Cover record

So, let´s say The Slackers did a cover record - which songs would you want on there? Covers they already did, can´t be included. If you decide to participate, preferably do a whole track list (12-16 songs) and give an explanation for why you chose the songs you did.

"Simmer Down" - The Wailers (one of the best ska songs ever, wouldbe nice to hear done by my favourite ska band. Maybe have Alex Dessert join on this one)

"Sweet Soul Music" - Arthur conley (maybe in a "do you like ska music" version)

"Lovers who wander" - Dion & The Belmonts (would love to hear them do a doo wop song)

"One Chord Wonders" - The Adverts (would be a good reggae song)

"Julie´s been working for the drug squad" - The Clash (I think this could be a great rocksteady song)

"Latin goes ska" - The Skatalites

"Good guys don´t wear white" - Minor Threat (Would be a good soul song)

"it´s only rock ´n roll/start me up/sympathy for the devil/get off my cloud" - The Rolling Stones (just one of them, i would love to hear Vic sing a stones song though)

"Monkey see, Monkey do" - New Swing Sextet - I think Glen could do this one great justice, and there´s gotta be some boogaloo on there.

"Ghost town" - The Specials (My all time favourite song. I know its gonna be a hard one to pull of, but if anybody can do it, it would be them. Alternative Specials songs could be: "Too much, to young" or "Blank Expression". The record would need to have a Specials song, after Vic´s Terry Hall fetish in the early days)

"First I look at the purse" - The Contours (gotta have some Motown on there - and I can easily see Glen sing the lyrics with a smile on his face"

"Green Onions" - Booker T & The MG´s (If you got Motown, you gotta have Staxx)

"Got my mind set on you" - George Harrison (there´s gotta be an eighties song on there, would work as a rocksteady song I think)

"Everybody´s happy nowadays" - Buzzcocks (could be a good ska song and the lyrics would fit the band)

Cover album

I saw a vid of Vic doing "dont think twice, its alright" by bob Dylan and "everyones got a hungry heart" by Springsteen on an acoustic guitar and it sounded awesome. they would be cool as "full band" songs.

cover record

Man if the slack came out with a Sam Cooke cover record it would be great! I have seen the Redlights cover "You Send Me" on YouTube and I was impressed.

Cover Record

The guys are actually planning on releasing a cover album, right?

no no

I think he is just asking in fun, there is no implication here of a real slackers cover album....tho that would be cool...

the sound of 69

agent jay is about to release one, and i can't wait to get it.
from his my space page:
"THE SOUND OF '69 is a full-length release of great tunes from 1969 by artists like The Beatles, James Brown, Johnny Cash, The Stooges and more, covered in a skinhead-reggae, rocksteady style. Singers include Steve Jackson (Pietasters), Vic Ruggiero (Slackers), Alex Desert (Hepcat) and Bucket (Toasters)."

this is gonna be a great

this is gonna be a great disc.

I'd like to get it soon and

I'd like to get it soon and add it to my ipod, I just got my daughter some girls aloud tickets and haven no clue who/what they are all I know is I want my ipod playing my music with a pair of good headphones.