Take my shoes off, and I will throw them in the lake

[venta]

It's Friday, it's about 3 o'clock. 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 [mp3 download]

That was China Drum covering Wuthering Heights, originally by Kate Bush

... with apologies for Kate Bush for a second massacre.

I'm not sure whether this one's really a legitimate topic for posting, because surely everyone and their dog already knows it. I'm a big fan of it, though, and it's my LJ so I'll post China Drum if I want to. Although I'm willing to bet that a good half of you got it from the first guitar-squeal.

This was the bonus track on the Goose Fair album, which is well worth the effort if you like your jumpalong punky rock. Though, for some reason, I don't seem to own a copy. I must sort that out.

The other interesting thing about China Drum is that the lead singer was also the drummer, which you don't see very often. That always scores highly on the Venta tickybox review scale.

Comments

[zotz]

It's quite sad to identify a song from the opening feedback whine, isn't it?

Snuff had a singy drummer too, and were also highly covertastic. Their version of I Think We're Alone Now remains definitive.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

The Carpenters, post-Gabriel Genesis, Jellyfish, The Bangles/The Eagles/The Band/The Monkees/The Beatles (bands that didn't really have one main lead singer, and their drummers sang regularly).

[phlebas.livejournal.com]

Blyth Power and Low?

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be miserable (yet) again and say that I like this possibly even less than the Puppini Sisters version :-) but that may be because I find this whole sort of subgenre of jump-about-y musically-competent compulsory-fun type stuff a bit boring.

Singing drummer kudos though! I can think of lots of drummers who also sang lead, but not many who did them both at the same time, on all or most songs. Don Henley springs to mind...

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

Never heard of China Drum.....But Wooo A version of Wuthering Heights that doesn't make me want to rip my ears off and leap through the nearest window. I *HATE* that track by miss bush, such a shame as i really rather like her other stuff, there is just something in tonaly or soundwise that will prety forcefully make me leave as quick as i can when i hear it.

Almost crashed my mini to it a few times as an ex put it on a mix tape for me and the stereo was under the passenger side dash, pressing your finger on fastforward while not killing yourself became a bit of an odd skill !

[lnr]

Oops, I came and clicked on the comments before I spotted what day it was and what post it was. I rather like that though.

I have the urge to go put The Futureheads on next, and wonder if you were thinking of their version when you chose the title for this post?