The Queen mentions on the previous page were from the 1985 Live Aid ... I don't think they performned at Live 8 yesterday.
Don't I get a cookie?
Spike ,'Never Leave Me'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
Alicia K - Jul 03, 2005 10:02:33 am PDT #9236 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Jon B. - Jul 03, 2005 1:21:41 pm PDT #9237 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ahh. That's what I get for skimming.
Jim - Jul 03, 2005 10:31:13 pm PDT #9238 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
The guy I was watching it with remembered watching Live Aid with friends in New York City, and being amazed at how much the audience loved Queen; they all thought Queen was washed up.
Queen were washed up - Live Aid resurrected them in a massive way.
msbelle - Jul 03, 2005 10:33:10 pm PDT #9239 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Moo.
DavidS - Jul 04, 2005 3:36:17 pm PDT #9240 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm listening to Nouvelle Vague - bossa nova covers of 80s post punk (and punk) classics.
As curious cover projects go, I'd rate this about a 7 out of 10, the scale being:
10 - Revelatory (Mark Kozelek covering AC/DC)
8 - Fascinating (Seu Jorge covering Bowie in Portugese)
7 - Excellent, but probably not essential. (Nouvelle Vague - Too Drunk To Fuck as Bossa Nova? Actually it improves the song. Lots of Gotha Nova: "Love Will Tear Us Apart," "A Forest," "Marian")
6 - Technically impressive and honest (Petra Haden sings The Who Sell Out)
5 - Goofy (Xavier Cugat styled latin conga versions of Kraftwerk)
4 - One Note Joke (Moog lounge versions of Grunge hits)
Gandalfe - Jul 04, 2005 3:53:31 pm PDT #9241 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Where does the new Paul Anka album fit in there?
DavidS - Jul 04, 2005 4:15:49 pm PDT #9242 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Where does the new Paul Anka album fit in there?
Haven't heard it yet. Is it more towards Pat Boone's heavy metal record (cheesy but some good big band arrangements) or Steve & Eydie's cover of "Black Hole Sun" (sublime)?
Gandalfe - Jul 04, 2005 4:39:19 pm PDT #9243 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I haven't heard the whole thing yet, just samples from the website. It seems like it goes in between those extremes, although, oddly, there is also a version of Blackhole Sun.
DavidS - Jul 04, 2005 4:49:12 pm PDT #9244 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
although, oddly, there is also a version of Blackhole Sun.
I bet Eydie pulled him aside and told him it had a lucious melody.
Michele T. - Jul 04, 2005 6:57:31 pm PDT #9245 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
His version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" should not be listened to by those with weak hearts, or easily-crushed spirits. I needed a lie-down in a dark room myself after I heard it.