I recently saw Meg White, drummer for The White Stripes, sitting all alone on the floor at, of all places, Barnes & Noble. She was in the photography section and had 3 or 4 coffee table books spread open on the floor and was pouring over them like a freshman cramming for a final. ‘Aha!’ I figured, ‘I can finally go pester her with all my questions’. But faster than you could say Dead leaves and the dirty ground she got swarmed by 4 other music nerds asking for autographs and, considering the angle of her floor rooted position, a chance to check out her, uh, set of snares. I guess all it takes is a 4 nerd army to hold me back (from possibly humiliating myself).
Recruits for today’s Seven Nation Army covers include a trio of dub/reggae versions from The Dynamics, The Dead 60s and Hard Fi; Bluegrass galore from The Twang, The Bosshoss and The ‘Pickin’ On‘ series; stunning Cello versions from Damien Rice And Vyvienne Long (my pick for today) and the String Quartet Tribute To The White Stripes, Neo soul revivalists Nostalgia 77 (with Alice Russell); shaken not stirred lounge Italianos Montefiori Cocktail, eyeliner worthy electroclash from Sly Bastard and Obscenity Trial; armed with a megaphone ubiquitous cover clan The Flaming Lips; and lastly It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back from Conneticut’s (!) Apathy (featuring Emilio Lopez).

The Dynamics – Seven Nation Army
The Dead 60s – Seven Nation Army
Hard-Fi – Seven Nation Army
The Twang – Seven Nation Army
The Bosshoss – Seven Nation Army
Pickin’ On (The White Stripes) – Seven Nation Army
Damien Rice And Vyvienne Long – Seven Nation Army
String Quartet Tribute To The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
Vyvienne Long – Seven Nation Army (Today FM)
Vyvienne Long – Seven Nation Army (Oui FM)
Nostalgia 77 – Seven Nation Army
Montefiori Cocktail – Seven Nation Army
Sly Bastard – Seven Nation Army
Obscenity Trial – Seven Nation Army
The Flaming Lips – Seven Nation Army
Apathy Ft. Emilio Lopez – It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back

Enjoy!
LS

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