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Rebecca Thompson πŸ¦‹

@rebalynn

I post lots of music: post-punk, garage, garage revival, and more, cool photos, & some pressing political news.

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Whiter Shade of Pale
Whiter Shade of Pale YouTube video by The Box Tops - Topic

Day 226.5 of my cover challenge:

(1967) The Box Tops cover Procol Harum's original that was released earlier that year.
#MusicSky youtu.be/qB0z7ZV93e0?...

08.03.2026 06:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Evil Encorporated - All I Really Wanna Do  ...1968
Evil Encorporated - All I Really Wanna Do ...1968 YouTube video by Dale Duncan

Day 226 of my cover challenge:

(1968) Garage rock from Beckley, West Virginia. A cover of a Bob Dylan 1964 release. More details in the YouTube "liner notes " . #MusicSky
youtu.be/iVzuzpwZ_28?...

08.03.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Idiot
The Idiot YouTube video by The Phantoms - Topic

1966 from Berlin, Germany.
#MusicSky
youtu.be/Dm_jhxCMLGs?...

08.03.2026 05:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Saints Just Like Fire Would
The Saints Just Like Fire Would YouTube video by The Saints

1986 from Brisbane, Australia. Bruce Springsteen covered this song in 2014 on his "High Hopes " album. #MusicSky
youtu.be/Snwi7462Xf8?...

08.03.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Dream Baby Dream (Live)
Bruce Springsteen - Dream Baby Dream (Live) YouTube video by Marshall Roca

(July 2014) "Dream Baby Dream" was written by Alan Vega and Martin Rev (Suicide)) in 1979. It has been described as "synth-punk" or "industrial punk". It was lauded on list after list as one of the most influential songs of the post punk era.
#MusicSky youtu.be/RVlX6Iw4CJ0?...

08.03.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Midnight Oil - US Forces (Live)
Midnight Oil - US Forces (Live) YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO

985) Midnight Oil – US Forces (Live at β€œOils On The Water” Goat Island, Sydney Harbour.
Date: January 13, 1985.
#MusixSky
youtu.be/w29r322jqlY?...

08.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Heroes - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Heroes - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain YouTube video by UkuleleOrchestra

Day 225.75 of my cover challenge:

(2018) The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain does Bowie.
#MusicSky
youtu.be/0zCdwBqfmYA?...

08.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Blitzkrieg Bop (RAMONES) - 400 musicians - @CITYROCKS(The biggest rock band in Central Europe) 2023
Blitzkrieg Bop (RAMONES) - 400 musicians - @CITYROCKS(The biggest rock band in Central Europe) 2023 YouTube video by CITYROCKS

Hungary 2023
#MusicSky
youtu.be/dO48J2o96oA?...

08.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten up (1968)
Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten up (1968) YouTube video by Moraito

#MusicSky
youtu.be/Wro3bqi4Eb8?...

08.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Official Video
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Official Video YouTube video by OK Go

I was a HS band Mom, so I love this. πŸ‘‡( My son competed in a statewide drum line competition at the Meadowlands.)

"Notre Dame Marching Band, swamp monsters, and kindergarteners all created this video with us. And the football player moonlighting as a cameraman. " #MusicSky youtu.be/UJKythlXAIY?...

08.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe so!

08.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tommy Scott - I Can Only Give You Everything
Tommy Scott - I Can Only Give You Everything YouTube video by Bolt24 Hot Sounds

Day 225.5 of my cover challenge:

(1966) From Glasgow UK. "Oft covered classic beast. Them did it first but this is a version by the teacher and tunesmith himself (w/ Phil Coulter) He also produced Them's original [from the same year]. " #MusicSky
youtu.be/Q-U1rLDI2sM?...

08.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Generation X - Shakin' All Over
Generation X - Shakin' All Over YouTube video by atheathorium

Day 225 of my cover challenge:

(1979) Generation X covers Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 1960 original. You can never have too many fantastic covers of "Shakin' All Over".
#MusicSky
youtu.be/orCTS2DC59k?...

07.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait...the same guys re-recorded under pa new name?? Cool!

07.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Boys Are Boys
Boys Are Boys YouTube video by The Monks - Topic

The Monks were an Irreverent, experimental & controversial rock band of GIs stationed in Germany in the mid 60s. They covered "Boys are Boys" on their first album Black Monk Time. 🎸🎀🎢πŸ₯
youtu.be/Gyi5SiRRIBo?...

07.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They sent the master to a company in CA, having just ten 45rpm acetate discs pressed.

Band: Guitar/Vocals: Dean Kohler, Bass: Jon Sugden, Drums: Mike Ioli, Organ: Ben Jessen

07.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Electrical Banana - There She Goes Again
Electrical Banana - There She Goes Again YouTube video by Bolt24 Hot Sounds

Maybe the best cover ever.
IIn 1967 4 American soldiers calling themselves the Electrical Banana recorded the 1st ever cover of this Velvet Underground song in an army tent in Vietnam Only 10 copies were made at the time.

youtu.be/yiyHF9hQpRo?...

07.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Where are you?

07.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rep Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was on the House floor Wednesday [Jan 6th] as rioters descended on the Capitol.

Markwayne 2 days after the MAGA riot at the Capitol, where he was fearfully hiding behind his chair: "We know their [Democratic] rallies get very violent. Ours do not"

07.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite is "Down at the Tube Station at Midnight ".

07.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Too much fun!

07.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How much fun is that?😁

07.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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".. global heating accelerated from a steady rate of less than 0.2C per decade between 1970 and 2015 to about 0.35C per decad [since then]. The rate is higher than scientists have seen since they started systematically taking the Earth’s temperature in 1880."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

07.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😁😁

07.03.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring ahead!

07.03.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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(1968) What a find! This song, "The Minority Song" was recorded on Edwards Airforce Base during the Vietnam War. Click on the photo on the right for the story. #MusicSky
youtu.be/TDNsdWwafcA?...

07.03.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
What's Going On by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Chuck D
What's Going On by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Chuck D YouTube video by NewOrleansFamily

2006. " Chuck D provides the rap that replaces the words of the classic Marvin Gaye song." (From the YouTube "liner notes" inside πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡) #MusicSky
youtu.be/FxwUz_Qw-gM?...

07.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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October 11, 2007. Dhani Harrison & James McCartney at a gallery opening , London, England.
Photo: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
#MusicSky

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