The B List: 10 Kickass 8-Bit Rock Covers
Back in April we told you the story of Scott Hannay, an Upstate NY musician who put together Umphrey’s McGee covers using a sound chip from the original Nintendo gaming system that were so good the band asked him to sit-in with them. Turns out, there is a whole community of 8-bit music makers like Scott who are creating their own original songs as well as covering tunes at 8-bit Collective. We made a list of ten favorite 8-bit rock covers…
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2. Martha My Dear – The Beatles
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3. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Pt. 2) – Flaming Lips
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4. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
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5. Kids – MGMT
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8. Mansard Roof – Vampire Weekend
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9. Peaches En Regalia – Frank Zappa
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May 14th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Yoshimi and Peaches are the tits!
May 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Yoshimi was awesome
May 14th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I thought Peaches was the best too, until I listened to Rock Lobster.
May 14th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Rob S. is the best
May 14th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Peaches is the best