Huh. What album is that on?
Two Rooms - the Elton John tribute thingie.
Do you want me to post it? It's great.
Mal: Ready? Zoe: Always.
'Serenity'
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.
DavidS - Aug 20, 2010 8:26:59 am PDT #3356 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
tommyrot - Aug 20, 2010 8:29:43 am PDT #3357 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.
Do you want me to post it? It's great.
Yes, please!
How is the rest of the album?
DavidS - Aug 20, 2010 8:32:05 am PDT #3358 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How is the rest of the album?
Kinda crappy.
eta: It's sent to buffistarawk.
Spidra Webster - Aug 20, 2010 8:40:08 am PDT #3359 of 6436
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
I wouldn't say it's better, but equal is Elvis Costello's cover of "You're No Good".
David (and anyone else who may have gone), do you have advice for a first-timer at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass? I've known of it since its first year but I never went. GG Park is a pain in the ass to get to for East Baynians (either terrible parking or a very long pubtrans ride) plus I hate crowds. But I'm planning a Bay Area trip as a late bday gift for myself and my cousin lives near the park so I'll be crashing with her. That leaves the crowds... Any advice on how best to handle it all would be appreciated.
DavidS - Aug 20, 2010 8:45:56 am PDT #3360 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
David (and anyone else who may have gone), do you have advice for a first-timer at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass?
It's tough to get in and out. I'd definitely recommend riding a bike if that was an option. They do have shuttles though.
The schedule is massive now. So it's easiest to just pick the day with the most must-see acts and take a picnic and snacks and drinks and stay for the whole slew of shows.
megan walker - Aug 20, 2010 8:47:07 am PDT #3361 of 6436
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It's a hard question to answer because there are so many "hidden" covers.
Like the fact that "My Way" is actually a cover.
Spidra Webster - Aug 20, 2010 8:54:11 am PDT #3362 of 6436
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
My cousin lives very close by so I'll be walking there.
Is it really super-crowded stadium concert kinda crowds? How early do people arrive? Are people fenced in even though it's free or is it open?
DavidS - Aug 20, 2010 9:00:49 am PDT #3363 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is it really super-crowded stadium concert kinda crowds? How early do people arrive? Are people fenced in even though it's free or is it open?
It's families and friends on big blankets, not shoulder to shoulder. People get there early to setup and have a good view of the stage. You're not fenced in.
tommyrot - Aug 20, 2010 9:05:39 am PDT #3364 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, Hec - both the Kate Bush cover of "Rocketman" and the Futureheads cover of "Hounds of Love" are awesome!
Several times a year I create an iTunes playlist of the songs I'm currently obsessed with - I added both these songs to the current obsession playlist....
JZ - Aug 20, 2010 9:05:53 am PDT #3365 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.
Hec already mentioned my favorite better-cover-than-the-original, Skee-Lo's "Mister Morton." Others...hmmm...
It pains me to say that anyone is ever better than Louis Prima at anything, but Los Lobos' cover of "I Wan'na Be Like You" from The Jungle Book swings, stomps and rocks like almost nothing else I've ever heard (eta: and that's just the studio version from the original Disney covers album - the live versions are a glorious swing-gone-wild riot). Melissa Etheridge's cover of "Maggie May" is utterly awesome. And, considerably more obscurely, Ferron's cover of "Where Is Maria?" on the Greg Brown cover album Going Driftless isn't quite better than the original, but God, it's fantastic.