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British choir sings "What's My Age Again?"

Posted by aubin on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM (EDT)

The BBC's All The Small Things television program has featured some unorthodox covers of tracks by Blink-182 including "Aliens Exist" and "All The Small Things." The former performed acapella and the second performed by in a full and elaborate choir arrangement. Both tracks come from Blink-182's 1999 album, Enema of the State.

The show also featured a performance of "Swing, Swing" from the All-American Rejects which can be seen here.

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MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

Fuck that version of "Aliens Exist" but holy shiiiiiit........ that "What's My Age" again cover was AWESOME!!! Made my night.

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

Hey folks. Question for ya. I never got around to buying Oh Calcutta, but I've heard most of the songs on various places (lastfm, etc...). I feel like it's almost all Brendan-fronted songs? Is this true, or just based on what I've heard? I don't really prefer either singer, just depends on what mood I'm in, I was just wondering.

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TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

That one has a lot done in a duet kind of style. So it's both.

3PuttBogey (May 1, 2009)

you are correct sir

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

They do a lot of duets on this one but there are a few songs done by each other as the main singer.

acris (May 1, 2009)

they share a lot of the vocals, but brendan dominates them, yes

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

Also, I really like "Like a Record Player"

bish (May 1, 2009)

mostly brendan, its their best record

RightCliqificus (May 1, 2009)

If that's their best, I feel really, really sorry for them and you.

fallingupwards84 (May 1, 2009)

this is why Oh Calcutta is the worst of their last 3 records... Greatest Story is the best

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

Sorry, Oh Calcutta is not the worst.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

WORST!! Bull shit!! Greatest Story might be their best but Oh! Calcutta! is waaaay up there!

PapaMurphy (May 1, 2009)

Apathy & Exhaustion has to be my #1.

dandangoose (May 1, 2009)

apathy and exhaustion > oh calcutta > a guided tour of chicago > ghost stories

i havent listened to the greatest story ever told.

Slacker (May 1, 2009)

I deem Oh! Calcutta! their best

HighAnxiety (May 1, 2009)

I'm listening to it now. Brendan (King of Rasp) is very prominent.

scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

That's just dumb.

CrotchRot (May 1, 2009)

that is pretty awesome. story's all fucked up though

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CrotchRot (May 1, 2009)

yeah okay the second one is not as good

dlangl4 (May 1, 2009)

Yeah they could have made a better selection for the second one. Man on a Mission would have been great.

spacemanspliff (May 1, 2009)

I don't understand how anyone in their right mind, blink fans (like myself) included, could think "All The Small Things" is a good song, let alone good enough to cover.

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Cottage_Cheese (May 1, 2009)

never liked the song.

LooseKanonYankee (May 1, 2009)

I didnt get into blink-182 until 2002 because all their radio songs are shitty

RightCliqificus (May 1, 2009)

and then when you heard the full album you realized that all of their non-radio songs were ALSO shitty, right?

3PuttBogey (May 1, 2009)

way to go England. you actually found a way to make these songs worse (kinda). always gotta one up us in suck

thatsyouth (May 1, 2009)

what the fuck

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

Speaking of covers, I'm currently listening to the Vandals cover of "Don't Stop Me Now" I love that cover.

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TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

Even funner live. He plays the solo on a guitar so small it's made for a five year old. At least he did when I saw them, not sure if he always uses that guitar.

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

I love both old and new Vandals but I only saw them once, outdoors (which sucks in the first place). The soundman hit the "suck button" big time and ruined it for me. You could tell they were having fun, but couldn't hear shit in the mix.

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

I've seen them a couple of times already. Once he played it one the small guitar, but they didn't play it the other times I saw them. He's also played on a pink guitar with a Hello Kitty picture on it, which was hilarious. I stay in LA, so along with Social D, it's no big deal when they play here.

3PuttBogey (May 1, 2009)

i have also seen that. and before they ever did that song he would still break it out and go nuts. Warren fucking rules

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

Yes he does. I love all the banter on the live version of Teenage Idol (I think that's what it's called, right?)

thatsyouth (May 1, 2009)

why?

