ION, "Stagger Lee" by Nick Cave is awesome! What are some other good songs based on that story?
Oh, man, a couple of years ago, I found a blog post that listed dozens and dozens of versions of that. Lemme see if I can dig that up.
Wesley: I stabbed you. I should apologize for that. But I'm honestly not sure how. I think it'll just be awkward. Gunn: Good call. Wesley: Okay.
'Time Bomb'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
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.
Jon B. - Mar 19, 2010 8:55:34 am PDT #2723 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
JZ - Mar 19, 2010 8:55:44 am PDT #2724 of 6436
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
tommy, Wikipedia has a pretty good starting list here, with more info on the real Stagger Lee here.
The actual crime was in 1895, the first published song was in 1910. And approximately ninety billion versions since.
Fred Pete - Mar 19, 2010 9:30:00 am PDT #2725 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
Pat Boone recorded "Stagger Lee"? Pat Boone????
(So says JZ's link. Which doesn't mention Tommy Roe's version -- not that Tommy Roe's version is all that memorable.)
Frankenbuddha - Mar 19, 2010 9:51:35 am PDT #2726 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Pat Boone recorded "Stagger Lee"? Pat Boone????
*boggles*
Obviously not the same version as the Nick Cave one, though that would be hilarious.
Hayden - Mar 19, 2010 9:53:55 am PDT #2727 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Wrong 'Em Boyo! I'm going to download your show tonight, Jon. Looking forward to it!
tommyrot - Mar 19, 2010 10:02:38 am PDT #2728 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Thanks for the link, JZ. In'eresting....
Just in case people don't know, the most awesome song on Nick Cave's Murder Ballads (the album that "Stagger Lee" is on) is "The Curse of Millhaven," a bloody and funny song about a serial killer who's a 14-year-old girl.
eta: Since the song is from the p.o.v. of the girl, originally Nick planned to have a woman sing it (Polly J Harvey sings on a lot of the tracks) but then Nick decided he loved the song so much he wanted to sing it himself.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 19, 2010 10:06:34 am PDT #2729 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Just in case people don't know, the most awesome song on Nick Cave's Murder Ballads (the album that "Stagger Lee" is on) is "The Curse of Milhaven," a bloody and funny song about a serial killer who's a 14-year-old girl.
I swear I've heard rumours that he's done versions of "O'Malley's Bar" that go on three or four times as long, and the original is not short.
tommyrot - Mar 19, 2010 10:07:24 am PDT #2730 of 6436
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 swear I've heard rumours that he's done versions of "O'Malley's Bar" that go on three or four times as long, and the original is not short.
Oh dear. That would be awesome, as that song is already awesome (but without the italics)....
DavidS - Mar 19, 2010 12:37:39 pm PDT #2731 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Have you all seen the video of Nick singing "Staggerlee"? He's wearing a pink Take That t-shirt. (Take That being the UK equivalent of N'Sync.)
tommyrot - Mar 19, 2010 12:42:35 pm PDT #2732 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That's cool. (I've been using the word "awesome" too much, I think.)
Nick once said that he doesn't understand why more people don't realize his songs are meant to be funny....