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It's Friday, it's about 3 o'clock. It's time to go underneath the covers (with the lights out).

I always recommend listening to a cover version without knowing what or who it is, so click on the link before reading ahead...

WARNING: contains language and sentiments you may well find offensive

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Today's cover version [mp3 download]

That was Ben Folds covering Bitches Ain't Shit, originally by Dr Dre.

By the way, I'm in Whitby for the folk festival this week. Am barely reading email (and definitely not reading LJ) so my apologies if I've been ignoring you.

Anyway, that was one of my most favouritest covers ever. It is one where - from a personal point of view - I can see pretty much no merit in the original. Ben Folds' version, on the other hand, had me in stitches the first time I heard it - live, in the Barbican, with most of the audience forming an impromptu chorus to an extent which seemed to surprise even Mr Folds.

I like covers which are out of genre, and the contrast of the rather lovely melody and the utterly foul lyrics still amuses. I shall stop before I start using words like "juxtaposition".

As an irrelevant side line, there's also a fabulous cover of a Ben Folds track done by Dan & Dan (and Dan & Dan) here. If you're not familiar with Dan & Dan, then check them out; they're really very funny.