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The world ends, the credits roll. Which song plays?
By the original rules, R.E.M.'s "End of the World As We Know It" is out of bounds for obviousness. I have chosen Tom Waits' "A Good Man Is Hard To Find":
Well, I always play Russian roulette in my head
It's seventeen black or twenty-nine red
How far from the gutter? How far from the pew?
I will always remember to forget about you
A good man is hard to find
Only strangers sleep in my bed
And my favorite words are good-bye
And my favorite color is red
What about you?
watermelontail:The world ends, the credits roll. Which song plays?
By the original rules, R.E.M.'s "End of the World As We Know It" is out of bounds for obviousness. I have chosen Tom Waits' "A Good Man Is Hard To Find":
Well, I always play Russian roulette in my head
It's seventeen black or twenty-nine red
How far from the gutter? How far from the pew?
I will always remember to forget about you
A good man is hard to find
Only strangers sleep in my bed
And my favorite words are good-bye
And my favorite color is red
What about you?
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"Lo, he comes with clouds descending" would be the classic ME response. Or maybe some Perotin.
I'm trying to think of something more secular and explodey, though.
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An album entitled "Music for the end of the world" would be brilliant.
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I'd certainly buy it.
"Secular and explodey," by the way, is a great phrase.
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I've always wanted to hear a woman cover that song. Also, "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis."
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Camille O'Sullivan. I heard her in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) and she and Will Young impressed me immensely in that they sounded like singers from the late 1930's, early 1940's, not modern performers; there's a real difference in technique and style, and most people don't manage it. (In the same way, I couldn't distinguish most of the soundtrack's original compositions from the period songs except by looking them up afterward: this is the musical equivalent of special effects, and they were fantastic.) The album looks awesome, too.
Also, "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis."
Numerous people, apparently.
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Yatta! Pity you don't work for me, Agent Sonya.
She sounds pretty good--I noticed there's a downloadable file on that site of her doing a good job with Waits' "Innocent When You Dream".
hey sounded like singers from the late 1930's, early 1940's, not modern performers; there's a real difference in technique and style, and most people don't manage it.
I know what you mean. It was one of the things I didn't like about the Chicago movie.
Numerous people, apparently.
Wow. Hmm. I don't think I've heard of any of those people except Neko Case. It would be interesting to hear, though.
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I didn't see the movie of Chicago, but mostly for other reasons: I'd heard the original 1975 cast and seen the 1997 revival, and I didn't think Richard Gere or Catherine Zeta-Jones or Renée Zellweger would measure up. And from what I've heard, they didn't.
I don't think I've heard of any of those people except Neko Case. It would be interesting to hear, though.
Here.
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Sorceress! Thanks.
It's not bad. At least half of it's interesting interpretation, though at times her variations sound only like variations. Still, I'd probably show up at the parole hearing.
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I have many obscure talents.
At least half of it's interesting interpretation, though at times her variations sound only like variations. Still, I'd probably show up at the parole hearing.
I've never heard anything else by Neko Case. Is this (even as a cover) typical of her style?
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It's the first recording of her I've heard, too--I'd only heard of her before. I hadn't heard very much about her, either, except I always wondered if the "Neko" was meant to be the Japanese word for "cat." Her Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_Case) describes her work as "alt-country", and I'm not historically a fan of country. But the Waits cover didn't sound especially country to me . . .
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I know you two are probably old standards fans, so you could check out her cover of "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)". I don't know if she has a unique or innovative take on the song, but I normally hate standards & like this song. I'm finding it hard to suggest any one particular song, since the three albums I recommended are constantly running on my iPod.
As far as the quiz went, I answered back at WM's page & expanded on the idea (http://stsisyphus.livejournal.com/23728.html) in my own journal.
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I've never heard it, but I'll look for her version.
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To Black Diamond Bay . . .
Works for me.
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I do think Tom Waits is an intriguing choice, especially with a line like "I will always remember to forget about you."
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I don't see why it shouldn't still count. Besides, I know what the song sounds like.
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My first thought was Leonard Cohen's "Closing Time."
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What is that one like? (It certainly has the title.)
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Ah we're lonely, we're romantic
and the cider's laced with acid
and the Holy Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?"
And the moon is swimming naked
and the summer night is fragrant
with a mighty expectation of relief
So we struggle and we stagger
down the snakes and up the ladder
to the tower where the blessed hours chime
and I swear it happened just like this:
a sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
the Gates of Love they budged an inch
I can't say much has happened since
but CLOSING TIME
...
I loved you for your beauty
but that doesn't make a fool of me:
you were in it for your beauty too
and I loved you for your body
there's a voice that sounds like God to me
declaring, declaring, declaring that your body's really you
And I loved you when our love was blessed
and I love you now there's nothing left
but sorrow and a sense of overtime
and I missed you since the place got wrecked
And I just don't care what happens next
looks like freedom but it feels like death
it's something in between, I guess
it's CLOSING TIME
...
And the whole damn place goes crazy twice
and it's once for the devil and once for Christ
but the Boss don't like these dizzy heights
we're busted in the blinding lights,
busted in the blinding lights
of CLOSING TIME
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looks like freedom but it feels like death
it's something in between, I guess
That's ominous. I need to find a copy.
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