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Natalie Merchant — Sympathy for the Devil
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stunix
(Narrowboat nr Caen Locks)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 16:58
 
I've done a better version down the Royal Oak while I was drunk. (playing the spoons and glasses!)

hatechris
(Boston)
Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 01:09
 
I've always hated her voice and her and her music and everything else. I couldn't even imagine what going to a Natalie Merchant concert must be like or who would even go to one or what type of person they must be. This is so unemotional and it puts me to sleep. It's horrible. The 90's are over baby.

NeuroGeek
(Just Way Out There)
Posted: Jun 04, 2012 - 12:04
 
This is sooooo wrong.   

dw
(PHill, CA)
Posted: May 08, 2012 - 12:15
 
BLASPHEMY!  {#Razz}

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:28
 
I can't believe it, pushed the Play Something Different button on Steely Dan's Aja and got this.

gregormiz
Posted: Jun 28, 2008 - 22:08
 
Thank you for this comment. I was planning on saying something much less polite. I'll let your comment speak for me, in much nicer tones. :-)

shmuelman wrote:
Everything she does is pretty soulless. This is an exception; it is absolutely soulless.

gypsyman
(Just passing through....)
Posted: Jun 28, 2008 - 22:05
 
Hmmmmm. Definitely different.
Xeric
(Up on the Roof)
Posted: Jun 28, 2008 - 22:02
 
Not a Stones fan. Certainly not enough of one to hold anything of theirs sacred. So this is . . . so-so, all on its own merits.
Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Jun 28, 2008 - 22:02
 
Dogpile on Natalie Merchant!
jwb
Posted: Jun 28, 2008 - 22:01
 
I've always wondered what is the lowest-rated song on RP. This must be close.
wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:42
 
bokey wrote:

Not...one....song...ever...

And she can only sing a couple notes, but none of them are the right ones.


Oh I see, well there were worse musicians than the Stones, who where they. . . oh The Who!
appy_monkey
(between here and there)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:33
 
If you were to play this version backwards, I do believe the Earth would implode.

So, count your blessings people, we could have been ANNIHILATED, forever.

Wolf825
(New York)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:30
 
I see there are 2 tone-deaf people who actually rated this a '10'.
Wolf825
(New York)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:28
 
crockydile wrote:


This beats the hell out of nothing.


Actually, nothing is much, much better than this garbage.

Too bad I can't rate this below a '1'.
oufason
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:26
 
Just because you can dosent mean you should.
bokey
(Up on the tightwire. One sides ice and one is fire.Mostly)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:26
 
wferrier wrote:
But Natalie can sing it in tune! Forget Mick. . .

Not...one....song...ever...

And she can only sing a couple notes, but none of them are the right ones.
mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:25
 
...even though i don't care for this song, i have to say that i appreciate bill sticking to his guns in playing this regularly - challenging listeners' tastes is a large part of what makes real DJs so much better than automated programming...

...now when do we get to hear joanna newsom again?..
sutcliff
(Saint Louis)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:25
 
fun but not true to the song.
pavlov1
(Richmond, Virginia USA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:24
 
I don't understand how she's lasted this long.
Stevo
(Columbia, SC, US of A)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:24
 
Wow, this is probably the worst rating I've ever seen up here!
More_Cowbell
(North of Chicago, IL, USA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:24
 
I like this cover too
misterimpatient
(Eastern Massachusetts, USA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:23
 
Oh well, I like the cover too. Even the wholesome can be drawn in and forced to look the devil in the eyes.
posner
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:23
 
wow. i have never been so moved to both give a '1' and underscore it with a comment.
and bill: yes, it really is that bad.
jumpback
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:23
 
I agree. Just wrong. A bad decision on her part....
a_genuine_find
(Nieuw Amsterdam)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:23
 
cleric wrote:
Apostasy

I agree, this brings to mind one simple

shmuelman
(Denver)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:23
 
Everything she does is pretty soulless. This is an exception; it is absolutely soulless.
Dog_Ear
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:23
 
Agreed. This should NOT have been permitted. I have NO SYMPATHY for Natalie.
wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:23
 
But Natalie can sing it in tune! Forget Mick. . .
UltraNurd
(Boston, MA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:22
 
On second hearing, not as bad as I originally thought.

