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The lion sleeping tonight is wondering how he got here!
Posted 1 month ago by naomin    [ Reply ]
Yep.  Still a solid 8.
Posted 2 months ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
This goes beyond comedy or pastiche  - I like it very nearly as much as the original.
Posted 3 months ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
 radmanloader wrote:

Slightly reminiscent of Dread Zeppelin.  Tortelvis, Put-Mon (a.k.a Butt-Boy) Spice, Bob & Ziggy Knarley, Charlie Haj et al. Excellent Reggae covers of Led Zeppelin songs.  Surprising we haven't heard them here... Or maybe it's jut me that hasn't

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Dread has immigrant in the catalog, but it has been a long time since it was played.
Posted 5 months ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Slightly reminiscent of Dread Zeppelin.  Tortelvis, Put-Mon (a.k.a Butt-Boy) Spice, Bob & Ziggy Knarley, Charlie Haj et al. Excellent Reggae covers of Led Zeppelin songs.  Surprising we haven't heard them here... Or maybe it's jut me that hasn't

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Posted 6 months ago by radmanloader    [ Reply ]
a mashup before people knew what mashups were
Posted 7 months ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
 SoundThinker wrote:

Probably the best concert of the close to 2000 I’ve seen was the Talking Heads at Red Rocks the first time. I hate to say it, but that version of “Once in A Lifetime” by Big Daddy might be better than the original!

There! I said it!

And I bet that David Bryne loves this version!



David Byrne is just the kind of guy who would be happy to have people say so.  
Posted 7 months ago by swtobias508    [ Reply ]
Nice cover! He made it his own. Perfect.
Posted 9 months ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
I've already rated this, but I don't remember hearing it before. RP problem I guess.

Anyway, it's amazing.
Posted 10 months ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
Took a looooooong moment to realise (Cdn. spelling) that was not an adaptation of 'Banana Boat Song' but something subtly different.
Brilliantly done!
 
For those looking for a similar experience, check out the album 'Inuktitut' by Elisapie. Popular songs of a certain era re-imagined and translated into Inuktitut. Favourite song 'Wild Horses'.
Posted 10 months ago by mark.thomson    [ Reply ]
Love it! I wonder if we could get RP to play Little Roger and the Goosebumps’ “Stairway to Gilligan’s Island”. I haven’t heard that one in years.
Posted 11 months ago by Talus1    [ Reply ]
I rated this 6 before, but it's up to an 8 today. Sublime.
Posted 11 months ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
An Ah Ah moment ...... Talking Heads. David Didn't do it this well .
Posted 11 months ago by RC_in_TO    [ Reply ]
 bruceandjenna wrote:


DayO!


Wimm O Way!  
Posted 11 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 philonair wrote:
Harry Belafonte meets Talking Heads! Nice!


DayO!
Posted 1 year ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
My brain is fighting this every note and word but, man, what creativity!
Posted 1 year ago by HonduranRed    [ Reply ]
First time i've heard this. It's brilliant, laughing & chuckling all the way through reminds me a bit of Peter Sellers' version of 'She Loves You'... Just hilarious!
- now i've got to go and find a link for that.. one moment please....
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PETER SELLERS - She Loves You
Posted 1 year ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
Perfect 
Posted 1 year ago by lovelyhelicopter    [ Reply ]
 ce wrote:
How did I get here?





MY GOD !...WHAT HAVE I DONE ?
Posted 1 year ago by MA    [ Reply ]
 doktorkev wrote:
This is my idea of a cover.  What a perfect arrangement. 

It just works.
 
Indeed !  Reminds me of Dread Zeppelin's covers of Led Zep.  Pure fun.
Posted 1 year ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
Giving the Heads the calypso treatment. Genius!  
Posted 1 year ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
SOLID 8.
Love this cover.
Posted 1 year ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
 philonair wrote:
Harry Belafonte meets Talking Heads! Nice!



I  Agree!  Very cool!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Okay.... my fav cover ever BECAUSE of the mashup
Posted 1 year ago by jstrait    [ Reply ]
Hilarious yes. Not in a good way
Posted 1 year ago by Rcallinjr    [ Reply ]
Sounds more like a parody than an earnest reinterpretation....
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
 SoundThinker wrote:

Probably the best concert of the close to 2000 I’ve seen was the Talking Heads at Red Rocks the first time. I hate to say it, but that version of “Once in A Lifetime” by Big Daddy might be better than the original!

There! I said it!

And I bet that David Bryne loves this version!



It may be a bit salty for him
Posted 2 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
Just downright odd!   I’m sick of all the covers honestly. Prefer originals. 
Posted 2 years ago by Rcallinjr    [ Reply ]
Harry Belafonte meets Talking Heads! Nice!
Posted 2 years ago by philonair    [ Reply ]
Had this as a 2 - don't remember rating it at all. 

Its now a 7 - that's definitely the biggest change I've made in all my time here. 

Most often when I go to rate a song I find the number I was about to go for - I've done it already - at least I'm consistent! 

