"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
great stuff, makes "cover" not a bad word.
"don't worry, i'm a professional!"
Wow. I didn't know Bradley Nowell was black.
I don't think I have ever seen Richie Havens play guitar and I am still not sure that I have
Richie's dialed into the gist of the song though, as opposed to GB and his band's cheese-o-fiffic kitchen-sink-a-thon.
His alterations to the lyric, though on the surface subtle and pronoun-based, transform it into him BS'ing some chick he picked up backstage to get her out of his hotel room.
"Yeah, yeah I'll call you, little darlin. Now, run along. I have a plane to catch."
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
As if the point of performing songs was playing the guitar, and not the other way 'round.
BTW, that Lizz clip is awesome.
I guess it's all subjective, I like Richie Havens.
I never cared too much for Joan Baez's version of "The night they drove old Dixie down".
I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.
Richi oooo awesome. Thanks NEo. Ive been having a hard time. But it is going to be all right.
P e a c e KYC
Strat or Tele out of a 5E3 .
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
I agree NeoFauve....Joan has a great voice,,,but to my ears the song choice didn't work......as you said....."So what do I know?"
Take care,stay well.
I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.
dirty secret: I love these guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7OS30c2Fys
Moi like.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
I kinda think this is what you should do with a cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CO7FPU7a2g
s'all goof.
Thanks curtisstekka.....those guys set the bar pretty high.
I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.
In this case, I'm not that fond of the original.
Richard Thompson strips away some of the sheen and de-fembotizes this familiar number, to, in his words, "Reveal its splendor, if it has any."
http://youtu.be/V4WGsMplGxU
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
sublimely ridiculous?
talk country to me...
she done r.u.n.n.o.f.t.
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There's a difference between being tongue-in-cheek/having a little fun with a cover, like you guys (that IS your band, I seem to recall ??) or Dread Zeppelin, and what George Benson and his band did to "Here Comes the Sun."
You guys made me smile.
GB made me squirm.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
thx neo. our MO is to make it so over the top twangy that you can't miss the irony...
i kinda dug the richie havens, just cuz it was so out there. if you're gonna do a cover you might as well do something to own it IMO
I tend to really dislike any covers of original Beatles songs, so I'm not crazy about Havens' or Benson's covers of Here Comes the Sun. But I'm fine with a good cover of a song the Beatles themselves were only covering. So, for me, Lizz Wright's cover of A Taste of Honey is fine. Possibly even sweeter than wine.
Then again, who wants sweet wine?
"I haven't slept for ten days...because that would be too long." -- Mitch Hedberg
Two sublimes from Bonnie Raitt.
Working her silky magic on "It's All Over Now Baby Blue," from the Steal This Movie soundtrack.
A live take of my favorite version of Richard Thompson's, "Dimming Of the Day."
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Oh, Bonnie, my love.
Kids singing can be a mixed bag. But these have a great, freewheeling kidness to them.
I include this augmented Live At the Fillmore performance to give context to their comments at the end of their sublime cover.
http://youtu.be/LutJSqspl4w
Sublime cover: http://youtu.be/LutJSqspl4w
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
"Wild Horses"
by The Sundays: http://youtu.be/u9lEd5bIbbQ
Old & In The Way (when they were young!):http://youtu.be/sgH3vGeL_iY
and... the rocker dude pose down: http://youtu.be/VZC6YbNLTno
(foot on monitor, just seconds in)
Omit 99% of the lyrics. Interesting choice.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
I like Old & In The Way better than the Stones (sorry, Clay).
But that GnR vision is classic. Lazy, self-congratulatory, and boring all in one dumb shot.
Pretty hard to screw up a good song, but Mick comes damn close here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhVLiHPUOIM
Meanwhile, I always thought this was a pretty good use of the Cowboy Junkies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4XVJj4jER4
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
And then some covers are just GREAT---
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj7pDNDuoJ0
"My flesh and my heart fail...but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
PS. 73:26
MY JAMS--
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/defa...&content=music
That bridges the categories, thus epitomizing sublimely ridiculous.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
I like how they they have a big sign behind them saying
MUSIC
to help you identify what they're doing.
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
Those guys are hobbled by the same problems - bad time, out of tune, an inability to listen - that beset most bar bands. Just to a much, much greater degree.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Here's nice one from a gem of a very latenight music show.
Robert Cray & John Hiatt, "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby."
Sorta straight forward, but real good.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
I'm pretty sure this has been posted on the forum before, & probably by me,lol
Bill Frisell: La La Means I Love You
That's a beauty.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Here's one for Independence Day.
Paul Simon's, "America," interpreted by Yes.
http://youtu.be/Lh3JC4OWUaA
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Johnny A plays Jimmy Webb.
Two tasty greats that taste great together.
http://youtu.be/fL3mvkZ6mVk
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
That's a killer cover of Wichita Lineman!