Thanks again, Jon!
"Lovely Rita" is as lovely as I remember. But, horror of horros, I did have to manually edit the mp3 tags. Now that's a first-world problem if ever there was one.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
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.
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2013 9:57:00 am PST #5458 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.
Jon B. - Jan 03, 2013 10:31:50 am PST #5459 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I did have to manually edit the mp3 tags
I hate that too! (but agreed on the first-worldedness)
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2013 11:11:56 am PST #5460 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.
OK, after listening to the album for the first time in 24-ish years, I can say that Michelle Shocked's "Lovely Rita" is the standout track. The other songs vary from "meh" to "interesting." (Although The Fall's cover of "A Day in the Life" is good.) Even Sonic Youth's version of "Within You Without You" is a pretty straightforward cover.
billytea - Jan 03, 2013 1:47:01 pm PST #5461 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
No, the Madonna song has to be danceable and should court controversy. I'll pass over "Like a Virgin" and "Like a Prayer" to pick "Papa Don't Preach."
Madonna is a tough one, too many options. Looking at number ones alone, we have "Like A Virgin", "Crazy For You", "Into The Groove", "Papa Don't Preach" and "Like A Prayer".
I narrowed it down to the Likes, and finally went with "Like A Prayer". I'll really need to pull up the video for a full accounting, though.
DavidS - Jan 03, 2013 2:25:47 pm PST #5462 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
OK, after listening to the album for the first time in 24-ish years, I can say that Michelle Shocked's "Lovely Rita" is the standout track.
Can you put it up on Buffistarawk?
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2013 4:27:00 pm PST #5463 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.
Can you put it up on Buffistarawk?
Done.
DavidS - Jan 03, 2013 5:01:27 pm PST #5464 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Instantly goes into my new covers mix (mostly melancholy) alongside:
Up to My Neck In You - Mark Kozelek (orig. AC/DC)
Vapour Trail - Trespassers William (Ride)
Satisfaction - Cat Power (Stones)
State Trooper - Cowboy Junkies (Bruce!)
I Won't Share You - Mourning Benders (Smiths)
I Know Very Well - Colin Meloy (Morrissey)
Waiting For a Superman - Iron and Wine (Flaming Lips)
Needle of Death - Lisa Miller (Bert Jansch)
You Tore Me Down - Yo La Tengo (Flamin' Groovies)
I'll Be Your Mirror - Rainy Day (VU)
Trudy Booth - Jan 03, 2013 7:15:37 pm PST #5465 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I feel like Like a Prayer is Madonna's best song by a long shot.
tommyrot - Jan 04, 2013 6:52:05 am PST #5466 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.
Instantly goes into my new covers mix (mostly melancholy) alongside:
That's a cool mix. Are you going to post it to Buffistarawk?
I love Cat Power's cover of "Satisfaction". My favorite cover of that song, slightly ahead of the Bjork/P J Harvey live version.
SailAweigh - Jan 04, 2013 7:20:51 am PST #5467 of 6436
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
How does one get to Buffistarawk?