleyes:

[Geordie]

Intrigued by the impending Chaka Khan effort! :)

[GirlAnachronism]

Anyone know if i can hear Rebellion-Arcade Fire(or Wake Up), Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana or Blinded By The Light-Bruce Springsteen anywhere?! I'd love to here any of them.

[Geordie]

Found this when Googling about. Apologies if it's been posted before, I'm sure I've never seen it....


http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=7729441295101139461&q=duke+special&total=712&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8

[IrishGreenSheep]

Id love to hear him do "Into My Arms" by Nick Cave. A beautiful, beautiful song