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I've spent more time looking at fucking Carole King songs this week than a person ever should. There are some gems in there, to be sure.
McCreepy should break out of the country box and do either King song that David Johansen sang on solo albums ("Don't Bring Me Down" orig. by The Animals or "Is This What I Get For Loving You Baby?" orig. by The Ronnettes). The Animals version of "Don't Bring Me Down" isn't sung as low as Johansen's version which is just the first part of the medley, but they probably wouldn't be able to bring Johansen in to school McCreepy on rocking the deep voice since Steven Tyler stole his first wife and treated her famously shitty.
Haley should do "Pleasant Valley Sunday" only replacing croony parts with growls. The Monkees version is here.
The Diva known as Lusky Stank should take a cue from the dude's who did "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman" as "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Man". But, of course, he should do it Aretha style.
CF should do "I Feel the Earth Move" since it's an uptempo number and a feeling she's surely used to. Martika's 1988 version is more rocky, but here's Carole's version.
Turdbin, if he really wants to show off some chops and control, should take on Freddie Mercury's version of "Goin' Down" (thought most people know it as a Byrds song). Here's Queen's version. And, here's Diana Ross's version that makes it open game for anyone.
And, The Newly Annointed One, Casey...well, I'd shuck out good dough to see him turn "Go Away Little Girl" into a creepy, growly, bass-only song. Take Donny Osmond's version and turn it hip? Now, that's entertainment, especially if he'd turn the "I know your lips are sweet, but our lips must never meet" part into "I know my lips are soft, but our lips must not cross," and sing the thing to J.Lo. Of course, he'd probably have more fun with Blood, Sweat & Tears version of "Hi-De-Ho".
That's more than my two cents and I didn't even put up all the ones that have potential.
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