I am very biased against poor live recordings, though.
QueenLucia
(Corner of the USA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:22
 
Hmmm. It's not the best thing I've ever heard, but it's certainly not the worst. I'm surprised by the excess of hatred.

zaknafein
(Kansas City, MO)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:22
 
Mercifully, it appears the stream has died.
MrStatenIsle
(Staten Island, New York)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:21
 
How dare she!


rickhoran
(Eastern PA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:21
 
you have got to be kidding me! i can't put enough vomit faces on this. so i won't. why not play the love you live of RS or the get your ya-yas out version? this is like having depeche mode play liz phair's "f- and run". it should just never happen.

sfListener
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:21
 
Lowest rating ever?
cleric
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:20
 
Apostasy
voetjens
(Blacksburg, VA)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:20
 
some songs should never be covered, this is one of them
zaknafein
(Kansas City, MO)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:20
 
This is very very lacking.
ghcollins86
(Santa Monica, CA (469.84 miles SSW of Paradise))
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:19
 
Great singer but a very bad song choice for her . . .
bizon
(Vancouver)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:19
 
This might just be one of the worst things that I have ever heard. The pain!

Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: May 28, 2008 - 11:18
 
Oh dear god, my ears. Make it STOP!
meloman
(Warsaw, Poland)
Posted: Sep 14, 2007 - 23:33
 
Ernö wrote:
Unlike most of you folks, I quite like this song. Remember that this is a performance at a live show... not a studio album cover (that would change everything).

I go to several concerts a year, and if the set includes a cover as unlikely as this, it just makes the concert extra special.

My 2¢ :)

I agree. First time I've ever heard this song covered by anyone. Nice enough.
winter
(in exile, as always)
Posted: Sep 14, 2007 - 23:32
 
It's too upbeat for my tastes.
kaz
Posted: Sep 14, 2007 - 23:32
 
Bill, you have an unusual sense of humor - I love it!
(the sense of humor, not the tune).
laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up)
Posted: Aug 19, 2007 - 21:37
 
Damn! 58% Sucko-Barfo?!? I clicked on it after hearing it on the MP3 CD-R I just made from my 8-14 rip to listen in my car - I wanted to give it at least a 'Quite Likeable' rating. Well, goldarnit, I'm sticking by my guns! I was tempted to fill in the empty bar in the distribution and give it an 8, but, since this is the first time I've heard it, I will just give it the 7 I started out with. I think it makes a good seque to Monkey Man by the Stones!
NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 13:56
 
mattt wrote:

Having known and loved people who've had, and have, cancer, I can say this isn't as bad. It's a song, folks. Let's keep things in perspective.



the man is speaking from personal experience..

maybe I can explain..

oh forget it.
mattt
(Undisclosed Location)
Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 13:43
 
hippie wrote:
And I thought havin cancer was bad.

Having known and loved people who've had, and have, cancer, I can say this isn't as bad. It's a song, folks. Let's keep things in perspective.


GChevy410
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 13:40
 
I was going to rate this song a 3, but then I read 3=ho hum meaning you can make it through the song, but not enjoy it. Instead I rated the song a 1
crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 13:40
 
alanthecowboy wrote:


While I can't say it's Natalie's finest cover, it beats the hell out of the Stones' version. Not that I don't the Stones, but hearing them do it for the several thousandth time drives me up the wall.


This beats the hell out of nothing.
stickers11
(Burnaby, BC)
Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 13:39
 
I like Merchant, but this does nothing for me...
alanthecowboy
(Lakefield)
Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 13:39
 
hippie wrote:
And I thought havin cancer was bad. Boy was I wrong, THIS COVER IS BAD! Hell, bad doesn't EVEN begin to cover how BAD this cover is.




While I can't say it's Natalie's finest cover, it beats the hell out of the Stones' version. Not that I don't the Stones, but hearing them do it for the several thousandth time drives me up the wall.