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Pretty Much Amazing’s Best Covers of 2008

Pretty Much Amazings Best Covers of 2008 best of 2008

I couldn’t do the whole “Best of 2008″ party without including some of my favorite covers, especially since 2008 was such an awesome year for cover-heads. I have featured all of these covers on Pretty Much Amazing before, you if you’re an avid reader, you might already have them. If you saw them on the blog and DIDN’T download them: shame on you, butthead, these are the cream of the crop and my absolute favorite covers of 2008. Without further adieu, here are my favorite covers of 2008 (in no particular order) Continue reading →

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Dec 08

New Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend Cover)

New Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend Cover) covers

Man, its the end of the year already and some amazing covers keep popping up. Earlier this week we had Lily Allen and Ladyhawke cover Britney’s “Womanizer” and now we have Hot Chip and PETER GABRIEL (!!) covering Vampire Weekend’s cherry-popping “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.” These covers are seriously going to change shit up in my Favorite Covers of 2008 list.

Where exactly did this cover come from? Apparently not from Hot Chip’s upcoming EP (due out next Monday/Tuesday), but from VW’s “Cape Cod…” single. My super-reliable sources tell me that “the cover was recorded over the summer at Gabrielâ€™s Real World studios in Box, Wiltshire. It was supposed to be featured on the single for ‘Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa’ but didn’t make it. The song is featured on XL’s 08-09 Sampler.” Cool deal.

This song could have easily found its place in Hot Chip’s Made in the Dark. Could have easily been a highlight. But I guess I’m okay with it being my favorite cover of the year.