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Official corporate theme song of Equifax is YAKETY SAX -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 20, 10:08
Blade Runner rebootquel is pegged to open around 40M over on the HSX. Is anyone feeling this movie? -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 10:03 6
- Not personally, but I never liked Blade Runner either (though I will probably rewatch before the movie comes out) - Roger More Sep 20, 10:14
- I've bought in ever since the first trailer featured a Vangelis-tinged score. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 20, 10:12
- I think everyone's seen the first one--the numbers could be pretty surprising--I'm guessing $60M -- nm - Flavorize Sep 20, 10:10
- I'm very excited about it. And I'm sure WB is excited at the prospect of creating a new "universe". - Mop Sep 20, 10:09
- Yeah, Ill see it. Denis V involvement should be good. spoils - budice Sep 20, 10:08
- it should hit that just with the fanboys. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:06
The Times has a story on the decline of tourism in the wake of Trump. -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:52
Is anyone watching Sinner? Is it any good? -- nm - sycor Sep 20, 09:45
*not stressing* *not stressing* *not stressing* -- (link) - Tommo97 Sep 20, 09:40
Good question. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 20, 09:35 2
- There's a school of thought out there that suggests reality has been altered to accommodate the spelling of "berenstain" bears. - Mop Sep 20, 09:41 1
  - Yes, I am aware of this. Also, I think I linked a tweet a couple days ago that shows a possible explanation for how shitty and insane 2017 is. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 09:49
Anyone wanna go to the Super Bowl? - Spawn Sep 20, 09:34 2
- "join us in Minnesota"...in Feb...yeah, no. -- nm - Flavorize Sep 20, 09:48
- No. -- nm - Atlanta Falcons Sep 20, 09:37
I've got a strange fascination with the uniforms on the Orville. The pants just seem to fit so perfectly. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:04 7
- None of this takes away from the fact that the uniforms are on point. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:24
- its a big budget production when they can afford a tailor -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 09:12 3
  - unlike TNG 1st season -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 09:20 2
    - But Q looked great! -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 09:21 1
      - A mumu and a cardboard hat. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:23
- Almost like they were custom tailored. -- nm - Ender Sep 20, 09:12 1
  - No. Way. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 09:13
Hit me up with a cover song that you like. Here, I'll start: Sixpence None the Richer doing Don't Dream It's Over -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 20, 09:03 [youtube] 74 1
- Stay by 30 Seconds to Mars - I've linked it before -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:24
- Student turned me on to this. Obadiah Parker doing Outkast's "Hey Ya" -- (link) - volnelk Sep 20, 09:59 [youtube] 1
  - Wow. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 10:06
- Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane -- (link) - Inigo Sep 20, 09:52 [youtube] 1
  - I second this. -- nm - volnelk Sep 20, 09:58
- I'm surprised by how few re-post warnings I'm getting. ST needs to step up its "cover song" game. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:48 2
  - I am going for the non obvious ones, mop. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 09:49
  - I got a warning from mine -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 09:48
- Katie Melua covering Just Like Heaven definitely should be on this list. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 20, 09:44 [youtube]
- Brick + Mortar - Voodoo Child -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 20, 09:42 [youtube]
- Bruce Springsteen doing Lorde's "Royals" -- (link) - pmb Sep 20, 09:38 [youtube] 2
  - Oh! Oh! Bruce Springsteen doing "Stayin' Alive". TRUST ME. -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:39 [youtube] 1
    - *with Tom Morello* -- nm - mud Sep 20, 09:44
- Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends -- (link) - LMS Sep 20, 09:35 [youtube] 2
  - Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On -- (link) - Spawn Sep 20, 09:38 [youtube]
  - Such a *SOLID* cover. He turns it into a totally different song. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:37
- Mop stole my first choice, so I’m going to go with Disturbed - Sound of Silence -- (link) - IrishStephen Sep 20, 09:33 6
  - Social Distortion, "Ring of Fire" -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:35 [youtube] 5
    - Mike Ness didn't even know how special that track was going to be when they recorded it. He was too busy maintaining his punk rock sneer. :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 20, 09:48
    - ~One more time!~ Now is when I thank Mop for this reminder -- nm - con_carne Sep 20, 09:43
    - I love that one. -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 09:37
    - Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal" is one of the most fun covers ever. -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:36 [youtube] 1
      - While the Atari's "Boys of Summer" is OK but not much of a variation on the original. -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:36 [youtube]
- I don't think we can compare it to the original, but Jennifer Warnes' cover of "First We Take Manhattan" is solid. -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:33 [youtube]
- It's pretty obvious how I'm going to answer. -- (link) - David Sep 20, 09:33 [youtube] 1
  - This is one of my favorite songs, period. But it's bittersweet now... - Mop Sep 20, 09:34
- Smashing Pumpkins. Landslide -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Eleventh Astronaut Sep 20, 09:32
- Feeling Alright - Huey Lewis (and Bette Davis Eyes by Paltrow in Duets) -- (link) - Max Sep 20, 09:32 [youtube]
- Sylar does a great Points of Authority. -- (link*) - Qale Sep 20, 09:31
- Gin and Juice - The Gourds -- (link) - Max Sep 20, 09:30 [youtube]
- and this one, which might not be everyone's cup of tea -- (link) - groiny Sep 20, 09:28 [youtube]
- I liked the Gary Jules remake of Small World for Donnie Darko -- (link) - Tommo97 Sep 20, 09:27 [youtube] 4
  - Also used in the original Gears of War ad -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 20, 09:36 [youtube]
  - I *MUCH MUCH MUCH* prefer the Tears for Fears original. Oddly, I feel it has more passion. - Mop Sep 20, 09:29 2
    - Nope, also on my list of better than the original. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 09:42
    - I like both version quite a bit, but I thought the feeling of Jules' version really worked with the film. -- nm* - Tommo97 Sep 20, 09:39
- Whitney, Bodyguard soundtrack -- nm - Tommo97 Sep 20, 09:25
- Kate Bush - Rocket Man -- (link) - mud Sep 20, 09:20 [youtube]
- I am also a big fan of this one -- (link) - groiny Sep 20, 09:19 [youtube]
- Clint Eastwood by Robyn Adele Anderson -- (link) - Ender Sep 20, 09:19 [youtube]
- if you are on Spotify, I have a playlist set up with alternate versions and covers. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 09:17
- Ooh, here's one I inflicted on the Turntable peeps more than once... The Scorpions covering The Who's I Can't Explain -- (link) - con_carne Sep 20, 09:16 [youtube] 5
  - sweet -- nm - mud Sep 20, 09:23
  - On my list of better than the original! - Spawn Sep 20, 09:17 3
    - Yeah that first Who album is really... of its time -- nm - con_carne Sep 20, 09:19 2
      - Yeah, I had this on every tape I made back in the day. - Spawn Sep 20, 09:20 1
        
