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Sawyer
(Calgary, Canada)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 09:36
 

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Segue
(Almost Paradise)
Posted: Feb 18, 2013 - 23:17
 
MORE CONCRETE BLONDE. please

passsion8
(over the hills and far away)
Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 07:12
 
Oh C'mon. Almost any other song by CB is better than this. Really Bill, read the comments and change things up a bit with this stellar and underrepresented band. Give Bloodletting a spin!

claya
(Boerne Texas)
Posted: Oct 16, 2012 - 14:06
 
 Nighthawk wrote:
Perhaps it's nostalgia, but this song just takes me on a journey through the difficult struggle of life. When I first heard the song I had been beaten down a lot. No one cared. It's just the way it was. This song was a way of telling me that this is just the way life is, but there was something in her voice that was apologetically bitter about the whole thing. It helped. It wasn't until years later that I discovered it was a cover. This version is still my favorite.
 

The song did the same for me.... It was in the movie Pump Up the Volume...anyway, it soothed a teenage heart.

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Oct 16, 2012 - 14:05
 
got it.... everybody knows..... heard you the first 100 times
 

bluecshells
Posted: Oct 16, 2012 - 14:03
 
....everybody knows....

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 00:55
 
wha's this about everybody's nose ?....there's so much better c blonde...texas ladies man... walking in london...caroline..vampire song..god is a bullet..still in hollywood....maybe more of that.. less of this eh?

AlienRelic
(east of Eden)
Posted: Aug 14, 2012 - 13:33
 
This is not horrible but Cohen's version is MUCH better IMHO....

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 03:02
 
Love the Leonard version and Love this version.  That's not controversial is it?

lazylemming
(City of the Angels)
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 12:33
 
Who knew covering a Leonard Cohen song could be so divisive...?

Nighthawk
(San Francisco, CA)
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 12:04
 
Perhaps it's nostalgia, but this song just takes me on a journey through the difficult struggle of life. When I first heard the song I had been beaten down a lot. No one cared. It's just the way it was. This song was a way of telling me that this is just the way life is, but there was something in her voice that was apologetically bitter about the whole thing. It helped. It wasn't until years later that I discovered it was a cover. This version is still my favorite.

jadewahoo
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 12:04
 
Johnette Napolitano's passion and power expressed through this already-stellar Leonard Cohen song is a joy to hear.

hogdog
(Mad-Town, Wisconsin)
Posted: Apr 09, 2012 - 23:53
 
 This>>
vandal wrote:

All y'all need to loosen the waistband on your chonies - this is a textured and nuanced cover with its own intrinsic value.  So what if its not as great as Cohen's original.  Its still great. 
 
 



shakitten
(Trying to get back into a good dream)
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 07:17
 
I love CB, but this isn't one of their better moments.
Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 07:17
 
unnecessary version!

ScottD
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 07:17
 
Check this out on YouTube, that version is a stellar performance.

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 07:17
 

All y'all need to loosen the waistband on your chonies - this is a textured and nuanced cover with its own intrinsic value.  So what if its not as great as Cohen's original.  Its still great. 
 

Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo)
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 07:16
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
If Leonard Cohen wasn't still alive he'd be turning in his grave. Actually this cover isn't to bad.
 

Was so thinking the same Laughing

iTuner
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 07:16
 
This song just blows.

Regardless who sings it. 

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Mar 09, 2012 - 07:16
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
If Leonard Cohen wasn't still alive he'd be turning in his grave. Actually this cover isn't to bad.
 
It's a pretty good cover, IMO. Different from Cohen's, but as good covers should, it adds a new layer of interpretation to the song. Plus it's danceable, and yer woman has a cracking voice :)


iTuner
Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 14:24
 
Haven't heard this since 1994 and its still too soon.

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 14:20
 
If Leonard Cohen wasn't still alive he'd be turning in his grave. Actually this cover isn't to bad.

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 14:20
 
 mrmonkey wrote:
blech
 
Yep...but it is harmless I suppose. Kinda safe and dull to me.

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 14:19
 
Much improved over the original "You're a mean one, Mister Grinch" version.

zorrofox
(Scotland)
Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 12:19
 
Can't say I'm a fan of covers - if it ain't broke... - but this is pretty good in my humble opinion.

mrmonkey
(Ottawa)
Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 12:14
 
blech

mybaldbird
Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 12:13
 
Haha, well I sure wasn't expecting those lyrics after the intro!

ptooey
Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 12:12
 
Everybody's noooooooooose
Everybody's nose

echoes
(Danbury, CT)
Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 12:11
 
Nice try on this cover....but no.

jotbe6
Posted: Feb 09, 2008 - 05:52
 
trekhead wrote:
Always did like CB. Yeah, Jeanette Napolitano(?) , great voice, good rhythms, excellent!
It's a 9!


YEAH!, it's excellent..
jotbe6
Posted: Feb 09, 2008 - 05:39
 
trekhead wrote:
Always did like CB. Yeah, Jeanette Napolitano(?) , great voice, good rhythms, excellent!
It's a 9!


YEAH!, it's excellent..
jotbe6
Posted: Feb 09, 2008 - 05:34
 
This song is really beautiful, the mixture of harmony is impressive, the changes of voice of Neapolitan Johnette are also brilliant, I give him 9 points
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Esta canción es realmente hermosa, la mezcla de armonia es impresionante, ademas los cambios de voz de Johnette Napolitano es genial, yo le doy 9 puntos

(former member)
(Right Here)
Posted: Aug 03, 2005 - 12:26
 
trempel wrote:
Oh my, they're gona play a Cohen song next. Wow. That's just torture. Bill has some issues today.


