resonator wrote:

Right On.

You could never win or lose
If you don't run the race.

I love it. And I hear a bit of the Furs in his voice.

Alpine wrote:

Whoa!

While we all hear the Furs in this, is that so bad? Personally, after hearing David Bowie cover the Kinks Waterloo Sunset (which does grow on you after 10 or 15 listens), this isn't that God awful. The musical style reminds me a lot of the ballads of Collective Soul : drawn out and purposeful. We've all seen Grant-Lee Philips do better material this is true, but I don't see this as a failure.

It's kinda like seeing someone doing the M.A.S.H. series again and comparing whoever would play Hawkeye and shitting on him for not being like Alan Alda. Music is art and art is interpretive.

Forget the Furs for a minute and judge this song on its OWN merits. Bill Goldsmith has and apparently likes it. Either that, or he gets his jollies seeing all the negative comments arise out of his selections.

Personally, this song pissed me off as well until I took it for its face value. And it ain't that bad.

Solid 7.

Later-Horstman

i would much prefer hearing the Furs version

Don't usually like covers but this is pretty good.

Makes me want to hear the Furs sing it, kept trying to speed him up in my head. Although, really, some parts are okay, still soo much better than say The Pussycat Whatevers

brighthue wrote:

hahahhaha, its not that bad.

Is this the Appalachian Lounge version?

radiozep wrote:

Good answer!!!

One cover that absolutely blew away the original, all due respect Bob.

Alpine wrote:
Last I checked, all those words are still in English.

You're excused though-- I don't like this version either.

Where are the Psychedelic Furs when you actually DO need them? This is bad.

More Fur, less Phillips

Make it stop.

This cover is as bad as the album cover. Nice try Mr. Phillips. If that is your real name.

newyorkone wrote:
I honestly don't know what to make of this. I can't seem to hear it without hearing the Furs in my head.

Mugro wrote:


Here, here!

Alpine wrote:

Please excuse my French.

mtbikemikel wrote:

All Along the Watchtower???

I'm sorry, I love the original version a lot. It really pisses me off that this jack ass fucked it up.
A solid ONE.

I've never met a cover I liked more than the original. This one included.

I like

Wow! I love to hear interesting covers. Grant-Lee takes this down into a more melancholy space than the Furs. Dark, but likeable.

cattgirl813 wrote:
Ditto.

Do people still say "ditto"? I haven't really heard a "ditto" in a long time. How about "What he said"?

What he said.

rluking wrote:

I have to agree on both counts. While I generally have little use for covers, this one really works for me. So much so that I like it just as much as I like the original.

Mugro wrote:
I fully ascribe to the Mugro Doctrine. Just not the satisfaction of its criteria, in this instance. There is much more than simple cut time going on here.

Mugro wrote:

I can accept just paying homage to an artist or a song you particularly admired or that had relevance to you as a reason to cover it. I don't expect every cover to be a complete makeover of the original.

jtdiver wrote:

One man's "great" is another man's "meh." Sad to say I wasn't a fan of the original and this isn't helping to change my mind.

mugro doctrine (on covers) = bunk