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23rd November 2011

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The Queen is 25

Near the end of October I was asked to contribute a track to The Cover Lovers (a cover song blog) tribute album for The Smiths’ “The Queen is Dead”. I tried my hand at “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side”. It’s not my favorite Smiths song, but taking the time to deconstruct the original and find a way to make it my own gave me a new appreciation for it. There are some great renditions of these classics in this batch. Enjoy.

The Queen is 25 cover

You can download all the tracks from the tribute via the blog: http://thecoverlovers.blogspot.com/2011/11/queen-is-25.html

Here’s the full track list:

  1. The Queen is Dead - Baby Guru
  2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly - My Drunken Haze and Egg Hell
  3. I Know It’s Over - MechAnimal
  4. Never Had No One Ever - Tyler Holmes
  5. Cemetry Gates - Sillyboy
  6. Bigmouth Strikes Again - Dial Up
  7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - James Collin and Garden On A Trampoline
  8. Vicar In A Tutu - A Victim of Society
  9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - Betty Loop Loop
  10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - Lumiere Brother and Pan Pan

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22nd August 2011

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Checkout the official video for my cover of The Passenger.

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21st July 2011

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The Passenger: A birthday gift from me

Today is my birthday. To celebrate I am releasing a new single, The Passenger. This is a song I have adored for a long time and always wanted to cover. The inspiration hit me a few months ago, and now I want to share it with you. Download it now from BandCamp.

The Passenger cover art

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