Megan

YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime (Mono Single Master)

And

youtu.be/x2tH2H6iLAo?...

YouTube video by BTAN Oneline Don't Worry Baby

Vale, Brian Wilson.

youtu.be/9Y-0nWVdBH4?...

Great suggestion but the theme for this month is "flora"...

Blank Space Ryan Adams · 1989 · Song · 2015

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Day 5

Ryan Adams covers Taylor Swift's Blank Space.

"Rose garden filled with thorns"

Thanks @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social
😀
open.spotify.com/track/1JhAt4...

Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor · I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got · Song · 1990

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Day 4

Sinéad O'Connor covers Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U

"All the flowers that you planted, mama,
In the back yard,
All died when you went away"

open.spotify.com/track/3nvuPQ...

What a Wonderful World Joey Ramone · Don't Worry About Me · Song · 2002

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Day 3

Joey Ramone's version of Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World.

"I see trees of green
Red roses, too,
I see them bloom
For me and you
and I think to myself
What a wonderful world"

open.spotify.com/track/04cdEV...

👏

Cherry Blossom Girl Lir Shilton · Cherry Blossom Girl · Song · 2016

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Day 2

Lir Shilton gives a really pretty version of Air's gorgeous Cherry Blossom Girl.

open.spotify.com/track/04JG5h...

Kiss from a Rose Boyce Avenue · Cover Sessions, Vol. 6 · Song · 2020

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Day 1

Boyce Avenue covers Kiss from a Rose

open.spotify.com/track/4tw2vd...

Oh no, did he backdown after the "hostile political act" bullshit? I'm no fan of Bezos and have been avoiding Amazon but I hoped that little gesture at transparency might remain.

Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) - Version Revisited Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse · Version Digital Edition · Song · 2007

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Day 5

Mark Ronson (feat. Amy Winehouse): Valerie

Another banger I didn't realise was a cover until later.

Thanks @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social and see you next month!

open.spotify.com/track/1UxisK...

But gah, sorry, mixed it up. I saw Hermanos Gutiérrez supporting Khruangbin 🤦‍♀️

Oh yes

Beautiful. I saw them recently in Australia.

And always glad to be here!

I wasn't aware of that back story either 😔

Tainted Love Soft Cell · Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret · Song · 1981

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Day 4

Just realised I've been using the wrong hashtag 🤦‍♀️ Anyway, Tainted Love was a dance/party staple of mine all through my 20s. I didn't learn it was a cover of Gloria Jones until years later.

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Same. It's wonderful. First heard it on Buffy, all those years ago!

YouTube video by Regina Spektor - Topic Real Love

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Day 3

Regina Spektor: Real Love

Achingly beautiful cover of John Lennon.

youtu.be/JUwUGuHw5js?...

YouTube video by BebotExpress The Sundays - Wild Horses (Official Music Video)

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Day 2

The Sundays: Wild Horses

My all time favourite cover song. Can't do this month's challenge without it. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous.

youtu.be/x7GE90n6XX8?...

I Can't Give Everything Away Spoon · I Can't Give Everything Away · Song · 2023

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Day 1

Spoon: I Can't Give Everything Away

Painful and perfect cover of David Bowie's farewell.

open.spotify.com/track/5uLtfW...

😂 Super organised!

YouTube video by Pink Floyd Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (Official 2023 Remaster)

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Day 20

Finally, at number 1: The Great Gig in the Sky

This is a top 5 songs of my life & on my funeral playlist. Unbelievably glorious & ragingly heartbreaking at the same time.

Thanks @tansleyjames.bsky.social for a great challenge!

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YouTube video by Pink Floyd Pink Floyd - A Pillow Of Winds (Official Audio)

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Day 18

Coming in at number 2 from Meddle:

A Pillow of Winds

Romantic but with darkness at the edge, optimistic but melancholic, lovely but haunting...this song has been arousing complex emotions for me for ~30 years now.

youtu.be/Hgx267jVma0?...

🫂

YouTube video by Pink Floyd Pink Floyd - Us And Them (2023 Remaster)

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Day 18

Coming in at number 3 and my second from DSotM:

Us and Them

"Me and you
God only knows it's not what
We would choose to do"

youtu.be/HoLhKJuGhK0?...

They really do

YouTube video by Pink Floyd Pink Floyd – Time (Official Audio)

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Day 17

Coming in at number 4 and my first from DSoTM:

Time

My dad's favourite from Pink Floyd. That plaintive last line...

"Thought I'd something more to say."

youtu.be/Qr0-7Ds79zo?...

I really like this song, too.

Snap on 5 😀