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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.

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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.

Jim - Jul 04, 2005 10:51:04 pm PDT #9246 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Hey, Senor Coconut is more than goofy - they were one of the highlights of the Big Chill last year. And you need an 11 for the Ukelele Orchestra Of Great Britain, whose cover of Wuthering Heights is the pinnacle of western civilisation thus far.

Lilty Cash - Jul 05, 2005 4:51:28 am PDT #9247 of 10003
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

And you need an 11 for the Ukelele Orchestra Of Great Britain, whose cover of Wuthering Heights is the pinnacle of western civilisation thus far

Must hear this.

Jim - Jul 05, 2005 5:11:27 am PDT #9248 of 10003
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Sadly Kate Bush has refused permission for it to be released. They do it in a broad yorkshire accent and after each "Heathcliff" there's a huge shout of "HEATHCLIFF!"

If they ever play the US they're a must see; they also do a version of Le Freak - on ukeleles- which when I saw them had 2000 people dancing like fools.

Gandalfe - Jul 05, 2005 5:26:20 am PDT #9249 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

Sadly Kate Bush has refused permission for it to be released.

That is odd. Really, there's not a whole lot an artist can do to keep a cover version from being released, at least in the US, due to the compulsory licensing laws.

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