[kj] (OT) Sad Songs

[Darren A. Peace]

Bullseye! I absolutely agree about the Cale version. The Cohen studio
version is horrid (those backing vocals! Aargh!) and I don't much care for
the Buckley version, to be honest. I first encountered the Cale studio
version when taking a daughter to see Shrek (I already had the Fragments Of
A Rainy Season live version), and naturally assumed it would be on the OST.
It wasn't; instead there was a vile Rufus Wainwright version. Eventually
found it on a Scrubs (double aargh) soundtrack CD. I love Cale anyway, but
that is one of his best interpretations. Pop Idol made me swear. A lot.

 

Mine would include.

 

Cale : most of Paris 1919

Talk Talk : all of Spirit Of Eden

Mew : The Zookeeper's Boy

Ultravox : Hiroshima Mon Amour (bite me)

Howard Devoto : Rainy Season

Cure : Siamese Twins

Banshees : Into The Light

 

That'll do for now.

 

Darren

Hungerford, UK

 

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Jim Harper
Sent: 25 March 2009 15:07
To: Gathering
Subject: [kj] (OT) Sad Songs

 


Okay, here's my tearjerking contribution:

 

The Smiths- I Know It's Over (preferably the live version from Rank)

Richard Thompson- Beeswing, King of Bohemia, Walking On A Wire (w/ Linda
Thompson)

John Cale's version of Hallelujah (my heart broke when the X-Factor starting
using it). And yes, Cale's version is superior to Jeff Buckley's.

Rolling Stones- Wild Horses, Shine A Light

Gary Jules' version of Mad World

The Cure- Love Song (half of the other tracks off Disintegration, too)

Joy Division- In A Lonely Place

 

There's others, but that's what I came up with off the top of my head.

 

Jim.

 

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