        My brother!... I'm more than a little obsessed with this track. -- nm - con_carne Sep 20, 09:22
- Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower. -- nm - Shaun Sep 20, 09:16
- Garbage and Screaming Females: Because the Night -- (link) - JD Sep 20, 09:16 [youtube]
- I Fought The Law by The Clash -- (link) - con_carne Sep 20, 09:13 [spotify]
- Sam Cooke's: Let The Good Times Roll -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 20, 09:12 [youtube]
- and this -- (link) - groiny Sep 20, 09:11 [youtube]
- There's some current commercial that features a harder cover of the Mary Tyler Moore Theme song. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 20, 09:09 4
  - I'm pretty sure you're referring to Joan Jett's cover of Love is All Around -- (link) - JD Sep 20, 09:13 [youtube] 2
    - Definitely could be it - next time the commercial is on I'll pay attention to see if that matches up. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 20, 09:32
    - I had no idea this existed and I very much needed it. -- nm - Tommo97 Sep 20, 09:28
  - years ago, ESPN used it in a comercial for women's basketball. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 09:12
- In honour of her Emmy appearance, here's Dolly Parton's "Shine". -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Sep 20, 09:08 [youtube]
- Letters to Cleo, I Want You To Want Me -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:07 [youtube] 3
  - Letters to Cleo, Cruel to be Kind -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:08 [youtube] 2
    - I expected this. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 20, 09:08 [youtube] 1
      - There's an entirely different genre out of there of performers who simply do covers. Puddles and Postmodern Jukebox, for instance. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:22
- I prefer Pearl Jam's version of Baba O'Reilly. -- nm - volnelk Sep 20, 09:07 1
  - Sorry, you're wrong. -- nm - iSpam Sep 20, 09:52
- Manfred Mann, Blinded by the Light -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:06 [youtube]
- Karen O with Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Immigrant Song -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:05 [youtube]
- Marty Ray Project - Ice Ice Baby -- (link) - crash davis Sep 20, 09:05 [youtube]
- I have done it before, but -- (link*) - Spawn Sep 20, 09:05 [youtube]
- ok -- (link) - groiny Sep 20, 09:05 [youtube] 4
  - Good one. I was just thinking of this track the other day cause of The Vietnam War (though it uses the original) -- nm - con_carne Sep 20, 09:14 3
    - I much prefer this version to most of the other covers I have heard - groiny Sep 20, 09:16 2
      - Oh yeah. That video came out back when we first got MTV. I thought it was so pretty -- nm - con_carne Sep 20, 09:17 1
        
