We've Got You Covered
Bayside covers the Smoking Popes
In 1997, the Smoking Popes released Destination Failure, which included the track “Megan.” Countless bands list the Popes as one of their influences, and a few of them even pay homage to the Chicago-based quartet. What isn’t common though, is for a band to cover the Popes and have Josh Caterer join in for a verse. That’s exactly what New York’s Bayside did. In February of 2006, following the death of their drummer, Bayside released the aptly named Acoustic, which featured acoustic versions of their own songs as well as a cover of the Smoking Popes’ “Megan.”Following the acoustic motif of the album, the Bayside version of the song is…you guessed it, acoustic. Anthony Raneri’s voice gives the impression that he isn’t singing about a woman, but about his lost band mate. Josh Caterer sings the second verse of the song accompanied by a single acoustic guitar before the acoustic recreation of Eli Caterer’s solo on the Destination Failure version of the track. “Megan” is a fitting song to cover on an album that is a tribute to John “Beatz” Holohan. The lyrics lament both Caterer and Raneri’s reluctance to let go of someone that was obviously very important to them, even if they’re both singing about completely different people.
STREAM: Bayside - Megan
Posted by Cory Roop on Mar 10, 2008 @ 12:00 am
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