Here comes Under The Covers With Mayhem Chapter 10, featuring Sonic Youth. Thurston Moore’s gang gives an extremely dark take on the classic groupie song “Superstar,” written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell and made famous as a huge hit by the Carpenters. The Carpenters version reached number two on the US Billboard Chart, number three in Canada, and a lowly 18 in the UK in 1971. Sonic Youth recorded it for a compilation of Carpenters covers, ‘If I Were A Carpenter’, released in 1994. The Sonic Youth version made it to number 26 on the US alternative chart and to number 45 in the UK top 50 in 1994 when released as a single.
Constant readers know that my ideal cover version has a different slant from the original rather than just a facsimile-style cover. So the generic boy bands are probably never likely to feature, but you never know, right? Feel free to recommend any songs that you think should be included in Under The Covers With Mayhem. I want to stay clear of the mainstream ideally, but off-the-wall covers by major artists might work too 🙂 Finally and at last there is a playlist that collects all the Under The Covers With Mayhem tracks together. Currently twelve songs and nearly 50 minutes of music. Check it out below.
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