tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post9029770062561872464..comments2023-09-30T04:53:57.201-05:00Comments on Kenton's Infotainment Scan: Warning: Velvet covers may cause drowsinessKenton Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785680882442266009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post-32820592868422822652009-09-27T22:42:16.136-05:002009-09-27T22:42:16.136-05:00The exception to the rule in this guy's humble...The exception to the rule in this guy's humble opinion; Big Star does a great (possibly better...I said possibly) version of Femme Fatale.<br /><br /><br />ANybody see Elvis Costello at the folk-fest this year? He brought on those C&W sisters and did some honkey-tonked version of some V.U. <br />It was an otherwise great concert.James Hawboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186996343329968948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post-6484741315568478192009-09-23T19:52:58.202-05:002009-09-23T19:52:58.202-05:00You love all the same music as me, and you clearly...You love all the same music as me, and you clearly know your stuff.<br /><br />I eagerly await your blog!Kenton Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288769050712529811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post-49121792425940372742009-09-23T16:14:38.146-05:002009-09-23T16:14:38.146-05:00Great post!
I'm actually pretty fascinated by...Great post! <br />I'm actually pretty fascinated by covers - I think they change the experience of the song when done right, by providing a different tempo, voice, or instrumentation. The ones you listed were all pretty brutal, however.<br />The video for "Bad Cover Version" is pretty fantastic in itself - impersonators doing a bad cover of the song and parodying Band-Aid and the video for "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in the process.<br />On the subject of Pulp, I'm actually a pretty big fan of the Nick Cave cover of "Disco 2000." The pub rock version isn't available on YouTube, although a slower version is, but it is on the Deluxe Edition of Different Class and is previewable on Amazon. <br />Not velvet-y or pulp-y at all, but I'm also currently in love with Marianne Faithfull's cover of The Decemberists' "Crane Wife 3," which also features Nick Cave. In that case, I prefer it to the original.<br />You know, I think I might have to do a whole post about covers on my own blog.briettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116868906898834811noreply@blogger.com