{"id":9815,"date":"2018-08-17T11:16:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T16:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=9815"},"modified":"2019-12-23T09:34:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T15:34:20","slug":"playlist-cover-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/playlist-cover-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Playlist: 36 cover songs that get it right"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press<\/a> aren\u2019t just a cover band. They\u2019re cover artists<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Granted, the Chicago-based party animals (who play Live on King Street tonight<\/a> and are regular guests at the Majestic) have achieved their success entirely on the strength of other people\u2019s songs, but that\u2019s not a negative. When done right, covering a beloved song can change an artist\u2019s career. If you don\u2019t believe me, just ask Weezer, who recently scored their first No. 1 hit<\/a> in a decade with their Twitter-commissioned<\/a> cover of Toto\u2019s \u201cAfrica.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just the mix of reverence and creativity that sets Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press apart from other cover bands\u00a0\u2014 it\u2019s the diversity of their setlist. Sure, they still play Queen, Hall & Oates and other bands literally everyone sings along to, but they also do songs by folks ranging from Phish to Nine Inch Nails to Arcade Fire.<\/p>\n