Story Behind The Song

This song was written as a joke. Whenever Kabudi performs this song he follows up with "Red, Red, Wine", "Stir It Up" or other songs mentioned in the lyrics. A good crowd pleaser.

Song Description

A little anthem for original bands who are sick and tired of playing cover material in restaurants and bars...

Lyrics

COVERS (THE COVER SONG)

Covers - We don't need to play dem covers
Covers - We don't have to play dem covers

Tell me
How many times can you listen to "Red, Red Wine"?
How many times can you "Stir it Up"?
How many times can you dance to "hot, Hot, Hot" ?
We play original music, we're gonna show you what we've got

'Cause we don't like them
Covers - We don't like to play dem covers
No way! There are covers we don't like to play
Covers - We don't have to play dem covers
No way! There are covers we don't have to play

We don't need to play the "Banana Boat Song" (Day-Oh!)
We don't need another Beatles' song (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
Everybody's doing covers - "What's Going On?"?
It's time for "Original Music"
It's time for something new

That's why we don't do
Covers - We don't want to play dem covers
No way! There are covers we don't like to play
Covers - We don't have to play dem covers
No way! There are covers we don't have to play

I go to a nightclub - the band is playing cover songs
I check out a movie soundtrack - full of cover songs
I turn on the radio - they're playing "The Cover Song"
Bonnie Raitt is doing Talking Heads
Kabudi is singing Bread
Baby, I'm - a want you

Covers - he don't want to play dem covers
No way! There are covers he don't want to play
Covers - We don't have to play dem covers
No way! There are covers we don't have to play
No way! There are covers we don't have to play
No way! There are covers we don't have to play
No way!