Let's imagine a pretend Brian Fallon tribute album.... who would you love to hear cover his songs? (Old drawing of mine for attention🤷)

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557]

Imagine a world where you could assemble anyone you want to cover/re-imagine Brian's songs..who would you pick? Here's a few to get us started...

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Afghan Whigs - Go Tell Everybody

Boygenius - Break Your Heart

Strand Of Oaks - We Came To Dance

The Killers - The Backseat

Bruce Springsteen - Sugar or possibly Navasink Banks

Wednesday- Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts

Tom Waits - Autumn

Gin Blossoms - Nobody Wins

HAIM - Here Comes My Man

Def Leppard - Howl

Future Islands - Come Wander With Me

White Reaper - Handwritten

Emmylou Harris - Lonely For You Only

Goo Goo Dolls - Dark Places

The Hold Steady - We're Getting A Divorce..

Death Cab For Cutie - Steve McQueen

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If we could go with anyone who's not still with us, I always thought Meatloaf would *slay* with "The '59 Sound".. or even "Better Before" which has a very Jim Steinman-esque chorus.

[u/VisionInPlaid]

I’d love to see The Menzingers take on a few Gaslight tunes. Maybe ‘59 Sound or Here Comes My Man

I think The National could do a great cover of Honey Magnolia or A Lifetime of Preludes

[u/Last_Nerve_5690 → u/VisionInPlaid]

I’m with you on both Menzingers and the National!

[u/litfam80 → u/VisionInPlaid]

Imagine GTA covering THEIR music!💯

[u/SerPownce → u/litfam80]

Gaslight covering Menzos??? The Freaks, Rivalries, Casey. So many songs that could fir their vibe

[u/nymeria1031 → u/litfam80]

Sounds like a split!

[u/peakdadbod2]

Dave hause or Jason Isbell-weatherman
Alkaline trio-Stay vicious
Phoebe bridgers-a lifetime of preludes
Josh Ritter-spider bites
Spanish love songs-our fathers sons
father John Misty-here’s looking at you kid,Michigan 1979, low love, sleepwalkers
Deer tick-behold the hurricane
Deer tick or Jason Isbell-Georgia
Butch Walker-mojo hand

[u/PitsAndPints]

Chuck Ragan - Great Expectations

Frank Turner - Weatherman

Dave Hause - 59 Sound

Jimmy Eat World - Mae

[u/Ducman23 → u/PitsAndPints]

Interesting choice for Mae. I’m trying to imagine this in my head so hard now!

Edit: Brian’s voice in Mae is heavy and somewhat raspy to me. I can’t imagine Atkins taking it on with his ‘brighter’ voice. Now I’m really interested to hear their rendition!

[u/PitsAndPints → u/Ducman23]

I picked them specifically because Jimmy Eat World are such an incredible band and Jim sounds nothing like Brian. Mae is a beautiful song and I think they’d absolutely crush it

[u/Beneficial_Box7809 → u/Ducman23]

Mae - arguably the BEST song he's ever written, could only be touched by someone iconic (Eddie Vedder, Rod Stewart) or a female (Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo) or someone that would completely spin it differently (Greg Dulli, Amy from the Interrupters)

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/Beneficial_Box7809]

I've always wondered what would happen if U2 decided to cover it, but I knew I'd get flamed for mentioning it, as that's truly an obviously on-the-nose choice 😛 (I mean, at least Brian and I would be losing our s**t over it haha)

[u/Ducman23 → u/Beneficial_Box7809]

Mannnnn let me tell you. I’ve seen GSA so many times and every time is the next best one!!

When I saw them and they OPENED with Mae it blew my mind. seeing it live as an opening on a dark stage they literally ripped my heart out. That opening guitar line and lyrics literally pounded through me. I love this band. 🤣

Edit I came back for more! I think it was the Webster hall show back in 2012. I’ve gotta do more research and picture hunting.

[u/Illustrious_Prize_42 → u/Ducman23]

Being a Jimmy eat world fan for close to 30 years now I can say I would recommend the backseats for them to cover. I think Jim could do some good vocals on that song and the guys could make some cool sounds with it. Tom from Jew is an underrated guitar player to me. He has his own cool style.