Occasionally I adjust it by 1 and maybe once before a 2
Posted 2 years ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
 NeuroJoe wrote:


In a large automobile


With a beautiful wife?
Posted 2 years ago by RodneyAjax    [ Reply ]
yikes...on the day we find out the submersible imploded....

let the water hold me down...there is water at the bottom of the ocean...once in a lifetime.
Posted 2 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
... and BillG segues to the actual Talking Heads.  Masterful!
Posted 2 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Effing GREAT song!
Posted 2 years ago by Amuzed_Traveler    [ Reply ]
 ce wrote:
How did I get here?



LOL!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 khardog145 wrote:
I love this song - it's hilarious.  You cannot possibly be anything but happy listening to it.{#Daisy}



I Agree!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This album is just brilliant I'm glad I got it on CD back in the day otherwise I wouldn't have the vinyl anymore as it would have worn away.
Posted 3 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Can these guys cover Burning Down The House?  It's quite interesting to picture.
Posted 3 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 FlatCat wrote:

This makes me think of the Banana-Boat scene in Beetlejuice.



That is all I heard at first but something in my head was telling me these lyrics are from another song. It took me a few because I hate to cheat and peak. Oh my, what a delightful surprise! I feel the need to share this song. Loving the updated Main Mix, GREAT JOB!
Posted 3 years ago by Delawhere    [ Reply ]
 ginger wrote:

I bought this album when it came out! The whole thing is a lot of fun. I recommend it if you can still find it.


Their cover album of Sgt. Pepper's is pretty great too.
Posted 3 years ago by JasonMaggini    [ Reply ]
I bought this album when it came out! The whole thing is a lot of fun. I recommend it if you can still find it.
Posted 3 years ago by ginger    [ Reply ]
This is so much better than those girls doing "The Boys of Summer"!!
Posted 3 years ago by awhfman    [ Reply ]
wow!
Posted 3 years ago by colin.sumby    [ Reply ]
What a grest pisstake of that awful pseud Byrne, and a major improvement on the original :o)
Posted 3 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 jjbchansen159 wrote:

No.



Yes, great cover.
Posted 3 years ago by RichW    [ Reply ]
No.
Posted 3 years ago by jjbchansen159    [ Reply ]

That time in Jamaica at the Rum-Lounge . . . . .
Posted 3 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Nope.  Just nope. 
Posted 3 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by TomD-40215    [ Reply ]
 NeuroJoe wrote:
In a large automobile

How do I work this thing?
Posted 3 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
I don't think this works.

<reads Wikipedia>

Ah. 5.
Posted 4 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
 ColdMiser wrote:

I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original



Yep. It beats the crap out of the original, and unlike that pseud Byrne it doesn't take itself seriously. 
Posted 4 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 ColdMiser wrote:

I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original



Me too!
Posted 4 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
This is my idea of a cover.  What a perfect arrangement. 

It just works.
Posted 4 years ago by doktorkev    [ Reply ]
This makes me think of the Banana-Boat scene in Beetlejuice.
Posted 4 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
much better than the original.
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Noooooooooooooooooooo, just nooooooooooo
Posted 4 years ago by bigbobbybubba    [ Reply ]
Okay, I dig this. The voice can't match Harry Belafonte of course, but this is fun. The lyrics seem to fit the Calypso beat perfectly - coincidence?
c.
Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 ce wrote:
How did I get here?
 

In a large automobile
Posted 4 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:
Is this the correct song?
 
Yes, according to Shazam
Posted 5 years ago by wozzagonebush    [ Reply ]
I love both the original and this one.  Equally, for different reasons.  Thank you!  Made me smile ear to ear on an otherwise not so great day!
Posted 5 years ago by mjlucas    [ Reply ]
Is this the correct song?
Posted 5 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 charliedancey wrote:
OK,that's a keeper!

Well done RP, I never would have found that.
 
Ditto. Solid 9.
The whole album is worth listening to.
Posted 5 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
clever   fun!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Daddy_(band)
Posted 5 years ago by fotd    [ Reply ]
Huge.  Needed it.
Posted 5 years ago by ProjectGemini07    [ Reply ]
Outstanding!
Posted 5 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
Wonder what Day-o Byrne thinks of calypso OIAL
Posted 6 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
I've always loved the line "there is water... at the bottom of the ocean!"

For Byrne, it's the authoritative way he delivers the line, like it's a great insight you'd not have ever realized on your own. Big Daddy does ok with it, too.
Posted 6 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
 ColdMiser wrote:
I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original
 

A growing minority, cuz I LOVE THIS!
Posted 6 years ago by Ihatethissong    [ Reply ]
I'm cracking up.
Posted 6 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
How did I get here?
Posted 6 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
I can’t stop seeing Winona dancing in the air in Beetlejuice. Dance, Senora.
Posted 6 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Yeah, buddy!
Posted 6 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Cooool!! {#Whistle}
Posted 6 years ago by johnybladex    [ Reply ]
Agree with the comments here - this song made me grin like an idiot ;-)
Posted 7 years ago by HenryT88    [ Reply ]
I love this song - it's hilarious.  You cannot possibly be anything but happy listening to it.{#Daisy}
Posted 7 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original
Posted 7 years ago by ColdMiser    [ Reply ]
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Posted 7 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
What a nice break from David Byrnes nasal whining {#Clap}
Posted 7 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Oh I thought this was Señor Conconut! I bet if you paired this one with Humo en el Agua folks would probably riot.
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
OK,that's a keeper!

