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Jose Gonzalez — Teardrop
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stephw
(From The Great White North)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 06:36
 
I like the original too much to give this cover any consideration

KevinM
(Long Beach, Ca)
Posted: Apr 22, 2013 - 18:30
 
Awesome Cover '8'

Everything Jose Gonzalez does is gold

maxmox
(Broome, Western Australia)
Posted: Apr 14, 2013 - 00:00
 
 handyrae wrote:
I would never have figured out this was a cover of the Massive Attack song if it weren't for the comments below. I'm not a huge fan of covers, but this one is fantastic. Gonzalez reinvents the song into a something that is new, fresh and compelling.

 
Nope. Poor cover, weak insipid vocal and no balls at all..............

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 13:31
 
I would never have figured out this was a cover of the Massive Attack song if it weren't for the comments below. I'm not a huge fan of covers, but this one is fantastic. Gonzalez reinvents the song into a something that is new, fresh and compelling.

hencini
Posted: Mar 05, 2013 - 18:07
 
 kcar wrote:

Hugh Laurie. Great actor. Early in his career, Laurie played Bertie Wooster, the epitome of an upper-class twit and polar opposite of his character in "House."

Hugh Laurie looking just like a shocked dog eating a cupcake 

There is vigorous debate as to whether dog was smarter than twit. My money's on the pooch.  
 

Heck of an author, too, as it turns out.  If you haven't read "The Gun Seller" yet, give it a shot.  Great stuff.  

As for this song, sorry, but no.  I'll take Massive Attack.   

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 20:29
 
 kcar wrote:

Hugh Laurie. Great actor. Early in his career, Laurie played Bertie Wooster, the epitome of an upper-class twit and polar opposite of his character in "House."

Hugh Laurie looking just like a shocked dog eating a cupcake 

There is vigorous debate as to whether dog was smarter than twit. My money's on the pooch.  
 
{#Roflol}{#Roflol}{#Roflol}{#Roflol}{#Roflol}

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 17:21
 
Covers?  meh.  This one?  Godlike.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 09:05
 
Started off expecting to hear "Hello Darkness my old friend."

Good tune

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Aug 28, 2012 - 18:11
 
 SinisterDexter wrote:
 kcar wrote:

Hugh Laurie. Great actor.... (from House)

Also, a very accomplished musician/vocalist...
 
Oh!  Right-o — doesn't he have an album coming out?  Or going on tour?  I thought I heard that somewhere.  Enjoyed his music performance bits on House — added deeper dimension to the character.  EDIT:  guess it came out May 2011, I missed the memo on that one....

AcesUp
(Athens, Georgia)
Posted: May 26, 2012 - 15:38
 
This is technical perfection with heart. 10+

lkovathana
(Chicago, Illinois)
Posted: May 26, 2012 - 15:38
 
 kcar wrote:

Hugh Laurie. Great actor. Early in his career, Laurie played Bertie Wooster, the epitome of an upper-class twit and polar opposite of his character in "House."

Hugh Laurie looking just like a shocked dog eating a cupcake 

There is vigorous debate as to whether dog was smarter than twit. My money's on the pooch.  
 
Don't forget the Black Adder !  A far cry from House.

jhorton
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 17:19
 
I, too, love the original, but if you don't play guitar and sing, you can't understand how fearless this cover is.

Brilliant and beautiful. IMO. 

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 17:16
 
i don't think this needed to be done.

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 22:07
 
Not as good as his usual stuff or the original but still not too bad.

dave3ld
(What a great station!)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 07:55
 
A great cover of one of my favourite songs originally sung by (the goddess) Liz Fraser. A 9 in my books.

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 12:16
 
 lshinkawa wrote:
Like Massive Attack's version better
 
I agree. But this one is still pretty good.

SinisterDexter
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 11:28
 
 kcar wrote:

Hugh Laurie. Great actor.... (from House)

Also, a very accomplished musician/vocalist...

rommi
((Berkeley, CA))
Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 18:43
 
What a beautiful song!

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 18:43
 
Jose can you see by the dawns early light...  Perfection.  10.  A rare cover I will applaud.

kcar
Posted: Dec 27, 2011 - 21:21
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
Hey! This sounds like the same song from tv's "House." I love that british actor, what's his name? Hugh Jackman?
 
Hugh Laurie. Great actor. Early in his career, Laurie played Bertie Wooster, the epitome of an upper-class twit and polar opposite of his character in "House."

Hugh Laurie looking just like a shocked dog eating a cupcake 

There is vigorous debate as to whether dog was smarter than twit. My money's on the pooch.  

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 16:23
 
Hey! This sounds like the same song from tv's "House." I love that british actor, what's his name? Hugh Jackman?

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Nov 12, 2011 - 23:35
 
 SinisterDexter wrote:
He has the oddest album covers. Does he design them himself?
 
i doubt it.....probably paid somebody


SinisterDexter
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 12:53
 
He has the oddest album covers. Does he design them himself?

lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Sep 10, 2011 - 21:56
 
Like Massive Attack's version better

suesblues
(Sydney, Australia)
Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 04:39
 
nice homage to a beautiful song, but not as good as the original. Why do I think of men in kilts on a wild scottish moor when listening to this version?



Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 13, 2011 - 19:53
 
Okay - I'm voting for a "Torture RP Listeners" set. ALL the versions of this song, one after another. With apologies before and after the set.  And then, another "Torture RP Listeners" set with "Alleluia."   Possibly a contest - listeners vote for their favorite version and the winners of the most popular version get a mug, or a T-shirt, or a really cool thing to post at their websites. Or money.  Money would be good, too.

Suitable warnings should apply, of course, and during the time some RP listeners will flee the scene and possibly get homework done or a room rearranged, beverages and food should be offered. 

hencini
Posted: Jun 13, 2011 - 18:01
 
Good, but I definitely prefer the MA version.  

eruwenolorien
(SC)
Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 13:33
 
 derekd wrote:
Massive Attack's original was off the charts great. But in my opinion, a cover should be someone else's interpretation altegother, and I feel this is an outstandig rendition as such.
 
I agree that a cover should be the other artist's interpretation, though I find Jose's just okay.

I do, however, love Civil Twilight's "Teardrop" cover: http://www.myspace.com/civiltwilightband/music/songs/teardrop-72476885



vicariance
(awesome like a billion hot dogs)
Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 13:04
 
 derekd wrote:
Massive Attack's original was off the charts great. But in my opinion, a cover should be someone else's interpretation altegother, and I feel this is an outstandig rendition as such.
 
nailed it. {#Cheers}

crispynz1
Posted: May 20, 2011 - 20:37
 
That was painful.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 07:07
 
Love me some Jose Gonzalez!

floydcaveman
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 12:44
 
 derekd wrote:
Massive Attack's original was off the charts great. But in my opinion, a cover should be someone else's interpretation altegother, and I feel this is an outstandig rendition as such.
 
I've been listening to RP for about 5 years, always loved this song, think of it as the "clanging on the pipes" song.  Also have always loved Massive Attack's version. So I guess it's a tribute to both band's unique cover of this song that it was only a few months ago that I realized they were the same song!



Magikal1act
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 12:42
 
took my breath away...I heard this song in a way I never have before and I love Massive Attack no doubt. Thank you (once again, RP) for given me a delightful aural experience. {#Yell}

handsandhart
(The here and now)
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 12:39
 
 Imkirok wrote:
Hello darkness, my old...

Oh wait.  Never mind.

 
haha, I heard that too


lexica
(Oakland, CA)
Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 19:55
 
Just had to bump this from 8 to 9. I do love a cover version that really reinterprets the original and makes something new of it. Otherwise, why bother? (Note, I love the original as well.)

derekd
(Mudball called Earth)
Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:44
 
Massive Attack's original was off the charts great. But in my opinion, a cover should be someone else's interpretation altegother, and I feel this is an outstandig rendition as such.

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 10:43
 
 vesta0424 wrote:
What is that picture on the album cover?
 
{#Think}  Mothman?


socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Feb 07, 2011 - 16:24
 
 Cynaera wrote:
So - who actually wrote this song, and who performed it originally? I've got four versions of it, but I'd love to hear the ORIGINAL.  Whatever versions I've heard, I love, of course - Newton Faulkner's is my favorite, with Massive Attack's version second...
 
Massive Attack is the original, and yes they wrote it — it appears on their stunning 1998 album Mezzanine with Elizabeth Fraser on vocals.  I love the original — and Elbow's cover 2nd.  Jose is meh, okay I guess.


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Feb 07, 2011 - 16:15
 
So - I went back through four pages of comments, and apart from a lot of snarky words about "the original," I read only a few that actually referred to Massive Attack as the original performer.  I like Newton Faulkner's cover, and of course, Massive Attack has the market cornered, but who wrote the song, and was it Massive Attack that originated it?


dogpound
(the island on which I belong)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 09:07
 
he aint no Liz Fraser.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 09:06
 
 raelic wrote:
Turns a modern classic into a poorly sung dirge.
This should be tarred, feathered, quartered, buried and the ground on top of it sprinkled with holy water.
 
{#Roflol} I don't agree with your sentiments, but love their expression :)


Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 09:04
 
Hello darkness, my old...

Oh wait.  Never mind.


Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 13:42
 
I actually knew of this version before I had ever heard the original by Massive Attack (I bought "In Our Nature" a couple of years ago, and only heard Massive Attack's version a few months ago). Perhaps because of this, I actually like Jose's cover as much as, maybe even a little more than, the original. I prefer his voice to the original singer's for the song...my two cents, anyway.

It would be really cool to hear his singing mixed with the music from the original.

raelic
Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 13:40
 
Turns a modern classic into a poorly sung dirge.
This should be tarred, feathered, quartered, buried and the ground on top of it sprinkled with holy water.

Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 07:10
 
 laprincessa wrote:
WOW, I thought Massive Attack wrote this song. ...
 
Uh, they did...


laprincessa
(A Texas girl in North Hollywood)
Posted: Oct 04, 2010 - 11:09
 
WOW, I thought Massive Attack wrote this song. Had no idea there were other versions out there, either. 

This is an interesting version, but MA's version still chills my bones.  

Martino
(Almere, Netherlands)
Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 05:44
 
7 > 8

vesta0424
Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 12:42
 
What is that picture on the album cover?

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 11:17
 
I have a version by Newton Faulkner that just knocks my socks off!  I have to admit, though, that Massive Attack's rendition is still my favorite, for now... {#Daisy}

Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 12:10
 
 dctrpunda wrote:
would've been interesting to see how This Mortal Coil would cover this song.
 

I LIKE THAT IDEA!