Music League: Covers better than the originals
It was sick but it got better
- Low: Surfer Girl
Alan and Mimi from Low used to sing their daughter to sleep with this before they started playing it live, and it’s such a perfect lullaby. Mimi’s been gone almost three years and her voice still puts a lump in my throat. - Devo: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
I dunno, “I can’t get no girl reaction” (or “girly action” in the Devo version) just seems more believable coming from the bespectacled guy in black knee socks than the guy who famously never slept alone a single night in his life. I wanted to choose a more obscure cover than this, but ultimately I decided it was more important to disrespect the Rolling Stones.