Stiff Little Fingers - White Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Rancid - Christmas Eve (She Got Up and Left Me)

Rancid Christmas song:

The Clash - Straight to Hell

One of my music-loving clients was training with me this morning and we heard what we thought was the intro to this:



No such luck. It was a song that either sampled Straight to Hell, or just lifted the riff and re-made it. It sure sounded just like Straight to Hell.

So I had to sit and listen to this track tonight.

Jimmy Cliff - Ruby Soho (Rancid)

Here is another cover of Ruby Soho, by Rancid. This time covered by the legendary Jimmy Cliff.



It's produced by Tim Armstrong, but it's very cool to see an old-school Reggae original covering a band that draws a lot from old-school Reggae.

Vampire Weekend - "Ruby Soho" (Rancid)

I was just talking to one of my friends about this today:



It's a really interesting cover. It plays like a Vampire Weekend original, but retains the lyrics and pace that make it one of Rancid's best tracks.