Thursday Under The Covers - When The Stars Go Blue by Heth & Jed

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Thursday Under The Covers is a new series where I post covers from YouTube. Today's selection is 'When The Stars Go Blue' by Heth & Jed, two NYC buskers, authors, and groovy dudes.

I've been a fan of Heth & Jed's music since 2003 and I thought this would be a great way to start off Thursday Under The Covers. 'When The Stars Go Blue' was written and recorded by Ryan Adams in 2001 for his album Gold. Tim McGraw and The Coors have covered this song, but I thought I'd tell you good kids about the musical goodness that is Heth & Jed. Enjoy.

Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You by Billy Squier

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Christmas Rocks at The Lost Soul of Rock and Roll. I want my MTV! The song of the day for December 10, 2102 is 'Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You' by Billy Squier. This song was released in 1981 and was the B-side to 'My Kind of Lover'.

I see you, Nina Blackwood. I see you, Martha Quinn. I see you, J.J. Jackson. I see you, Mark Goodman. Where is Alan Hunter? This song may bring a tear or two to the eyes of Generation X readers who remember the days when MTV played music. Sorry for the poor video quality, but this is the best I could find of Billy rocking with the MTV crew in 1981.

Billy Squier has brought some hits and some major misses in his career. 'Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You' is a hit in my opinion, and I decided to select this song after hearing my favorite Squier song, 'Lonely Is The Night', on the radio yesterday. That was a great example of Billy's hits. Now, let me show you his infamous miss. Enjoy!


Let's take a look at our YouTube brothers and sisters who have tried to cover this Billy classic. let's see who does a good job and who pulls a 'Rock Me Tonite'.

Here is a cover from Louden Swain, a band from L.A. You can learn more about the band here, and I say they did a good job with their cover.




This cover is from Nahaniel Kinsey's Christmas album. Nahaniel turns the metal to 11 with this cover.



That's all I could find, kids. Have a good day!