cover lovin'

Now that God and the Devil have officially hearkened the beginning of summer with a brutal heat wave, it's time to indulge in some new, jaunty tunes to celebrate the return of Mr. Frosty ice cream cones/combat heatstroke.

Actually, though, forget the *new* part - I'm going retro. Nothing screams ~SuMmEr~ to me quite like classic surf rock, most maddeningly, yet lovably, displayed by the Trashmen's little ditty "Surfin Bird." I apologize in advance - this song will be in your head ALL FUCKING SUMMER.

And, because summer is all about people suddenly becoming really unabashedly happy, here's something that makes me (and probably only me) really happy: cover songs, specifically by screamo bands! If anyone could make the saccharine nostalgia of the Trashmen sound suddenly wicked, it's the rakishly-suited, ear-gaged Computers. Put mathematically, Computers = (Gallows/Jerry Lee Lewis) + The Cramps - (0.5)Ramones. Or something.

P.S: If psychobilly/garagepunk-hybrid cover songs aren't your speed, you may prefer this equally brilliant rendition.