[kj] Nouvelle Vague

[Alexander Smith]

Yeah, they're essentially a gimmick band, but they do it reasonably 
well. Their cover of "Pssyche" is actually quite weak, but their cover 
of "Marian" by the Sisters of Mercy is actually mighty damn good.

Good for a laugh.

Alex in NYC



On Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at 02:18 PM, Wayne Walker wrote:

> Anyone heard of this lot? They seem to specialise in 
> mambo/salsa/dinner jazz versions of punk classics. Their cover of 
> Pssyche is probably as far removed from the original in terms of 
> musical style as you can get!
>
> The album also features A Forest, Too Drunk to F*ck, Teenage Kicks and 
> This Is Not a Love Song to name but a few. I have the mp3 of Pssyche 
> if someone wants to host it. It's no worse than that Aguilera > remix....
>
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