The Current Presents - August 5, 2012 - Under the Covers
August 05, 2012
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. We'll explore that notion once again, tonight, on The Current Presents. We'll feature an hour of great covers of tunes previously recorded or made famous by: Fleetwood Mac, Talk Talk, Johnny Cash, Bananarama, Bob Dylan, The Cocteau Twins, Fela Kuti, My Morning Jacket, Edie Brickell, The Smiths, Fugazi and Frank Ocean.
Segments
Dreams
The Kills
A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac: Just Tell Me That You Want Me
Tomorrow's Started
Jason Lytle
Spirit Of Talk Talk
Wreck Of The Old 97
Rhett Miller
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Cruel Summer
Superchunk
Cruel Summer (Single)
Love Sick
Mariachi El Bronx
Chimes of Freedom
Alice
A. Wolf and Her Claws
A. Wolf and Her Claws
Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
Trampled By Turtles
Wonderful (The Way I Feel) (Single)
Lady
tUnE-yArDs, Angelique Kidjo, Questlove and Akua Naru
(RED) Hot + FELA
Sheila Take A Bow
Telekinesis
Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths
Jackson
Florence and the Machine
MTV Unplugged
Circle
J Mascis
Circle (Single)
Just Like Honey
The Submarines
The Shoelaces EP
Waiting Room
Juicehead and Osaka Popstar
Waiting Room (Single)
Lovecrimes
The Afghan Whigs
See And Don't See
The Afghan Whigs