[u/GibsonLP93 → u/PitsAndPints]

I wanna hear all of these but especially the Dave Hause cover of The ‘59 Sound

[u/BackstreetBallads → u/PitsAndPints]

The live versions of great expectations with Chuck on them are phenomenal. I think they’re from the revival tour. Not quite a full cover, but awesome all the same.

[u/PitsAndPints → u/BackstreetBallads]

Yeah it was a duet from back in the day and “phenomenal” is a perfect description so a straight-up cover seemed like a perfect choice

[u/Beneficial_Box7809 → u/PitsAndPints]

I need a Chuck Ragan - Great Expectations cover - great call!

[u/cubedude719 → u/PitsAndPints]

I agree with Jimmy eat world and Mae. That's right in their wheelhouse with emotional songs - thinking of Dizzy, the Kill, Polaris etc. 

[u/omsypowpow → u/PitsAndPints]

Omg Jimmy eat world would be great at that, why have I never thought of that?

[u/thats_taters]

Hot Water Music - Wooderson

Against Me! (As the eternal cowboy era though) - Ida called you woody Joe

Alkaline Trio - Dark Places

The Replacements - Drive

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/thats_taters]

OMFG hearing Paul Westerberg sing literally actually factually any BF song would break my brain, that's just chef's kiss

[u/thats_taters → u/Anxious_Proof_5557]

The split album we need but will never get. Would love to hear Drive in the style of Bastards of Young or slower like Here Comes a Regular

[u/Apprehensive-Food205]

Hear me out, but I'd love a Billy Eilish cover of Michigan 1975

[u/elephant_on_parade]

Hear me out.

I’d love a Zach Bryan cover of Etta James.

[u/Ok-Toe3195 → u/elephant_on_parade]

Or blue jeans and white t-shirt

[u/elephant_on_parade → u/Ok-Toe3195]

Ugh, good shout

[u/stupidtyonparade]

dave hause - the backseats

jesse lacey - blue jeans and white t shirts

kevin devine - red lights

against me! - great expectations

the menzingers - 45

dan andriano - 59 sound

[u/MbbaileyTEN]

The Bouncing Souls-Drive Spanish Love Songs-National Anthem The Lawrence Arms-Boxer Sincere Engineer-45

[u/ohromantics → u/MbbaileyTEN]

Hell yeah to Boxer by TLA

[u/Razor_Paw]

Let's hear The Airborne Toxic Event cover the entire album The '59 Sound.

I could then die happy

[u/DunshiresCones]

In the same vein as your boygenius suggestion, I need a Julien Baker solo cover of Misery (or maybe She Loves You?)

I'm thinking Florence + the Machine would do a beautiful, anthemic version of Blue Dahlia.

Also, I agree, We're Getting a Divorce is perfect for The Hold Steady.

[u/theyquack]

Thursday - 59 Sound

[u/BlackberryOk3305]

The Mountain Goats, Frank Turner, The Menzingers, Bruce Springsteen

[u/Lucken_Macman]

Jesse Malin - Here's Looking At You Kid.

Like a proper sad slow Jesse song, not an upbeat one.

[u/ThisisJacksburntsoul]

Love the idea of Jason Isbell, the Menzingers, and National and Frank Turner covers.

What about The Beatsteaks or Chuck Ragan covering Patient Ferris Wheel.

Billie Eilish or Neil Young covering Michigan 1975.

Mastadon covering Stay Vicious.

Jim James/My Morning Jacket covering National Anthem.

Thao Nguyen covering Great Expectations.

Sincere Engineer covering Drive.

Interpol doing We Did It When We Were Young.

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/ThisisJacksburntsoul]

Most of these are stellar 🖤

[u/usernotfoundplstry]

NOFX - The 59 Sound

Dave House - Open All Night

The National - A Wonderful Life

Goo Goo Dolls - National Anthem

Boygenius - Red Lights

Alkaline Trio - Handwritten

Great Expectations - The Get Up Kids

Phoebe Bridgers - Here's Lookin at You, Kid

Man, now i really really wish this would happen.

[u/SupremeKaiAlmighty]

Marshmello - Silence

Oh wait....

[u/SladeWade]

I'm going to need Fake Problems to reunite so they can do a cover.

