My loneliness is killing me

[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 [link to mp3 expired]

Mark Ronson (featuring Tiggers) covering the Toxic, originally scored by Britney Spears

My love of Toxic is an embarassment I've already faced up to, by the way, so no mocking :)

Anyway, yes. Mark Ronson. His covers album, Version was the big news of 2007. Some of the tracks - like the cover of the Zutons' Valerie, featuring Amy Winehouse, went on to eclipe their originals. Many of the tracks didn't see much radioplay - I can't actually remember whether or not this one did.

It's a really interesting selection of covers, by the way. The Smiths, Radiohead, the Jam, the Kaiser Chiefs... quite a mixed bag. And the slightly inspired cover of Maximö Park's song Apply Some Pressure, featuring the singer from Maximö Park. The standard's pretty high, and I definitely recommend purchasing yourself a copy.

Comments

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Had to kill this one after about ten seconds.

Not that it's bad you understand, but downtempo covers/remixes of fast tunes drive me absolutely fingernails-down-a-blackboard nuts.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

That's a shame. Aztec Camera's version of Van Halen's Jump is brilliant, but for that reason I guess you'd not like it. :(

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Having just listened to some of it on YouTube I love the guy's voice - much nicer than the original - but as you predicted it's not my thing at all.

[phlebas.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard of that before - it's fantastic!

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

The versions I can see on YouTube are slightly faster than the one I'm thinking of, too. But it's a great mix of singer and unexpected song.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Dammit, your cover is better than mine :)

[lnr]

I guess you'd hate Marilyn Manson's Sweet Dreams then :)

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Seeing as I've never yet met a Marilyn Manson track I liked enough to listen to twice...

(Also, Sweet Dreams is a much loved track for me, so the bar is set high!)

[hjalfi.livejournal.com]

Gosh. That's... different (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6VojYGrnpg)...

(Entertainingly, type 'Marilyn Manson' into Youtube search and 'Sweet Dreams' is the first suggested video.)