Then & Now: Covers Collection has had a few more editions added.

Our covers collection of originals and remakes.

Spent a big of time making a couple more editions of the Then & Now covers series I've started up. If you're a fan of cover music, it's a pretty solid mix of songs. Forty tracks in all; the original is first, followed by the remade cover version. If you wanna take a look at the playlists that have been made up so far, I've got them all listed below. If you're on Playlists.net you can also follow me over there to see when I'm adding new lists. Click here to follow me on Playlists.net.

Remember: In order to be able to listen to these, you'll need to use Spotify. If you want to set yourself up with a free account, just head over to Spotify.com and sign up.

Volume 1

1. Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
2. blink-182 - Dancing With Myself
3. Nirvana - In Bloom
4. Four Year Strong - In Bloom
5. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
6. The Vandals - Don't Stop Me Now
7. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
8. Stick Figure - Folsom Prison Dub
9. Toto - Africa
10. Justin Mauriello - Africa
11. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
12. Goldfinger - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
13. The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
14. Ra - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
15. Wham! - Careless Whisper
16. The Supervillains - Careless Whisper
17. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl
18. Relient K - Here Comes My Girl
19. Duran Duran - Ordinary World
20. Red - Ordinary World
21. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
22. Deftones - Simple Man
23. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
24. Best Coast - Rhiannon
25. The Cure - Love Song
26. 311 - Love Song
27. Guns N Roses - My Michelle
28. A.F.I. - My Michelle
29. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
30. Caesars - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
31. Rush - Tom Sawyer
32. Deadsy - Tom Sawyer
33. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
34. Grasshopper Takeover - Don't Dream It's Over
35. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
36. Hit the Lights - Hey Jealousy
37. Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
38. Bouncing Souls - Don't You Forget About Me
39. Pink Floyd - Time
40. Godsmack - Time

Volume 2

1. Queen - Bicycle Race
2. Between the Buried And Me - Bicycle Race
3. Third Eye Blind - Jumper
4. Bedlight For Blue Eyes - Jumper
5. Hall & Oates - Maneater
6. The Bird and the Bee - Maneater
7. The Who - My Generation
8. Green Day - My Generation
9. Dion & The Belmonts - A Teenager in Love
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - A Teenager in Love
11. Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me
12. The Hippos - Always Something There to Remind Me
13. Elton John - Rocket Man
14. My Morning Jacket - Rocket Man
15. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
16. Spin Doctors - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
17. Gary Numan - Cars
18. Fear Factory - Cars
19. The Police - King of Pan
20. Alanis Morissette - King of Pain
21. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
22. MxPx - Should I Stay or Should I Go
23. David Bowie - Suffragette City
24. Poison - Suffragette City
25. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
26. Rusted Root - You Can't Always Get What You Want
27. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
28. Nonpoint - In the Air Tonight
29. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
30. Save Ferris - Come On Eileen
31. Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
32. Dope - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
33. a-ha - Take On Me
34. Reel Big Fish - Take On Me
35. Kris Isaac - Wicked Game
36. HIM - Wicked Game
37. Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias
38. Sublime - Scarlet Begonias
39. Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
40. The Clarks - What a Wonderful World

Volume 3

1. Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman No Cry
2. Fugees - No Woman No Cry
3. Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin My Heart Around
4. Puddle of Mudd - Stop Draggin My Heart Around
5. Billy Joel - Movin Out
6. Alex Goot - Movin Out
7. The Temptations - My Girl
8. Phil Collins - My Girl
9. Thin Lizzy - Still in Love With You
10. Rude Awakening - Still in Love With You
11. Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out of My Head
12. Velvet Revolver - Can't Het it Out of My Head
13. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
14. Ben Folds - Tiny Dancer
15. N Sync - Bye Bye Bye
16. Further Seems Forever - Bye Bye Bye
17. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
18. Inspection 12 - You Can Call Me Al
19. blink-182 - Dammit
20. Decaydance All Stars - Dammit
21. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
22. Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer - Don't You Want Me
23. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
24. Chiodos - Flagpole Sitta
25. Neil Young - Ohio
26. Ben Taylor - Ohio
27. Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way
28. Godsmack - Rocky Mountain Way
29. Billy Squier - Everybody Wants You
30. Damone - Everybody Wants You
31. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
32. Guster - Blister in the Sun
33. George Michael - Faith
34. Limp Bizkit - Faith
35. Aerosmith - Dream On
36. blessthefall - Dream On
37. Sublime - Smoke Two Joints
38. Macy Gray - Smoke Two Joints
39. The Doors - Riders on the Storm
40. Santana & Chester Bennington - Riders on the Storm