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

Does anyone know some good bands that are similar to Minus the Bear, Look Mexico, and American Football? I can't get enough of any of those bands these days...

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scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

I saw your username tonight!

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

Jealous. I don't think they have anything planned for LA in the near future, but I did get to see them in November so it hasn't been forever since the last time.

scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

They're doing a meet and greet here on Saturday. If I'm not getting my dick blown by whoever happens to suit my fancy most come Saturday, I will be there.

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

I would love to be able to attend something like that with them. Where do you live?

scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

Boston

CrotchRot (May 1, 2009)

settlefish

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

Thanks, I'll look into them.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

the Weakerthans are a good choice I can think of. I can't really think of many at the moment for some reason.

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

I love the Weakerthans, but I was looking for something with more of the math rock finger picking guitar kind of style.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

Bear vs. Shark is an amazing band to check out. On the instrumental side, there's Explosions in the Sky and Russian Circles (more metal than light sounding).

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

Also, try Cursive and Dredg.

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

Sweet, I'll check all those out. Thanks.

vocalyouth (May 1, 2009)

Algernon Cadwallader
http://www.myspace.com/algernoncadwallader

also:

Dartz!
http://www.myspace.com/darts

you're welcome! :D

J4M35 (May 1, 2009)

algernon is back

check out street smart cyclist as well...

yo man go too

TeaEssAre (May 1, 2009)

i like snowing better than street smart cyclist

J4M35 (May 1, 2009)

snowing is good too, they slipped my mind.

basically stuff from lehigh valley/phila, pa and you're good. there's a ton of stuff on ifyoumakeit that you can download for free.

also if you want more punkish stuff go for bridge and tunnel. thousandaires. get bent.

you can download get bent and thousandaires on if you make it for free

ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

haha ive been looking for you True Believer ever since the AJJ show. you remember who i am?

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

Yeah! I went to Fake Problems last time at the Troubadour but it was sold out, did you go?

ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

no but that same thing happened to my gf. Are you going to FP this saturday?

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

I might. I have a lot of shit I gotta do for school for next week, but I'm gonna try to make it.

ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

right on, well ill be at both the LA and riverside shows so hopefully I see you

TeaEssAre (May 1, 2009)

braid is always good

cursive during their domestica days

bear vs shark

old murder by death

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

Check out

Sharks Keep Moving (It's the guys from Minus The Bear, their old band.)

Also,

Castevet

IanIsSuperRad (May 1, 2009)

Shangrala
http://www.myspace.com/shangrala

I seriously can't recommend this band enough. Given the bands you named, you should fucking love them. They're incredible.

I also would suggest This Town Needs Guns. They're basically a British Look Mexico.
http://www.myspace.com/thistownneedsguns

spoon_of_grimbo (May 1, 2009)

You should probably check out The Blacktop Cadence, Braid, Castor, Don Caballero, C-Clamp, Piglet, Ghosts and Vodka, and Tera Melos.

pajammin (May 1, 2009)

algernon cadwallader definitely. some of the earlier tigers jaw stuff too.

tenwestchaser (May 1, 2009)

The guitar work in Maps & Atlases could almost be considered plagarism. The vocal delivery is entirely different, though. I'm not a fan but some of my friends who love MTB as much as I do enjoy them. Just a thought.

badbrain (May 1, 2009)

I've been attempting to fall asleep since 8:30 (12:16 now) and I cannot. It is driving me insane since it is all I want to do right now and I have to wake up at 7 for work. I just took some zyrtec and contac which says may cause drowsiness so hopefully that helps. I've been having trouble sleeping a lot lately for no foreseeable reason.

I'm gonna go try again.

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thatsyouth (May 1, 2009)

The right amount of alcohol can fix that problem.

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

that and flogging it.

ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

just blaze till you fall asleep. Wake up high, have a great day

spacemanspliff (May 1, 2009)

I was gonna recommend .5 and a champagne blunt wrap. But I don't think I've ever been high the next morning.

badbrain (May 1, 2009)

Yeah I thought about that but weed always puts me to sleep TOO well, so I'd wind up sleeping through my alarms and being late to work.

