In completely un-Model UN form we’ve decided to do a cover song for the show on Sunday (which is at the Parish, I’m sure you’ve gathered.)
We’ve had our issues with cover songs in the past. We’ve tried these in practice:
Sabotage - Beastie Boys; Tell Me Lies - Fleetwood Mac; The Sweater Song - Weezer (this one went ok as it was improvised but we all felt ill after finishing it)
Then there are the infamous ones we’ve tried live:
Celebrity Skin - Hole (worked in practice but I believe there were some equipment issues and the fact that it was a Hole song that ruined it)
Then there was the Green Day-Oasis mashup from the show that is never to be mentioned around a band member. We played this Brain Stew-Champagne Supernova mashup that went really well in practice and then nearly broke up the band at it’s pitiful performance live. Luckily for the band there were two (2) people at this show and they were both girlfriends. May we never speak of it again.
So the cover song we’re playing on Sunday?
It’s called ”Mandarino” and it’s by Jesus Sweat. It goes a little something like this:
My mustache has a name/My mustache has a name/My mustache has a name/Mandarino
(repeat chorus)
Don’t be scared/don’t be scared/it tickles (uh huh!)/it tickles (oh yeah?!)/Don’t be scared/don’t be scared/it tickles (uh huh!)/it tickles (oh yeah?!)
(repeat chorus)
Boys stand up, girls sit down(uh huh! uh huh!)/Boys stand up, girls sit down(uh huh! uh huh!)
I have a Dan Marino rookie card, jealous? Jealous?/I have a Dan Marino rookie card, jealous? Jealous?
(repeat chorus)
Awesome, right? SEE YOU ON SUNDAY!
-Jeff