Volume 4

1. 2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up
2. Lyfe Jennings - Keep Ya Head Up
3. Phil Collins - Against All Odds
4. Montell Jordan - Against All Odds
5. The Doors - L.A. Woman
6. Billy Idol - L.A. Woman
7. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
8. Chrome Division - Sharp Dressed Man
9. Elvis - Jailhouse Rock
10. Motley Crue - Jailhouse Rock
11. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
12. The Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide
13. Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
14. The Gourds - Gin & Juice
15. The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
16. Dryden Mitchell - Friday I'm in Love
17. Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
18. The Connchords - Found Out About You
19. Pink Floyd - Brain Damage
20. Bim Skala Bim - Brain Damage
21. No Doubt - Spiderwebs
22. Four Year Strong - Spiderwebs
23. Kid Cudi - Day N Nite
24. Sugar Ray - Day N Nite
25. Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
26. Grasshopper Takeover - O.P.P.
27. Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze
28. Gym Class Heroes - Summer Breeze
29. Prince - Raspberry Beret
30. Hindu Love Gods - Raspberry Beret
31. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
32. Jack and White - Telephone Line
33. Cameo - Word Up
34. Korn - Word Up
35. Notorious B.I.G & Bone - Notorious Thugs
36. Scary Kids Scaring Kids - Notorious Thugs
37. Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
38. Social Distortion - Ring of Fire
39. The Chordettes - Lollipop
40. Ben Kweller - Lollipop

Volume 5

1. Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
2. Surf Punks - Ballroom Blitz
3. Sublime - 5446 Thats My Number/Ball and Chain
4. The Vandals - Ball and Chain
5. New Order - Age of Consent
6. Young Statues - Age of Consent
7. Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
8. Adam Ezra Group - Wagon Wheel
9. The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda
10. Al Jardine - Help Me Rhonda
11. The Police - Next to You
12. Bodyjar - Next to You
13. The Eagles - Desperado
14. Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies - Desperado
15. Neil Diamond - Red Red Wine
16. UB40 - Red Red Wine
17. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
18. Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
19. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
20. New Found Glory - My Heart Will Go On
21. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
22. No Use For a Name - Turning Japanese
23. J. Frank Wilson - Last Kiss
24. Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
25. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
26. Poison - SexyBack
27. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
28. The Protomen - Bohemian Rhapsody
29. Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
30. Reel Big Fish - I Won't Back Down
31. R.E.M. - It's the End of the World As We Know It
32. Riddlin Kids - It's the End of the World As We Know It
33. T. Rex - Bang a Gong
34. Santana & Gavin Rossdale - Bang a Gong
35. Nirvana - Polly
36. Finger Eleven - Polly
37. Hall & Oates - Rich Girl
38. Everclear - Rich Girl
39. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
40. Blues Traveler - Freebird

Volume 6

1. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
2. Rush - For What It's Worth
3. Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon
4. Iron Horse - Black Balloon
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone
6. Metallica - Tuesday's Gone
7. Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
8. Chamberlin - Pumped Up Kicks
9. Ginuwine - Pony
10. Far - Pony
11. The Knack - My Sharona
12. Skaos - My Sharona
13. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
14. Kenny Rankin - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
15. Weezer - Surf Wax America
16. Relient K - Surf Wax America
17. Kim Wilde - Kids in America
18. Bloodhound Gang - Kids in America
19. Gloria Gaynor -  I Will Survive
20. Cake - I Will Survive
21. Modern English - I Melt With You
22. Sugarcult - I Melt With You
23. Bad Brains - Leaving Babylon
24. 311 - Leaving Babylon
25. Jay Z - 99 Problems
26. Hugo - 99 Prolems
27. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
28. Lazlo Bane - Hold Me Now
29. Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
30. Ska Rangers - Just the Way You Are
31. INXS - Need You Tonight
32. Cassettes Won't Listen - Need You Tonight
33. Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man
34. The Toasters - Secret Agent Man
35. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
36. Scorpions - Tainted Love
37. Counting Crows - A Long December
38. Steve Carlson - A Long December
39. The Guess Who - American Woman
40. Lenny Kravitz - American Woman

And as always, follow me over on Spotify for regular updates and to see what I'm listening to.

