Whaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!

295. Husker Du - "Eight Miles High" (SST, 1984)

Look, I have nothing against the Byrds, they were a perfectly fine band. And, anyways, the purpose of a cover isn't necessarily to outdo the original, but to provide a different interpretation. But goddamn if this version of "Eight Miles High" doesn't blow the Byrds' version (which finished a perfectly respectable 8,221st in our rankings) out of the water. The Huskers' cover is so intense I've had to replace my face with a non-melted one twice already while writing this post. And I'm sitting in an air-conditioned coffee shop.