I just need to share this again from when The Warning were 14, 12, and 9 years old. It’s a little fascinating that they were so polished at that young age. This is about five years before Red Hands.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1boUYB...FuZG1hbg%3D%3D

Continuing with my King Crimson deep dive.

When I left South Korea I was sent to Merry Olde England where I was stationed in the Midlands and was not too far from Oxford where I was not too awful far from Oxford which is where I had to go to get my comics I couldn't get from the Base Exchange. This is where I finally realized that Robert Fripp had revived the band because I stumbled on the Three Of A Perfect Pair album but the only song I really liked was the title song. The rest of the album left me flat. I don't know what they did but Adian Belew's vocals were not a problem for me on this track.

Three Of a Perfect Pair:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdMHy074kNc

I don't know where many of you stand on Country music but Leeann Rimes Blue is up in rock wars, and I love her rendition of Blue. I grew up in rural Iowa. Cornfields and Pig farms everywhere. I cut my teeth on Country music and old school country definitely has my number.

Leeann Rimes did a duet that I love recreating a classic Eddy Arnold hit duet with Eddy Arnold before he passed away.

Cattle Call:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK2A0mca5dc

For me country is hit or miss. When it hits, it really gets stuck in my brain.

I'll see your cattle call and a raise you a Cattle Car.

Ironically, it is an early version of Cypress Grove.

You've certainly turned me into a Clutch fan. I've been rocking Clutch since you introduced them to me.

Something Old:
#8 TURN ME ON (Band-Maid)

Something New:
#52 FLYING HIGH (Band-Maid)

Something Borrowed:
#53 DUALITY cover of Slipknot (Band-Maid) - Band-Maid was scheduled to perform at Slipknot's Knotfest a couple of years ago; it was evidently Covid canceled. This is a terrible quality, video from a (I think) camera phone of a warm up or rehearsal or something.

Something Blue:
#40 AZURE (Band-Maid) - This was another "color" song that I considered for the current Rock War.

Now thinking of how I can work this theme into my own wedding playlist

I love this cover of Holy Diver by Pat Boone.

I found myself strangely fascinated by this entire album, that I never knew existed. Every song sounds a bit the same but I kept mentally comparing Stairway To Heaven, Enter Sandman, etc. to the originals and kept listening. At first I thought you literally meant seeing the actual album cover; never imagined these were covers of very famous rock and metal songs. Almost tempted to nom one of these songs in some future Rock War purely for the surprise factor.

SMOKE ON THE WATER (Pat Boone) - Shades of Donnie Osmond

THE WIND CRIES MARY (Pat Boone) - I don't think Jimi Hendrix would have hated this, for some reason.

PS. I now think “The Wind Cries Mary” is going in my playlists. It may be my favorite Pat Boone song ever. Yes, I’m shocked also.

I knew about this album but never looked into it. I suppose it's no worse than David Hasselhoff covering Iggy Pop. Pat Boone was one of the worst culture appropriation musicians of the 50s and 60s. At least Elvis had respect and admiration for the artists he covered.

Again, I’m shocked to say that I didn’t hate the David Hasselhoff version of “The Passenger”. Never heard it before, not going in a playlist, probably didn’t need to be done but darned if I didn’t enjoy hearing it. Thanks!

THE PASSENGER (David Hasselhoff)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XKdKU6...d5IHBvcA%3D%3D

It's definitely a gimmick album. Some say it's the "worst" metal album ever, I appreciate it for what it is.

I put this in the same category, Black Hole Sun Paul Anaka

There's also Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine if you want to go down that rabbit hole.

I never knew David Hasselhoff did a Iggy Pop cover, either. David Hasselhoff what a plastic surgery nightmare has he become. Paging Dr. Frankenstein.

Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme also covered Black Hole Sun. They were always very likeable on Carol Burnette.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgGBB0hTqo0

This showed up in my feed. The band is obviously inspired by Ned Flanders. The music is great but that vocal style never gets me excited.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BEvh6HSQc0