Original video located here. Accessed 27th May 2011
Song title: Jungle
Artist: Emma Louise
Year: 2010
Why I like this song:
The sound of a crumbling relationship...
Friday, May 27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Explorations: Nights in Venice
Original video located here. Accessed 13th June 2015
Song title: Nights in Venice
Artist: The Saints
Year: 1977
Why I like this song:
Lately I've been listening to The Saints.
The Sex Pistols and the Ramones may have spearheaded the first wave of punk in the seventies but there was also these guys: the Saints. Not as wide renowned but no less important.
Really this is the punk blueprint being fed through an Australian filter: The guitars roar like no other, the rustiness is prominent and the whole thing sounds like it was recorded in one go.
So very much a punk band.
And it is utterly glorious. Still sounds fresh and fiery over three decades later. And, dare I say it, shows up a lot of recent punk bands.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Nineties Revisited: Nothing Else Matters
Song title: Nothing Else Matters
Artist: Metallica
Year: 1991
Why I like this song:
I have an anecdote with this song: Like most schools, my primary school played songs to signal that break time was ending and everyone needs to return to class. Of course, I could say my school played Metallica and leave it at that. But I've a memory attached to this song.
Picture this: I'm in a hallway at my Primary school. The hallway in question has the lights turned off and the only light is through the sunshine coming in the window. I'm working on something. Then, this song comes on, I quietly pack up and head off to class.
Some songs require the right atmosphere.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Got it Covered: Paparazzi
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Choon of the Month: In Our Circles
Original video located here. Accessed 27th April 2011
Song title: In Our Circles
Artist: Guineafowl
Year: 2011
Why I like this song:
It conveys the sense of marching to the horizon with one's head held high. Great guitar too
Monday, April 25, 2011
This Song Rocks: Deep Water
Original video located here. Accessed 27th April 2013
Song title: Deep Water
Artist: Middle East
Year: 2011
Why I like this song:
Looking out the window on a rainy day.....
Monday, April 11, 2011
Got It Covered: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Original video located here. Accessed 30th December 2019
Song title: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Artist: Cat Power
Originally Done By: Rolling Stones
Year: 2000
Why I like this song:
As mentioned previously, the best kind of cover is the one that makes the original unrecognisable. And this is a stellar example of that notion. Indeed, it took me ages before I realised this was a Rolling Stones cover.
Indeed, take away the most distinctive moments of the original, the chorus and the guitar riff, and you have to work hard with what's left. And here, it works wonders.
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