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HighTunes: Weeds Scores Joan Baez, Other Crooners
In keeping with last season's nifty notion to have a different singer/group perform the title track, Showtime's Weeds has lined up another roster of eclectic acts to serve up Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes." While Randy Newman will kick things off with his own take on Aug. 13, other singers to listen for throughout Season 3 include Joan Baez, (not Martin) Donovan, ex-Spearhead front man Michael Franti, the hip-hop band The Individuals, Angelique Kidjo, the Latin band Kinky, experimental rockers Man Man, Persephone's Bees, the Shins and Billy Bob Thornton.
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Jul 9, 2007 11:54 AM
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Fancy.
My favorite version so far is the one by The Submarines, but some of these sounds like they're going to be great.
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Jul 9, 2007 1:13 PM
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I loved all versions of "Little Boxes"....I just love the show. I can not waite till season 3 starts.
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Jul 9, 2007 2:10 PM
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This is a cool idea, but in the interest of giving credit where credit is due, I wanted to mention two other shows that did something similar.
For its last couple of seasons (I believe), Ellen featured various versions of its theme ("So-Called Friend," originally done by Texas). Seems like Captain and Tennille did one, but I may be wrong about that.
Also, toward the end of its run, The Drew Carey Show used literally dozens of cover versions of its three different themes from over the years -- "Moon Over Parma," "Five O'Clock World" and "Cleveland Rocks" -- by such artists as The Go Go's, Bowling for Soup and the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
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Jul 9, 2007 2:52 PM
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