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Modern Qualifier 51 – 21st COVERS 20th
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— 26 May 2023 Tom

The first of two groups based on themes voted for by participants, with tracks drawn from your suggestions. This one is 21st Century covers of 20th Century songs.

  1. A cover of The Smiths’ “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out”. Released as a single in 2000.
  2. A cover of Nirvana’s “In Bloom”. From the 2016 LP A Sailor’s Guide To Earth.
  3. A cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”. Released as a single in 2019.
  4. A cover of DJ DMD’s “25 Lighters” from the 2012 LP La Futura.
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Latest comments (of 15)

Jeff Worrell   18 months ago

The Sturgill cover is… a bit disturbing? I voted ZZ Top, the only other track I didn’t know before.

ajjr82   18 months ago

It's a fine cover, and obviously a fine original, but "Space Oddity" is absolutely on the list of songs I've reached my fill of over the course of my life.

wmterhaar   18 months ago

Party hiphop from the southeast does not travel well over the Atlantic Ocean, so you are certainly not in a minority here in not knowing who DJ DMB is. I even believe '25 Lighters' was mainly just a […]

wmterhaar   18 months ago

Gotsta nominate 'Gotsta Get Paid' again for 'Late Work'!

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