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Monday, June 25, 2007

Music The Mercury All-Star Band Performs the Music of “Sweet”

Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey on Mon, Jun 25 at 10:23 AM

If you didn’t get a chance to rock out at last Thursday’s “Cover Your Ass!” benefit for Ethos at the Crystal Ballroomyou really missed a hum-dinger of a night! (That’s not meant to make you feel bad, the intention is to make sure you listen to us next time when we tell you something is going to be really fun.) There were nine of Portland’s finest bands covering their favorite artists, and not only was everybody great, it really blew up into a major dance party by the evening’s end. So thanks to everyone who made this benefit performance such a blast!
Curious about the Mercury’s All-Star Band’s performance of songs by 70s glam rock outfit Sweet? Here’s video of our first song “Fox on the Run.” (Bandmembers include Joe Davis, Scott Moore, Christine Blystone, Katy Sanford, and yes, that’s ME dressed as the gay He-Man singing lead vocals.)

UPDATE!! Want more Mercury All-Star Band? GO HERE.

Comments

You threw glitter in my mouth that night.

Excuse me, your band totally plagiarized that song from the band Sweet!

Even with the glitter, thrusting and yoga stretches, you don't come across half as gay as the original He-Man.

i seem to have lost my mustache, anybody seen it?

joe I saw your mustache! It was spinning a cocoon on a small maple tree just down the street from the Crystal Ballroom. Just wait, in a few months you may have a beautiful butterfly to place on your upper lip.

I know this is completely unrelated to your post, but you guys at Blogtown really need to get a load of the new Silverchair music. They're playing the Aladdin soon, and my god, do they seriously blow. Go to http://youtube.com/watch?v=79DrGah0GuY to see for yourself. It's so laughable.

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