| Author | Message | ||
     Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 883 Registered: 03-2005 |
All the talk of a Grant tribute album and the outpourings of unloved artists from the past in the "2007" thread gave me an idea. What the world really needs is a tribute album on which each participating artist covers one song he or she really hates. On this album the artist honestly tries to turn the song into something good. I'd have to choose something like "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" or "More Than a Feeling," both from the decade I love to hate. For me the challenge would be to make the embarrassingly bad lyrics of the Paul Simon song sound credible and inject some degree of beauty into that inherently ugly piece of music, or to deflate the over-blown Boston song down to a human scale and rescue the lyrics from their Madison Avenue smarmy absurdity. What would you choose? | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 402 Registered: 04-2006 |
randy, that's really masochistic. first thought: europe's 'the final countdown' which is the incarnation of evil. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1113 Registered: 04-2005 |
Interesting idea. Two that come to mind that have already been done that seem to fit Randy's criteria are RF's cover of "Alone" and Aztec Camera's version of "Jump." But I doubt they hated the songs. How about Sufjan Stevens doing a gentle, sincere, musically intricate version of "Afternoon Delight" as a duet with Joanna Newsom? | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 364 Registered: 01-2005 |
We Didn't Start The Fire We Built This City Do You Think I'm Sexy I'm In You Feelings Takin' It To The Streets (I can't stand Michael McDonald) I have to stop, as I'm starting to retch. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1371 Registered: 03-2006 |
Good one, Kurt. I was going to mention "Jump" - Roddy truly performed musical alchemy there and mined something great out of that song...Forster was not as successful with "Alone"... Good idea for an album, Randy. Lou Reed, in some form, would have to be on the cover, wouldn't he? My picks for inclusion on it: Neko Case performing "Bootylicious" and Yo La Tengo performing "Achy Breaky Heart". That's pretty masochistic isn't it? Hurt me, Neko! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 886 Registered: 03-2005 |
Oh Michael, "I'm in You." THERE's a challenge! | ||
| Elizabeth Robinson Member Username: Liz_the_new_listener Post Number: 55 Registered: 10-2006 |
'Old Fashioned Love Song' - Stereolab | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 151 Registered: 09-2006 |
Roger Waters being forced to do a cover album (and then tour behind it) of songs that Pink Floyd have done since he left. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1090 Registered: 05-2005 |
Cathal Coughlan once recorded a great version of Bryan Adams' execrable Everything I Do (I Do It For You). |