Yesterday I posted the intro of a new From cover, asking you to ID it.  It's a song you know, but the cover is very very different from the original.  I posted in a few places, but it's hard!  Nobody guessed the song or the artist.



Click here for a longer sample, now with the first line of the first verse!



Here's a recap of yesterday's guesses on clues from Facebook:

John:

Shazam can't do it.

Nicholas:

Revolution #9 by the Beatles?

Will:

It's definitely "Don't You Want Me."  That or "Enter Sandman."

Me:

haha scoreboard:

John 10pts



Nicholas 9pts

(3 bonus pts for suggesting the Beatles,

6 deducted for being in From and confusing everyone,

2 added for confusing everyone)



Will 20pts

(10 for each guess)

Laura:

this is driving me nuts.  is it fleetwood mac?

Me:

sorry, Laura.  Not Fleetwood Mac.  Here's a clue: it's not a mixed gender band.



Laura's at 10pts!

James:

Smoke on the Water?

Me:

James, you're in the right direction! The cover resembles the orig most strongly through that riff you picked up. It's just not Smoke on the Water.



Dare I say

James 12pts

(2 bonus for moving this forward)

Michael S.:

Iron Man?  That's basically the same riff as Smoke on the Water

Me:

Ah, nice, but too close to Smoke.



Clue from Michael's guess: the riff is done in a very different spirit in the orig song.

Michael V.:

Sounds very vaguely like Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order, but what do I know?

Me:

Wow, thanks, Mike!  That's such a cool reference.  It's not the song we're covering, though.