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)?
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.
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)?
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.
although, oddly, there is also a version of Blackhole Sun.
I bet Eydie pulled him aside and told him it had a lucious melody.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I didn't even realize that Geldof concert thing was this weekend. That's what you get for sleeping in a tent with no cable.
Sufjan Stevens new album, Illinois, comes out today, and I am going to get it over my lunch hour but I just downloaded two great songs off of it from Amazon - which you can get here.
Based on these two songs the albums seems a bit more religious but less Bible-y than Seven Swans and a bit more varied. I'm excited to hear the rest.
I heard the most infectious song on a great mix this weekend. If you are feeling an iTunes purchase coming on, I highly recommend "When U Love Somebody" by the Fruit Bats. It's like the most perfect crush-on-someone/new-love song ever.
Oh, I have those two. I also have "Chicago" and "Come On! Feel the Illinoise!" which are totally and completely awesome. "Chicago" is utterly gorgeous.