        I am annoyed it is not on Spotify. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 09:19
- Johnny Cash, Hurt. -- (link) - Mop Sep 20, 09:04 [youtube]
Nmb Groiny - Krusty Sep 20, 08:50 13
- Out of curiosity, did you do all the adventures as you went through the story? - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 20, 09:18 1
  - I did a bunch but not all of them. -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 09:21
- That is my fav. Be sure to really *enjoy* the scenery. - Spawn Sep 20, 08:52 1
  - It's a really beefier beautiful game at times. -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 09:53
- ok, cool, I can help you out with finishing it tonight. - groiny Sep 20, 08:51 8
  - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 09:52
  - Final mission spoil - Spawn Sep 20, 08:52 6
    - What level were you when you did it? -- nm - Shaun Sep 20, 08:55 1
      - The first time I did it I teamed up with someone. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 20, 09:10
    - it is hard to say spoils..... - groiny Sep 20, 08:54 3
      - Hmm. I just spoil - Spawn Sep 20, 08:57 2
        
        well spoils..... - groiny Sep 20, 08:58 1
        
        Yeah, I was close to dying when I first got spoils - Spawn Sep 20, 09:00
I just entered this contest. I hope I get it. :) - con_carne Sep 20, 08:49 3
- *enters contest, steals prize from con_carne* -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:03 2
  - I would be happy for you. :) Plus, Landmark Theaters is awesome -- (link) - con_carne Sep 20, 09:07
  - pfft. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 09:04
The Punisher official trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 20, 08:44 [youtube] 21
- That's awesome! But they jerked us around with that release date! -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 08:54 1
  - Editor: We're going to need more time to add all the blood. Reed Hastings: WHATEVER IT TAKES! -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:38
- that looks awesome - the voice is spot on -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 08:53
- that was some grrrrrrreat use of Metallica right there -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:49 3
  - I am just glad it was not Sabotage -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:49 2
    - That would not have fit. - Spawn Sep 20, 08:51 1
      - and yet...I'm surprised they didn't try. - Epiphany Sep 20, 08:53
- I think I just came a little -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:49 12
  - That roar was *perfect*. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:49 11
    - yeah, I did not like him in Walking Dead, but man he is a good Frank Castle -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:50 10
      - He’s also good in baby driver -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 08:54 9
        
        Meh - I liked him the best in the Accountant -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 08:57 6
        
        didn't you think he was a little 'tarded in that? but in a good way. - Diva Sep 20, 08:59 3
        
        *snort* yes, but I liked the *spoils* - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:00 2
        
        no I totally get it and agree. Was just being naughty. movie spoils - Diva Sep 20, 09:25 1
        
        Yep, totally. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 09:33
        
        I should probably watch this someday -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:58 1
        
        You'd like it - its not the best movie ever but certainly watchable. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 08:59
        
        yeah for like 10 minutes, he needed more screen time -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:54 1
        
        Yes. Maybe he had some deleted scenes. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 08:57
- Much better. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:47
CBS FFL Team Interface no bueno -- nm - budice Sep 20, 08:43
4 more sleeps till Star Trek! -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:40 1
- If you were watching the Orville, you'd be seeing Star Trek already. -- nm - Mop Sep 20, 09:03
groiny math. heh. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:40 9
- When he's right, he's right! -- nm - Shaun Sep 20, 08:45
- my point is, that at some point, there might be a way to get that mod off the gun or armor. - groiny Sep 20, 08:44 2
  - Good reason? I want to level up! -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 08:50 1
    - short sighted thinking. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:50
- groiny meth. heh. -- nm - budice Sep 20, 08:42 4
  - wake up with a headache and a sore ass -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:42 3
    - "I know someone had a goodtime last night because they shit my pants." -- nm - Ron White Sep 20, 08:58
    - and you wonder why your dick is sour and stinky -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:43 1
      - I figure it was the pop rocks thing. -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 08:45

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