So as I was doing just a little poking around for my last post about Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck's new song "Heaven Can Wait" I stumbled upon another fantastic song.
To back-track a little and be a bit more specific, I was looking in to the duet that Lou Reed/Mo Tucker had going on "I'm Sticking With You", the Velvet Underground song (I won't lie, while I am a big VU fan, I heard this particular song first in Juno, I'm a wee-bit embarrassed) What I managed to find through the majesty of the world wide interwebs was another cover of "I'm Sticking With You" done by one of my all time favorite bands, The Decemberists. In this version Colin Meloy/Jenny Conolee duet for a version which, in my humble opinion, rivals the original. Needless to say, the lyrics are cute, far from a masterpiece, but the song is good.
"I'm Sticking With You" by The Decemberists from Always the Bridesmaid: Volume II (2008)
— S
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Runs in the family
I took a class called American Literature and Nature this year which focused on American writers who took on the topic of the "Great Outdoors," writers like Henry David Thoreau and William Faulkner.
However that is not what this post is about, it's about a field trip that we took to a mountain in our area (mid-winter mind you) and we also stopped at a little cafe/bookstore/record shop for lunch. While there I talked to my teacher about music (turns out we have a pretty similar taste...she's going to see Pavement in September, I'm exceedingly jealous). One of the musicians we talked about was Serge Gainsbourg (he's great in his own right, listen to "Bonnie and Clyde" with Brigette Bardot). The conversation turned to his daughter Charlotte and her new album IRM produced by Beck (whom I love anyway, Odelay was phenomenal). I ended up just downloading the whole album as soon as I got home and stumbled upon "Heaven Can Wait" a duet she did with Beck.
Led by a punchy piano/drum part the combo of their voices is really what I've been looking for recently (after going on a VU bender and falling in love with Mo Tucker's vocals paired with Lou Reed on "I'm Sticking With You"). Without further adieu, enjoy...
"Heaven Can Wait" — Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck from IRM (2009)
— S
However that is not what this post is about, it's about a field trip that we took to a mountain in our area (mid-winter mind you) and we also stopped at a little cafe/bookstore/record shop for lunch. While there I talked to my teacher about music (turns out we have a pretty similar taste...she's going to see Pavement in September, I'm exceedingly jealous). One of the musicians we talked about was Serge Gainsbourg (he's great in his own right, listen to "Bonnie and Clyde" with Brigette Bardot). The conversation turned to his daughter Charlotte and her new album IRM produced by Beck (whom I love anyway, Odelay was phenomenal). I ended up just downloading the whole album as soon as I got home and stumbled upon "Heaven Can Wait" a duet she did with Beck.
Led by a punchy piano/drum part the combo of their voices is really what I've been looking for recently (after going on a VU bender and falling in love with Mo Tucker's vocals paired with Lou Reed on "I'm Sticking With You"). Without further adieu, enjoy...
"Heaven Can Wait" — Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck from IRM (2009)
— S
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