The zyrtec/contac combo worked like a charm an I had some cool dreams too. I still woke up a little late I had to skip taking a shower to get to work on time

ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

try wacking it, jacking it, spanking the monkey, choking the chicken, you know... masturbating

the_other_scott (May 1, 2009)

benadryl. just take it early because you will be groggy as fuck in the morning.

acris (May 1, 2009)

I am so confused.

scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

Dream Police: Fucking awesome.

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MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

They come to me in my head... when I sleep in my bed.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

So this guy today was talking about how much he loves Smokey and the Bandit and was singing "East Bound and Down" but said "West bound and down" and I cut him off and said that's not in the song. We argued for 30 seconds and didn't come to a conclusion. That fucker soooo wrong. I know it!!

TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

And that's about the time that bitch hung up on me (biiitccccch huuunnnnnng uuuupp)

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MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

Sooooo-doooooooo-meeeeeeee!!!

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

I like the sodomy part the best.

thatsyouth (May 1, 2009)

I hate when your too lazy to pee when the rest room is not even 10 feet away.

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ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

ya dude and i hate when you find out your mom has an STD

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

Here are all the important pre-match stats and facts ahead of the visit of Newcastle United this weekend.

Head to head: (League only)
At Anfield: Liverpool 48 wins, Newcastle 11 wins, Draws 14.
Overall: Liverpool 70 wins, Newcastle wins 40, Draws 37.

This season Liverpool won 5-1 at Newcastle back in December. Steven Gerrard scored twice with Sami Hyypia, Ryan Babel and Xabi Alonso (penalty) also scoring. David Egdar scored United’s goal.

In five of Liverpool’s last six wins over Newcastle Steven Gerrard has scored. He now has six goals in total against them.

Dirk Kuyt scored his first Liverpool goal against Newcastle in the fixture on this ground in September 2006.

Liverpool have won 18 and lost seven of the 31 Premier League meetings between the sides.

The Reds

show rest of comment

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Cheesetits (May 1, 2009)

Man how sweet would a Newcastle win be. Pretty much impossible.

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

I don't actually care. I just posted it to fuck w/ Eazy if he was on tonight...

INDW (May 1, 2009)

that's alot of stats for a team that only has two players...

nick_s (May 1, 2009)

My money's on Cardiff and Munster for the weekend.

If Newcastle lose this this are they down?

dlangl4 (May 1, 2009)

This is awesome because I completely associate Enema of the State with being in Britain and specific memories I have of being there. I listened to that cd twice a day while I was there for a week in middle school. I had to refrain from listening to it more. Good times.

ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

How hard would you fuck the girl in the second video?

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TrueBeliever (May 1, 2009)

The midget is pretty cute too.

scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

Rock music is not meant to be sung by broadway-type singers you know?

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MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

This isn't Broadway type. It's choir.

scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

or choir or whatever.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

You're right that it's not meant to be performed that way, but you gotta appreciate it for what it is if they have awesome arrangements.

ijustfarted (May 1, 2009)

Mark's voice or Tom's voice?

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YasserBossin (May 1, 2009)

Mark...Tom's voice is like nails on a chalkboard IMO

fallingupwards84 (May 1, 2009)

this shouldn't even be posted as "news"

julianminutes (May 1, 2009)

dead prez was my band of the moment. anybody else think their hate for white people eclipses whatever else they do? i'm not even white but i get upset listening to them.

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nocigar (May 1, 2009)

dead prez is the shit. and i'm white.

julianminutes (May 1, 2009)

i'd like to respectfully disagree

scientistrock (May 1, 2009)

How? You're either white or not.

julianminutes (May 1, 2009)

i'm actually a 1/4 white
so... sort of white.

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

My grandma was a lesbian, so that makes me a quarter lesbian!

julianminutes (May 1, 2009)

congratulations!!

Steveman (May 1, 2009)

I will second that.

fallingupwards84 (May 1, 2009)

they don't hate whites... they had some really radical views a decade or so ago that may have come across as racist, but since then as they've gotten older they've mellowed out

they've played shows with white bands before

J4M35 (May 1, 2009)

chicago bands you should check out that sound like them

castevet - great 90s midwestern post rock
http://www.myspace.com/romancastevet

ghosts and vodka - instrumental punk, think harder minus the bear with no vocals and acoustic guitars
http://www.myspace.com/gavfan

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J4M35 (May 1, 2009)

fml

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

haha, it's cool. i posted castevet under his thread.

good recommendations though!

