Re: Wierd Covers i.e. Portishead doing Girl From Ipanema
Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Sun, 3 May 1998 19:41:55 -0700
> er> I was listening to the radio, with some bossa nova playing and got
> er> this wierd idea. What would a trip-hop (trip-hop as in the genre
> er> spanning ONLY P.) version of The Girl From Ipanema sound like? Any
> er> other wierd imagnined or real covers by conflicting/opposing genres.
>
> i always found it odd that massive attack covered "light my fire", but then
> again, the doors were known for the same sort of dark (what's life w/o a bad
> pun?) vibe.
>
> my favorite though is the 9 lazy 9 track that i mentioned earlier "monk's
> dream". it's one of my favorite thelonius monk tunes--i like to play it at
> my straight jazz gig, just to see if anyone notices...
>
> -t
>
Oh that' s right, Monk covers for 'Bemsha Swing' there's Red Hot Chilli
Peppers, with rather crass lyrics, and Medeski, Martin & Wood who also mix
in Marley's 'Lively up Yourself'.
I have to say I love the 'light my fire' cover, along witht the Shirly
Bassey one on "blue break beats 3".
erik g