It's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown how the economical cycle tends to revolve...

[venta]

It's Friday, it's a bit after 3 o'clock, but keris and I have been busy shopping. It's time to go underneath the covers (with the lights out).

I always recommend listening to a cover version without knowing what or who it is, so click on the link before reading ahead...

Today's cover version [link to cover version expired]

That was Editors covering French Disko, originally by Stereolab.

Now, I admit, this does actually break my own rules of cover versions, because I didn't know the original when I first heard the Editors version. However, my rules, I'll ignore 'em if I want to.

Mostly I'm posting this because I think this makes a brilliant Editors song in its own right. They've grabbed hold of it and made it sound exactly like one of their own. Knowing the original now, I'm still impressed at what Editors did with it.

Even if you don't give a toss about French Disko, I'd recommend going and watching the YouTube clip linked above of Stereolab performing it live on The Word. It's a masterpiece of so-dated-it-looks-plain-weird television.

Comments

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend going and watching the YouTube clip linked above of Stereolab performing it live on The Word. It's a masterpiece of so-dated-it-looks-plain-weird television.

Particular highlights were black!presenter's hand gesture at the start and the fact the audience had clearly never heard the tune before in their lives (and probably weren't going to again). The backing dancers looked pretty bored too. Were these people forerunners of the emo genre?

[venta.livejournal.com]

I was most impressed by the main singer's total lack of expression... a feat she certainly repeats in other videos (I've never seen Stereolab live).

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

They're great live, although she does indeed remain pretty impassive throughout.