I don't know-maybe in a movie? Their songs are a lot of fun.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Daisy Jane - Apr 24, 2008 10:17:26 am PDT #8044 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Atropa - Apr 24, 2008 10:26:13 am PDT #8045 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
"The Nightmare Before Christmas 2-Disc Special Edition Soundtrack" will introduce nine new tracks to the original recording, including new versions of songs re-recorded by Marilyn Manson, Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Fiona Apple and She Wants Revenge
Y'know, I *should* like this. It's the sort of thing that should make me squeak with glee. But I just listened to all the linked songs, and had the same reaction as the first time I heard them. In JilliLand, NO ONE covers songs from Nightmare Before Christmas. Yes, I know I am being a cranky unreasonable elitist goth snob. I know.
DavidS - Apr 24, 2008 10:33:52 am PDT #8046 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh. So Scarlett's Tom Waits album has a really left field premise.
Instead of doing the lame, torch jazz versions I expected she and TV On The Radio guy use Tom's songs as an excuse to create a really lush, sort of Mercury Rev's Deserter's Songs baroque pop album.
I dislike that they doubled Scarlett's voice the whole time. And some songs like "Town With No Cheer" really miss the point of the lyrics. But some of the other songs like "Falling Down" (itself more of a pop song) and (surprisingly) "Anywhere I Lay My Head" work this way.
I mean, they're not better, and Scarlett's voice is almost superfluous in these arrangements (Hope Sandoval would've been better) but it's an interesting exercise. It's all about Tom Waits the Melodist.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 24, 2008 10:37:05 am PDT #8047 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Instead of doing the lame, torch jazz versions I expected she and TV On The Radio guy use Tom's songs as an excuse to create a really lush, sort of Mercury Rev's Deserter's Songs baroque pop album.
I read an interview with Scarlett where she talked about originally just trying to cut the songs with a band, and that she hated the results because they sounded too generic. That's when she brought in the producer on the album, who agreed as long as the could mix things up a bit. I'm curious to hear it.
Not looking forward to that nearly as much as the new Portishead, though.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 24, 2008 10:38:29 am PDT #8048 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
In JilliLand, NO ONE covers songs from Nightmare Before Christmas.
What if it was Bowie?
Atropa - Apr 24, 2008 10:46:54 am PDT #8049 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
In JilliLand, NO ONE covers songs from Nightmare Before Christmas.
What if it was Bowie?
... that's a good question. Because I pretty much feel the same way about anyone covering Bowie songs (Bauhaus' cover of Ziggy Stardust being the sole exception). I'm having a hard time imagining a Bowie rendition of any NMBC song, tho'.
tommyrot - Apr 24, 2008 11:23:20 am PDT #8050 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm having a hard time imagining a Bowie rendition of any NMBC song, tho'.
What if it's a video, and Bowie dresses up like the Goblin King? And dances with Mick Jagger....
Sean K - Apr 24, 2008 11:25:18 am PDT #8051 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Now you guys are just taunting her. Be nice to Jilli!
Atropa - Apr 24, 2008 11:29:40 am PDT #8052 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
What if it's a video, and Bowie dresses up like the Goblin King? And dances with Mick Jagger....
Mick Jagger, ew. Remember, I'm the heathen who can't stand him.
Now you guys are just taunting her. Be nice to Jilli!
Yeah, what he said! Be nice to the flu-stricken goth.
juliana - Apr 24, 2008 11:32:32 am PDT #8053 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
What if it's a video, and Bowie dresses up like the Goblin King? And dances with Gerard Way???