![]() ![]() There’s the feeling we might not come back from this journey. We ask the same questions the Rocket Man asks. We know we’re going somewhere – and this somewhere will change us.Īs the guitars blare, getting louder and louder as the song progresses – our pulse pumps faster and faster. Rocket Man starts by a deliberate drum solo and rhythm guitar part. While the original Rocket Man, originally sung by Elton John, follows more of a soft rock sound, The Gimme Gimmes’ fast and hard punk sound works to convey the song’s emotions and existentialism. How do these songs work? What makes them equal? And why are these punk covers for all? Rocket Man (Soft Rock) So – let’s look at several of the Gimme Gimmes’ covers from all over the genre map. There’s nothing wrong with the “forced” cover mind you, but putting the genre of the band on equal footing of the original song – well that’s the heart of punk music right there! One of punk rock’s core value is equality, after all. So many cover songs are either forced into a genre, or the band forces themselves into the genre of the song. ![]() What really makes the covers of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes special – they make the song work for the covers, and vice versa. The one exception I can think of is rap, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if the Gimme Gimmes attempted this at some point. What separates them from most cover bands though – name a popular music genre, and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes has done a cover of a song from that genre. Again, they play nothing but covers in a punk rock style. ![]() Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is not a run of the mill band they’re a supergroup, composed of band members from The Foo Fighters, NOFX, Lagwagon, and a few others. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes does one thing: they make punk covers for all. ![]()
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