We've Got It Covered #73

Clearing a dead mouse out a trap wasn't the most ideal starts to the day, and yes I know that we should have bought a humane trap, but when none of the stores nearby seemed to stock them I am afraid I had to invest in something lethal. Fuck it, Erin's safety comes first, as cute as they look I don't want her going anywhere near mouse droppings (they do bear an uncanny resemblance to her beloved raisins you see). I suppose in the grand scale of things it doesn't make much of a difference as I don't feel that guilty eating, but when you actually have to deal with the cleaning up a dead body, no matter how small it is, it makes me sad. Anyway, enough of this feeling sorry myself nonsense, today I plan to get myself into town to stick up a few posters for The Shivers gig that I am putting on in a few weeks time. I had meant to stick them up last week when I was off, but I got a wee bit caught up with all The Moth & The Mirror album launch malarkey. Right I really am starting to ramble a lot of pish here, so lets get on with this this weeks cover version which comes from the fabulously named, If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now. The Glasgow four piece have taken their hand to covering the Elvis classic, 'Girl of My Best Friend' which will feature on the bands forthcoming album 'a Room Dim At Noon', due out on the 7th of November. To celebrate the band are having a wee launch night on Saturday 29th October at Nice n Sleazy in Glasgow. You should go, it should be a lot of fun, plus from what I have heard of the album so far it's sounding mighty fine...

If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now - Girl Of My Best Friend (Elvis cover)

We've Got It Covered #58

Some of you might have noticed that there was a distinct lack of a cover version last Saturday, that was because it was my birthday and I was away visiting my folks. That and I felt that you guys had kind of earned a day off from having to read my ramblings. In case you were wondering I turned 33, which when I type it out it sounds fucking ancient, possibly because it is. When I was younger I always thought I'd act much more mature by the time I was in my thirties, in fact the opposite seems to have happened. The older I get, the more immature I seem to act, that could be down to me trying to rebel against old age, yes I am grasping at straws.
I always remember when I was younger, that my parents would sometimes forget exactly how old they actually were. I have now found myself doing the same thing, which is probably down to the fact that I no longer place such an emphasis on the importance of being a year older. No you might be starting to wonder where I am going with this ramble, to be honest with you I don't know. It's early on a Saturday morning and I am writing this up whilst trying to ensure that Erin doesn't trash the house (no easy feat). Anyway, I guess what I am trying to say is that age is just a state of mind, but then again someone who's as old as I am would say something like that as I try and grasp onto what's let of my fading youth. Still though last week I got a Star Wars birthday cake, so I can't be that old, can I?!
Anyway, that's of me, here's this weeks cover version which sees one King covering another. A while back I had emailed my friend Charlie, aka King Post Kitsch, to see if he had ever recorded a cover version that he might be up for sharing with you all. He reckoned that he had a wee cover of a Leonard Coen song kicking abut somewhere, but in the end he couldn't find it anywhere. So he duly recorded a version for me, but seeing as he wasn't too happy with it, he suggested that he tried something else and here it is, King Post Kitsch covering Elvis Presley. On first listen I must admit that I really wasn't too sure about this one, but trust me it's a grower.


King Post Kitsch - Don't (Elvis Presley cover)