J4M35 (May 1, 2009)

fuck, thats what i get for not reading through every comment.

did you see them at depaul a couple months ago? they were great!

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

yes! they were amazing. I'm jamming I Know What A Lion Is right now as a matter of fact.

J4M35 (May 1, 2009)

yeah that was a ridiculous show. i'm happy i went to it. they are such nice people too, good to have people like that in the scene. chicago scene is kind of fucked up though. i wish all different bands would play with each other instead of there being one show with all bands that sound relatively similar...that's another conversation i guess.

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

are you hittin up the Windy City Soundclash? Lineup is amazing..I want to. None of my friends here are really into that shit though.

J4M35 (May 1, 2009)

i'm thinking about it. i'm not too sure if i'm gonna go yet though. saturday looks like the day...

RedScare (May 1, 2009)

Damn straight: Falcon, Copyrights, Sidekicks, and more!

CBSrocksteady (May 1, 2009)

wow thanks. Castevet is amazing. I love the American Football feel.

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

What the fuck?!!? The kid just starts busting out and choiring "All The Small Things" at the dinner table to his family? And is that hot chick his older sister? I want to hit that, hard. It looks like he is serenading her..thats fuck up if she's supposed to be his sister. Is that what this storyline is about?

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MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

It's "Alien's Exist" not "All The Small Things" The name of the show is "All The Small Things". They need to edit this "story".

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

ahh...well it does say "Aliens Exist" on the videopart..i had it muted because I was listening to some Anchor Down. I think Im just too high to read..my fault.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

I for some reason pay too much to the little shit like that.

Ivyleaguedisaster (May 1, 2009)

Hmmm...

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

anyone listen to Michael Franti & Spearhead? Soooo good.

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MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

They did a great cover of "What I Got" a few years back. Was going to a hippie fest we have up here to see them, but they weren't performing the same day as Slightly Stoopid or George Clinton and the Parliment Funkadelic (none of them played the same day!).

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

get Yell Fire!. You won't regret it, if you're into that stuff..which it seems like you may be.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 1, 2009)

Thanks for the tip. And yes, I am very much into that stuff.

nocigar (May 1, 2009)

I saw him live in Michigan at Rothbury Festival, it was one of the best shows I've ever been to. Not to mention I was an 8th deep in mushrooms..but that dude is the shit. He held free yoga classes in the morning and just chilled with everyone. Most chill, laid back person I've ever met.

nick_s (May 1, 2009)

I've got the album he did after travelling round the middle east, it's a really god, interesting album.

IanIsSuperRad (May 1, 2009)

It's may 1st. Where they hell is the new Souls song?

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3PuttBogey (May 1, 2009)

they posted it early i thought

BarleyPat (May 1, 2009)

Wow. I just finally got a chance to watch these. The cover of "What's My Age Again?" is fucking hysterical. The dinner table one is just akward and wierd, but the mom is hot even if she's a bitch.

punk_sk (May 1, 2009)

For the last few weeks of class I've pretty much been assigned to turn my vampire stories into a first act screenplay

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IAmJetBlack (May 1, 2009)

Do they play baseball during lightning storms?

CBSrocksteady (May 1, 2009)

man that was epic. GO BULLS!

RedScare (May 1, 2009)

This is a new low for Punknews.

9sublime (May 1, 2009)

on the topic of all the small things, what the fuck is that small thing in the video?

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IAmJetBlack (May 1, 2009)

I wondered that too. I hope they put it back in its cage.

punk_sk (May 1, 2009)

It's almost time again

http://www.usairguitar.com/entry/

sporkandfoon (May 1, 2009)

Oh Calcutta is my personal favorite by far.

hhrules (May 1, 2009)

Operation Location Omega is where everyone should look for proof of ebe in Utah.

mill83 (May 1, 2009)

So is this finally the machine? And is it started? I'm assuming it is until I hear different.

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