Oh… Dear. The Damned have always been a huge source of joy and affection for me, as they were the first live band I ever saw, back in their ‘Phantasmagoria’ era. They were great, even though they were already past their best by then. And I love the original version of this by Pink Floyd,Continue reading “Bad Cover Versions: The Damned- See Emily Play”
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Favourite Cover Versions: Radiohead Homage The Smiths
Two of the greatest British bands of all time feature in this post today… What’s not to like? Radiohead covering The Smiths ‘ peerless, typically arch song ‘The Headmaster Ritual’ is a glorious thing to behold indeed. Here it is. Notice how lovely Thom cracks up and can’t get through the line, “spineless bastards, all”.Continue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Radiohead Homage The Smiths”
Favourite Cover Versions: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Kicking Against the Pricks
Photo: Alamy This 1986 album, entirely comprising cover versions, shows Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds playing with the duality of their sound. There’s the bombast of their take on The Velvet Underground’s ‘All Tomorrow ‘s Parties’ running counter to Jimmy Webb’s legendary ‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’ with a softer, but noContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Kicking Against the Pricks”
Album Review: Soap & Skin- TORSO
Anya Plaschg, the Austrian artist who records as Soap & Skin, has been doing her own thing since the mid-noughties, but this new album pays tribute to her diverse influences over the years. There’s a pretty faithful cover of Bowie’s dark, dense ‘Girl Loves Me’, and a sweet cover of Sufjan Steven’ ‘Mystery of Love’,Continue reading “Album Review: Soap & Skin- TORSO”
Favourite Cover Versions: Shane MacGowan – What’s Another Year
Another year, another Eurovision. It’s faced controversy this year for including Israel, and justifiably so. Indeed, last year saw the UK host in Liverpool, in lieu of winners Ukraine, for obvious reasons. The seventies heyday was pure camp, so bad it was good. Funkless songs with questionable lyrics, uncoordinated dance routines, even worse outfits. IContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Shane MacGowan – What’s Another Year”
Bad Cover Versions: Sleaford Mods- West End Girls
Not so much Pet Sho Boys as Chip Shop Boys, Sleaford Mods have done the inevitable – a cover of West End Girls. I say cover, it’s like karaoke. All the beauty and subtlety of the original has been bludgeoned by the lads, with this completely one note version. There’s just a sense of “whyContinue reading “Bad Cover Versions: Sleaford Mods- West End Girls”
Favourite Cover Versions: Iggy Pop and Jarvis Cocker – Red Right Hand
Nick Cave has often said it’s not his favourite self-penned song, and I agree: it’s kinda hokum, with its Hammer Horror organ and slightly cheesy delivery. So, Iggy Pop and Jarvis Cocker (who better?!?!??) brought out this collaboration and I love it, it sounds dirtier and tougher than the original slightly coy version from NickContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Iggy Pop and Jarvis Cocker – Red Right Hand”
Favourite Cover Versions: The Fall – There’s A Ghost In My My House
I was just a young ‘un when this came out, but it sealed my life-long love of The Fall. The original, by R Dean Taylor, is an undisputed Northern Soul classic, perfect for those headspinning routines in Wigan on speed at 2 am (such is my understanding of the scene). The Fall had even referencedContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: The Fall – There’s A Ghost In My My House”
Favourite Cover Versions: Tonight You Belong To Me (The Jerk)
The Jerk is in essence a silly film, showcasing the slapstick comedy of Steve Martin. He’s Navin, a classic doofus, a guy who, raised by a poor Black family, believes himself to be Black also. But also central to this runs the relationship between Navin and Marie. Bernadette Peters is Marie, and is a ClaraContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Tonight You Belong To Me (The Jerk)”
Favourite Cover Versions: Dave Gahan – Nothing Else Matters
You know how it is – you wait for a Metallica cover and two come along at once. Phoebe Bridgers has recently released a cover of Nothing Else Matters. But I prefer Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode and his solo version. There’s nothing as affected in the delivery here (sorry James Hetfield, I know it’sContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Dave Gahan – Nothing Else Matters”
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