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The Killers to Release Covers Album
Genesis, Neil Diamond, and Iggy Pop songs are all in consideration. Tell us which tune you think the Vegas band should cover!
By Larry Fitzmaurice 06.25.09 5:52 PM
The Killers
With awesome late-night TV performances and epic new music videos, it appears the Killers are still focused on supporting their excellent 2008 release Day and Age. But don't be fooled: it's onward and upward for the Las Vegas quartet, who've already started working on their next project -- a covers album!
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"It's something that we've always talked about doing," Killers frontman Brandon Flowers told NME.com, adding that the band plans to finish recording by the end of the year.
The Killers are currently on tour in Europe and have brought along a mobile studio to record the cover tracks. But the boys are still deciding which tunes will make the final album -- a process Flowers finds a little tough. "It's difficult for each of us to pick songs that represent us as individuals," he said. "I mean, I have a lot of personalities myself! I've gone through everything from Neil Diamond to the Cars."
Drummer Ronnie Vannucci, however, has his mind made up, citing acts like Genesis, Tom Waits, Cyndi Lauper, and Iggy Pop as his choices for the album. He added that he's also been "messing around with a couple of Fleet Foxes songs."
Which tunes would you like to see on the Killers' upcoming covers album? Tell us in the comment section below. Our suggestions: Rod Stewart's "Young Hearts," Fleetwood Mac's "Over My Head," Kanye West's "Heartless," and Blondie's "Dreaming."
And while you ponder, check out the Killers' cover of Bright Eyes' "Four Winds" and Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet."
WATCH: Killers, "Four Winds"
Killers, "Romeo and Juliet"
really?.... Kayne West's "heartless"? It's a good song, but do we really need another person to cover it? Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, The Fray... the list goes on
BE ORIGINAL
As a long time Killers fan, I really feel like I know what songs would suit Brandon Flowers' voice best. One Caress and Get Right With Me by Depeche Mode would be beautiful, and a take on Kings of Leon's Arizona would be nice as well.
I'm also a longtime Killers fan and i think Bloc Party's 'The Prayer', Gossip's 'Heavy Cross', TV On The Radio's 'Love Dog', and Santogold's 'L.E.S. Artistes' would all be good choices for them to cover.
Oh man I would love to hear Brandon sing the shit outta Heavy Cross!
Ask -The Smiths
Do it Clean - Echo and the Bunnymen
He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Don't you dare play the Fleet Foxes...
Too late, lol. I hear they covered He Doesn't Know Why at a festival a few days ago.
Riding The Storm Out by REO Speedwagon
Top That by Dude-Attude
Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me by Motorhead
Vapors by Biz Markie
Smells Like Nirvana by Weird Al Yankovic
Welcome To The Thunderdome by Public Enemy
Well, if they have already said they'd like to do a Genesis song I'd recommend either Mama or Home By The Sea (both off the same album). I think they'd sound great doing either of those songs. Tom Waits has written so many great songs, but if I were to suggest one (or three) I'd say Get Behind The Mule, Heartattack & Vine or 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six. And for something out of left field, how about Disco Inferno? Cyndi Lauper actually did a great cover of that song.
Any song from Queen's News of the World album. A moody, slow tempo version of "Another One Bite the Dust" would also be awesome. I think a Fall Out Boy/Killers callabo would make my life compete.
what? a fall out boy collabo?
are u kidding me?
they can't even sell a tune!
get a life!
ur anonymous no 1 carez
I think it would be awesome to hear The Killers cover "Walking In My Shoes" by Depeche Mode, "Discotheque" by U2, and MGMT's "Kids."
I think Brandon's voice would be excellent for Soft Cell's "Tainted Love". It's not new and no one has covered it before..."Once I ran to you, now I run from you..."
umm is "no one has covered it before" supposed to be a joke?Soft Cell's version IS a cover. Gloria Jones did the original (I believe), and Marilyn Manson covered it semi-recently.
Are those supposed to be two different videos?
Releasing an album of covers is usually what you do when you don't know what else to do...
They should cover Tokio Hotel's "Durch den Monsun" so that #1 I can lol at his German pronunciation and then #2 so that I can lol when Killers fans freak out about it.
Both Brandon Flowers and Bill showed up to the EMA's in feathers so it wouldn't be *that* far fetched of a match. But then Bill changed into sequins. Seeeeeee how awesome Bill is, SPIN? Don't you really wanna write about him now?
The Funeral by Band of Horses
Rain King by Counting Crows
The Fallen by Franz Ferdinand
Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
Slow Hands by Interpol
Crystal Ball by Keane
Fake Empire by The National
U2...New Years Day
HUman League......Don't You Want Me
Heroes....David Bowie
Invisible Touch....Genesis ( I hate the song...but the Killers would add to it).
The Cars....All Mixed Up
If the Killers are reading this...I would love to produce.
Bowie - Life on Mars, Wild is the Wind
Billy Idol - Blue Highway
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Roxy - Avalon
I just want to say that, in my opinion, their Morrissey cover of "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself" was brilliant, a really great fit for their sound and what the did with it was perfect. But the Joy Division cover was an absolute trainwreck. So, they've chosen their covers well in the past. I just hope they don't botch the execution. Something from one of the first two Iggy Pop albums would be great...
They covered Fleet Foxes' "He Doesnt Know Why" at Hove Festival in Norway, 3 days ago, and it was fucking awesome!
But i really wanna see these covers:
The River - Bruce Springsteen
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Dont Go Away - Oasis
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Why Does It Always Rain On Me? - Travis
Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
i'm amazed - my morning jacket
two weeks - grizzly bear
won't be long - the hives
just what i needed - the cars
wave of mutilation - pixies
level - the raconteurs
These guys are neo-maxi zoon dweebies...
LOVE WILL TEAR US APART
Well some of the songs im pretty sure they are goin to do are:
Cindy Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Pink Floyd - Time
The Eagles - Hotel California
Rod Stewart - Young Turks
Dont know if they wil include Morrisey - Why dont you find out for yourself and the four winds cover on this album but I think they will defo do at least on springsteen song, hopefully thunder road or dancing in the dark.
perfect,,,, i can't till their album comes out eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee so excited!!!! :) :) :0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee me like the killers
I'd suggest:
- Getting Away With It, by Electronic
- Every You Every Me, by Placebo
- Trash or She's in Fashion, by Suede
- something by Bob Mould, possibly Next Time That You Leave
(Placebo and Suede are highly artificial bands, and Bob Mould is all about sincerity, so it'd be nice to see them doing those songs, just to see how they'd sound).
Also:
- Sailing, by Christopher Cross
- Feelings, by Moris Albert
(two of the tackiest songs ever).
I agree with Cameron, I would love to see TK do a cover of Bloc Party, except my choice would be "This Modern Love". A Fall Out Boy/Killers collaboration would be a nightmare. I pretty much lost respect for FOB when they massacred a cover of "Mr. Brightside".
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