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I’ve come across two interesting Replacements covers during my internet journeys the last few days and thought I would share them with you.

The first is by the U.K. band Kindness and comes courtesy of the excellent Aquarium Drunkard website. Their take on “Swingin’ Party” is a little too Blondie “Heart of Glass” for my taste but I give them credit for switching it up a bit.

The second is by the always entertaining Duane Peters and his new band The Great Unwashed. The version of “Skyway” they do is very reminiscent of GG Allin’s cover of the Warren Zevon classic “Carmelita” as featured in the movie Hated. It’s scratchy, slightly off-key, and feels very off the cuff.

In both cases I’d rather listen to the original version but I always enjoy hearing how other bands interpret the Replacements’ catalogue. If nothing else they’re both a hundred times better than THIS unfortunate trainwreck.

Kindness – "Swingin' Party"

Duane Peters & The Great Unwashed – “Skyway”