Playlist - 100 Feel Good Summer Jams

So I'm a little behind on writing this post, but that's alright. It gave it time for the playlist to take off a little bit.

Anyways, to bring you up to date, here's my first "success" of a playlist. (I say success because I thought I'd get maybe 25 to 30 followers or so... so far it's up to 221 and growing). 

I threw together a little summer time playlist for all your hot and sweaty nights spent playing flipcup with your alcoholic friends. Or being completely sober. Whatever your summer theme is, there's a little bit of something for everyone on this playlist.

If you're already a Spotify user, head over and check it out by clicking here. If you aren't, go get yourself an account and start your own magical journey.

But back on topic.. so this playlist is all about feel good, windows rolled down, yelling obscenities at strangers, debating whether to say the "n" word as you're making an ass of yourself in the car trying to sing California Love, type of playlist. Now before you go worrying that it is all rap, I assure you that it is not. Need a few examples? Here you go: 311, Montell Jordan, Jimmy Buffett, Lou Bega, Paul Simon, Flogging Molly, Asia, Fischerspooner. I'd say that covers a lot of the bases.

Enjoy.

100 Feel Good Summer Jams (On Spotify)

Pink Floyd is on the verge of joining Spotify. We can all rejoice.

Just a few days ago, I caught wind of a discussion on Reddit that Pink Floyd was releasing music to Spotify. I about jumped for joy at this announcement. I logged in and hurried to the Floyd page to find... Wish You Were Here. Was this a mistake? I searched again. And then I saw it. Once the song hit one million views, the entire Pink Floyd catalog would be introduced to the Spotify world. The last I heard, after less than 24 hours up, the song had hit 350,000 streams already. Hell yeah. This is the best news to happen to Spotify since they got the nod to start up.

As of today, Wish You Were Here is still the only song available. Want to help reach the goal of one million listens? Click here to listen to 'Wish You Were Here' on Spotify. 

So once this happens and Pink Floyd becomes the first of the "big names" holding out.. what other notable bands are left off? Here's a short list of the bigger names still not appearing on Spotify:

• Led Zeppelin
• The Beatles
• The Eagles
• Tool
• AC/DC
• Peter Gabriel

Here's to hoping that the release of Pink Floyd's music, including the groundbreaking albums 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall', will help the others think about having their music released. I know that there are a lot of free accounts that pay nothing to listen, but that completely ignores the fact that most of the crowd on here is young and will continue to listen to music they find for free. If you want to pull in new, younger generations, let them be able to stream it easily. You're still getting revenue, and although it's not like you need the fans, it helps your music continue to live on in a generation that needs it most.

Thank you, Pink Floyd. Your fans are going to be bat shit happy about the end results with this.

Is it just me, or does that really look like Leonardo DiCaprio? (Future movie idea, you heard it here first)

So it's back to the basics; Grand Re-Opening!

For anyone that has been following me, you've obviously noticed I've gone through multiple changes since deciding to start up this project. After several failed attempts, I decided to just get back to the simplicity of sharing. I didn't want to have 800 different pages for multiple links and all that ridiculous shit. Nobody wants to navigate through tons of different sections trying to find stuff. So from here on out, it's all blog fashion, and everything else will tie into the networks I'm on to share music and info.

Anyways, thanks to those of you that stuck around through the layovers. I think this will be the easiest route and probably the best in terms of just being able to have fun and share music and thoughts. I'm sure I'll probably post some really dumb links, offend some people, share music that's so bad it's good (here's looking at you, Wham!, and that little gem of a track we know as "Careless Whisper"), and everything in between. So up front, if any of those things happen to you, please accept this as my formal apology. I love you all and hope to enjoy this musical journey with you... whatever the hell it may be.

Cheers.