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Mescalero Snowy Owl Joined: Apr 23, 2007 Age: 44 Posts: 134 Location: Glasgow
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Jenna_Appleseed Tufted Titmouse Joined: Nov 04, 2007 Age: 28 Posts: 26
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:
but if it wasn't for Radiohead she wouldn't have that song to cover.
I like The Pretenders but that is a bit too genericaly her style (like her/there most average songs) and doesn't have the angst the song needs.
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slowmutant Templar Knight Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 4909 Location: Ontario Canada
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:14 am Post subject:
Mescalero, your avatar looks like a transsexual Homer Simpson. Is that what its supposed to be?
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0_equals_true Quack! Joined: Apr 06, 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 4292 Location: London
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:55 am Post subject:
slowmutant wrote: Mescalero, your avatar looks like a transsexual Homer Simpson. Is that what its supposed to be?
have you never heard of bowie?
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0_equals_true Quack! Joined: Apr 06, 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 4292 Location: London
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:11 am Post subject:
personally I prefer the radiohead version, it has more angnt and intensity yet still dragging. But i see it is contencious.
Covers can me better. I think chet bakers version of Love for Sale was nothign short of genius
This short clip doesn't really show it:
http://www.chetbakertribute.com/wmv/RS6-WM-Hi.wmv
that is becuase that bass guy completely messed it up. Turned it too funky (you can't see it in the short clip but he totally goes on his own ego trip and missed the cue fromt the piano to shut up) the best one was it was much more solumn and 'cool'. The best clip is not on on youtube anymore with a belegian bassist Jean Louis Rassinfosse.
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thyme Phoenix Joined: Aug 06, 2007 Posts: 771 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:47 am Post subject:
She sounds great but I like the original better. I love the pretenders song back on the chain gang.
LOL at Homer Bowie!
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patternist Phoenix Joined: Jul 29, 2008 Posts: 503 Location: Flori-duh
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:
Slowmutant, it's the cover of a David Bowie album, Aladdin Sane
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slowmutant Templar Knight Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 4909 Location: Ontario Canada
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:
Is it the Matt Groening version of the Aladdin Sane album cover? Sure looks like it.
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patternist Phoenix Joined: Jul 29, 2008 Posts: 503 Location: Flori-duh
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject:
Yeah, it's Homer Simpson.
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cursed_brunette Yellow-bellied Woodpecker Joined: Jun 03, 2008 Age: 41 Posts: 69
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:49 am Post subject:
[quote="Jenna_Appleseed"]but if it wasn't for Radiohead she wouldn't have that song to cover.
Chrissie Hynde & the Pretenders band formation ~ 1978
Original release date of Back on the Chain Gang ~ January 21, 1984
Re-release Date of Back on th Chain Gang ~ October, 24 1995
Songwriter Chrissie Hynde
Radiohead ~ Band Formation ~ 1986
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slowmutant Templar Knight Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 4909 Location: Ontario Canada
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject:
The Pretenders formed one year before I was born. How old are you guys. anyway?
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patternist Phoenix Joined: Jul 29, 2008 Posts: 503 Location: Flori-duh
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject:
I was 5 when they started Pretending.
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