Well done RP, I never would have found that.
Posted 7 years ago by charliedancey    [ Reply ]
I'd love to hear their cover of The Genius of Love.
Posted 7 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
How have I never heard this before?

Most Excellent!!!
Posted 7 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
It's lovely, it works. Very interesting!
Posted 7 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]
Brilliance.  10 from Bristol today.  It might get a 1 or 2 later on ...
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 twoplain2sea wrote:
                                          Present a horse sense, and gain
                                              Some mood daddy longlegs.
                                           Oh ! two riders were approaching.
                                                Ghost rider being the one
                                   On a pimped up pony,  nobody knew them.
                                    Except that they were headed for Nordpole.
 
Stretching your legs, twoplain?
Posted 8 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
Either a lyrics mis-match or this is a truncated version. It goes most of the way, though.

Is there an a capella version of this somewhere out there in the ether? It seems to me that there's potential in such a thing.
Posted 8 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
 Clyde_Bedow wrote:
I smiled. I may have snickered. I was drawn in to listen more closely.

The original had that effect, as does this. Different, and I like that.

Thanks RP!

 
{#Cheers}
Posted 8 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
Love this!  And this is probably the only station you'd here it on!
Posted 8 years ago by KennyReff    [ Reply ]
What!?  WHAT!!?!  I mean....I get it...it's cute in that Jamaican kind of way....but really...{#Stop}

Highlow
American Net'Zen
Posted 8 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
I'd rather hear Dread Zeppelin.

 
I'd rather hear the Shaggs.
Posted 8 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
Calypso David Byrne!!  I LOVE it.  gave it an 8.
Posted 8 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Harry Belafonte doing Talking Heads.  Not good.
Posted 8 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
This make me happy(er).
Posted 8 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
I love it. Oversimplifying to say Lion King meets Talking Heads, but you get the idea.
Posted 8 years ago by jmacie    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
If you're gonna do a cover best make it your own and these guys made this their own.

  
exactly! {#Cheers}


Posted 8 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
I'd rather hear Dread Zeppelin.
Posted 8 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
nothing in this for me
Posted 8 years ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
I smiled. I may have snickered. I was drawn in to listen more closely.

The original had that effect, as does this. Different, and I like that.

Thanks RP!
Posted 8 years ago by Clyde_Bedow    [ Reply ]
 discdrive wrote:
Not for me, but gotta love RP for playing it, lol. Nobody else is going to.

 
How many times have we all thought this? Thank you RP!

edit 4/25/2017. Just realize I quoted myself. Too funny!


Posted 8 years ago by discdrive    [ Reply ]
I think David Byrne would approve.{#Roflol}
Posted 8 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
If you're gonna do a cover best make it your own and these guys made this their own.
Posted 8 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
Yup... that was weird. If that was the goal, then they have succeeded.
Posted 9 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Not!
Posted 9 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
Oh, yeah! They say never do a cover unless you can make it your own. 
Posted 9 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
 ico wrote:
plagiarism of banana boat song.

 
Not really, but that's the point.  They are a satire/parody/cover band; everything they do is a cover, deliberately done in the style of a recording artist from the 1950s or '60s.  "Plagiarism" would be an exact copy of the chord progression, which this is not.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
More calypso than reggae, which is a plus for me. Not great, but definitely fun.
Posted 9 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]
do not like.
Posted 9 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
I love this band. Their version of Sgt. Peppers is classic.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Not for me, but gotta love RP for playing it, lol. Nobody else is going to.
Posted 9 years ago by discdrive    [ Reply ]
By itself, a 4.  But it is redeemed by the seamless reggae segue into "(Nothing But) Flowers".
Posted 9 years ago by Notelrac    [ Reply ]
Nice work Dave. I love hearing things I've never heard before. 
Posted 9 years ago by MToschi    [ Reply ]
I still like Harry Belafonte's version with the original lyrics better,
Posted 9 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I was going to say "No," but Tracy Morgan beat me to it.
Posted 9 years ago by wibadger    [ Reply ]
This blows!
Posted 9 years ago by Elroweho    [ Reply ]
Unexpected.  Not bad.
Posted 9 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
You should add their a capella doo-wop version of "Eye of the Tiger" to the playlist.
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
                                          Present a horse sense, and gain
                                              Some mood daddy longlegs.
                                           Oh ! two riders were approaching.
                                                Ghost rider being the one
                                   On a pimped up pony,  nobody knew them.
                                    Except that they were headed for Nordpole.
Posted 10 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
I'll take this over the TH anytime.  not a fan
Posted 10 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]