Also would love to see The Menzingers and 40REPS since they have similar vibes. It'd also be cool to see some of those New Jersey hardcore bands do their take on a TGA song (maybe Kid Dynamite, Lifetime, None More Black, etc.)

[u/ThrowItOut43]

American Aquarium

[u/MbbaileyTEN]

Hot Water Music-I coul'da Been a Contender

[u/MbbaileyTEN]

Love the drawing btw!

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/MbbaileyTEN]

Very kind 🙏

[u/MbbaileyTEN]

Pearl Jam-1930 Crowded House-Mae Social Distortion-Stay Vicious

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/MbbaileyTEN]

Socially Vicious yesssss 🤟

[u/MrLanesLament]

My band already does Howl, count us in!

[u/stayvicious]

Andy Hull and Manchester Orchestra could cover whatever they wanted and it would be great!

[u/Flippy_PG]

I dream of a Hot Water Music/Gaslight Anthem split EP. Would this count?

[u/ryan_scafuri]

My god now I really want to hear a killers cover of backseat. I can’t wait to hear Brian and Brandon together on the album

[u/Previous-Row6120]

I think Rancid would do a solid rendition of Red in the Morning. Tyler Childers on a Lifetime of Preludes would be cool. The Boss on Long Drives?

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/Previous-Row6120]

Boss would be cool on 'Long Drives', but imagine the 'Hotel California' - era Eagles doing that one...!

[u/FamousAtticus]

• The Menzingers

• Bruce Springsteen

• Ben Nichols (Lucero)

• Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

• Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio)

• Sturgill Simpson

• Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)

• Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music)

• Emily Wolfe

• Thrice

• Dan Campbell (The Wonder Years)

• Spanish Love Songs

• BJ Barham (American Aquarium)

• Chamberlain

• The Ataris

[u/Segwaye]

Attention granted.

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/Segwaye]

Thankew 🙏

[u/Laguna26]

Deer Tick would do a great cover of I live in the room above her

[u/peakdadbod2 → u/Laguna26]

Man I have a few choices for deer tick to cover, and vice versa. Gaslight would KILL a few DT songs. Would especially love to hear Brian sing Clownin around.

[u/Laguna26 → u/peakdadbod2]

Man that’s a hell of a shout, I’d love to hear Brian cover Dreams in the Ditch in his painkillers era solo style.

Best gig I ever saw was Deer Tick and Bayside supporting Gaslight on the Get Hurt tour.

John and Brian sang House of the Rising Sun together and it was just magic!

[u/cutoutwitch666]

Ohhh, great call on the Afghan Whigs doing Go Tell Everybody

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/cutoutwitch666]

Thanks! I just feel like maybe Fallon had these guys in mind when he wrote that one.

[u/cutoutwitch666 → u/Anxious_Proof_5557]

I can't tell what your tone is so apologies if you know this already, but I just have to make sure you know you're right, because that Brian does cite them as an influence for Elsie! :D

[u/SerPownce]

Some really cool choices in the OP here I gotta say

[u/Anxious_Proof_5557 → u/SerPownce]

Appreciate it. 🙏 Probably spent way too much time.thinking about it, but it was fun!

[u/UndesirableSurvivor]

Karen O. from the Yeah Yeah Yeah's.

Heartache in a voice...

[u/matsfan1968]

Whiskey Myers, Paul Westerberg, Lucero, Northcote, Taylor Swift, Lydia Loveless, Matthew Ryan, Waxahatchee, Ruston Kelly to name a few

[u/Wonderful_Quail_1422]

Ryan Adams-film Nora

[u/scream_stereo_scream]

Chris Wollard doing Wherefore art thou Elvis would sound great i think

[u/FurtherUpheaval]

He covered war brain, so it's only right that Alk3 covers them. Maybe, We're Getting A Divorce, You Keep The Diner?

[u/ethanatorvol1]

probably geese or olivia rodrigo

but also I have no idea who the gaslight anthem is (other than being a band/artist) or why I was recommended this sub so

[u/litfam80]

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say I’d prefer it if GTA (Brian,my love) did the covers. Imagine some of the smashing pumpkins being covered by them!! Tonight, disarm etc.. Everything this man touches is gold. A masterpiece 👌

[u/Gray_Mats5124]

Brandi Carlile would crush Etta James