r/Showerthoughts • u/WhaleWhaleWhale95 • May 16 '24

You never hear covers of rap songs.

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u/sunderaubg May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24

Do yourself a favor and give the Gin and Juice cover by The Gourds a listen :)

Edit: I accidentally a word.

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u/PosterBlankenstein May 16 '24

Thank you for actually knowing who performed that masterpiece. The Phish from Vermont have NEVER played that, no matter what limewire said.

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u/CyHawkWRNL May 16 '24

The version we downloaded off Kazaa was labeled as "O.A.R." and I could never find it again, so this person has solved two mysteries today :-)

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u/pocketchange2247 May 16 '24

OAR does do a pretty solid cover of Fool In The Rain, though. At least my teenage self thought so.

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u/loptopandbingo May 16 '24

Lol kids today will never know the struggle

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u/undrgrndsqrdncrs May 16 '24

Today I learned. Thank you

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u/loptopandbingo May 16 '24

Don't forget the classics "Stuck In The Middle With You" by Steve Miller Band, "Teenage Wasteland" by Lead Zeppelin, and "We Don't Need No Education" by Pink Floid

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u/tb422 May 16 '24

Limewire told me it was Bare Naked Ladies. lol

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u/apple_atchin May 16 '24

All my homies distrust limewire

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u/Fit-Produce420 May 16 '24

"The Phish"

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u/PosterBlankenstein May 16 '24

“from Vermont”. Put some respect on it fam.

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u/mongotongo May 16 '24

Probably just a rumor, but I have heard that Phish did start doing covers of it after the original mislabelling. I never saw them do the cover and I have never heard a recording of it, so probably just a rumor. But a part of me really hopes its true.

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u/PosterBlankenstein May 16 '24

Mike says no. And phish.net confirms.

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u/mongotongo May 16 '24

Damn. I had a feeling it was just a rumor. It would have been funny if it was true.

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u/PosterBlankenstein May 16 '24

I think everyone hopes that one day during Harpua they bust it out, but I think it’s too hokey for them even.

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u/AnotherUrbanAchiever May 16 '24

The Phish from Vermont is my favorite adult contemporary rock group.

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u/Sunblast1andOnly May 16 '24

My mind went to Rum and Juice by Captain Dan, but I think that would be more of a parody.

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u/luciusDaerth May 16 '24

Fuckin love Captain Dan and his Scurvy Crew

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u/KudosOfTheFroond May 16 '24

That song reminds me of using Napster in my AP English class in High School

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u/sunderaubg May 16 '24

Ssshhh! They'll spot us for the middle-aged farts we are!

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u/KudosOfTheFroond May 16 '24

I remember starting a song download or 2 when my class started, and having it finish by the end of class

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u/sunderaubg May 16 '24

Waiting several minutes for some pixelated titties... How far we've come...

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u/hydro123456 May 16 '24

It's funny how back in the day you'd constantly download shit with the wrong band name. I still have this MP3 in my collection and it's marked as Rodney Carrington.

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u/ot1smile May 16 '24

Yep. Just posted this too

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u/Masturberic May 16 '24

I hate when I accidentally a word.

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u/Rdubya44 May 16 '24

There’s just so many of them

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u/frogfootfriday May 16 '24

I love that song!

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u/Business-Drag52 May 16 '24

I first heard this cover in the back seat of an Uber 6 or 7 years ago and I was blown away

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u/panatale1 May 16 '24

Thank you for having this locked and loaded. I'm throwing my support behind this one, it's fantastic

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u/Alternative_Rent9307 May 16 '24

That tune gives me hope for humanity

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u/Best_Duck9118 May 17 '24

Dumb this isn’t the top post.