Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end

[venta]

It's Friday, it's getting on for 5 o'clock again. However, everyone knows time works differently between Christmas and New Year. Accordingly, for the last time: 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 Luke Haines covering (I Love The Sound Of) Breaking Glass, originally by Nick Lowe

This track originally appeared on the Luke Haines soundtrack of the deeply weird Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry. Quite what possessed him to put a Nick Lowe cover on there is a mystery; the man is willfully perverse.

In addition to willful perversity, he does also display songwriting genius (when not committing covers). Oh, and shocking arrogance, since he subtitled his 2002 compilation Das Capital "the Songwriting Genius of Luke Haines and The Auteurs".

I'm slightly surprised he mentioned the Auteurs, since the program for the concert where we saw Das Capital performed live stated that the Auteurs did not break up, but were dismissed on grounds of "diminished musical responsibility".

Anyway. I've waffled plenty about Luke Haines on here in the past. Monstrous ego. Partially justified. Check him out :)

Oh, and in case you were curious: "Underneath the covers with the lights out" is a lyric from the Luke Haines song The Rubettes.

Happy new year, everyone.

Comments

[brrm.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed all your UTCWTLO posts - thanks for making the effort! I look forward to whatever theme you conjure up in 2011, and hope we can manage to meet up - though perhaps not under the Jazz World coffee bar sign, as I've more or less decided to skip Glasto this year. This year's was so awesome that I think 2011 would forever be trying to live up to it. So 2013 it is!

Einen Guten Rutsch, and hope your 2011 is an awesome one!

[venta.livejournal.com]

And Prosit Neujahr to you, too!

I'm glad you enjoyed the covers... I'm not sure if I've got a plan for 2011 yet!

I'm confused how you've "more or less" decided, though. Surely at this stage you either have a ticket or you have not? Unless you have Sekrit Wayz of obtaining tickets at short notice :)

Will hopefully manage to cross paths with you somewhere less fieldy this year!

[brrm.livejournal.com]

There are sometimes ticket resales, aren't there? Anyway, I usually buy in the first sale (October) and didn't bother this year.

Of course this means all my very favourite bands will be there this year. :-)

[zotz]

Strange. But good.

I still haven't got his book.

[venta.livejournal.com]

No, neither have I. This surprises me.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for Luke Haines! And hurrah for this post series, you have brightened up my Friday afternoons no end.

Hope you have a very happy 2011! -- and hope we get to see one another at some point during it.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Thankyou! And all the best for 2011 to you, too. And yes, it'd be nice to actually meet up in the Real sometime.

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

*MEEEEEEEEP*

The last....*WAAAAA*

P.s. I really liked them....either checked for them friday or often mondays as i missed them with the fury to get out the office !