Must still have the same issues... :)

Not complaining about the Cohen, but the Blonde is way overrated.
(former member)
(Right Here)
Posted: Aug 03, 2005 - 12:25
 
Shesdifferent wrote:
That's actually interesting, like meeting someone you instantly dislike and you don't even know them. I wonder what that is.


Intuition
Drummer4soul
(Auburn, CA)
Posted: Aug 03, 2005 - 12:22
 
Shesdifferent wrote:
That's actually interesting, like meeting someone you instantly dislike and you don't even know them. I wonder what that is.
Oh, that's easy, knowing people from past lives explains that one. Sheesh.
trempel
(Abbostsford, BC, Canada)
Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 17:47
 
Oh my, they're gona play a Cohen song next. Wow. That's just torture. Bill has some issues today.
Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet)
Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 17:46
 
radiojunkie wrote:
There's something about Concrete Blonde that I've always found just plain annoying. Usually, I don't let the quality of the vocal get to me -- I can deal with Randy Newman, Neil Young, Dylan, Maryann Faithfull, etc. -- but for some reason Napolitano's voice just ticks me off. We must be on opposing frequencies.
That's actually interesting, like meeting someone you instantly dislike and you don't even know them. I wonder what that is.
trempel
(Abbostsford, BC, Canada)
Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 17:45
 
davie70 wrote:
This is a really bad rip-off of the Leonard Cohen song. Pathetic.


I couldn't agree more. Somebody oughtta shoot this guy. Cohen's voice and guitar work was perfect for this song, inf act it's one of Cohen's all-time best IMHO. This version just.. doesn't work.
Minstrelette
Posted: May 21, 2005 - 22:39
 
jed2667 wrote:
When I first bought the soundtrack for Pump up the Volume back in 1990, I had never heard of Leonard Cohen. I just assumed that Hard Harry had been playing Concrete Blondes song at a slow speed. Ok, I was young and naive. It wasn't till '94, when Natural Born Killers came out did I discover Cohen and finally heard the original. I do enjoy this version for nostalgic reasons but I have to agree that Leonard's version is truly the way this song should be sung.


I had the exact same experience and feel the same way as you about the different versions. Too bad RP doesn't seem to want to play Leonard's version.
drover
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 07:02
 
Xeric wrote:

I know I hate this version of this song. Gimme Leonard.

I'm with this guy.
ptooey
(Out there. Way out there.)
Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 06:51
 
davie70 wrote:
This is a really bad rip-off of the Leonard Cohen song. Pathetic.


Rip-off? It's called a cover in most circles, though I've also heard the term remake. Pretty common for artists to do these.


Personally, I think it's a good cover.
davie70
(way way off Broadway)
Posted: Mar 09, 2005 - 13:36
 
This is a really bad rip-off of the Leonard Cohen song. Pathetic.
neilpeart
Posted: Mar 09, 2005 - 13:34
 
Great song. Love it when she goes up into the next register...Thanks Mr. Cohen
radiojunkie
(New York/Connecticut Border)
Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 18:44
 
There's something about Concrete Blonde that I've always found just plain annoying. Usually, I don't let the quality of the vocal get to me -- I can deal with Randy Newman, Neil Young, Dylan, Maryann Faithfull, etc. -- but for some reason Napolitano's voice just ticks me off. We must be on opposing frequencies.
Xeric
(Wrong decade, but hey . . .)
Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 18:36
 
AliGator wrote:
I think I hate this song.

I know I hate this version of this song. Gimme Leonard.
resonator
Posted: Jan 24, 2005 - 07:13
 
I'd never caught this in the lyrics before:

Everybody knows that you been faithful
Give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you been discrete
So many people you had to meet
Without your clothes
Trustocity
(Boston, baby)
Posted: Jan 24, 2005 - 07:10
 
jed2667 wrote:
When I first bought the soundtrack for Pump up the Volume back in 1990, I had never heard of Leonard Cohen. I just assumed that Hard Harry had been playing Concrete Blondes song at a slow speed. Ok, I was young and naive. It wasn't till '94, when Natural Born Killers came out did I discover Cohen and finally heard the original. I do enjoy this version for nostalgic reasons but I have to agree that Leonard's version is truly the way this song should be sung.


I just had a "Pump Up The Volume" flashback myself. Our drama club watched this movie religiously, this and "Rocky Horror" and "The Wall" at the midnight movies but "Pump Up" on VHS. We loved that moment when Hard Harry drives up as Concrete Blonde sings their version for the first time. In retrospect, pretty damn cheesy, the movie and the devotion to it... but I miss those days. (shrug) Of course the Leonard Cohen version is better, but can you listen to it in the car as you drive "the strip" at midnight with your fellow high school buddies? I think not.
cementfloor
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Posted: Jan 24, 2005 - 07:09
 
Great song but I can't say that I really dig this version of it.
AliGator
(Back in France)
Posted: Jan 09, 2005 - 13:27
 
I think I hate this song.
diane
(seacoast, nh, usa)
Posted: Dec 10, 2004 - 23:35
 
I feel a bit like the village idiot here. I have NO CLUE what this rendition is "about" - why it was done in this manner, what it was trying to convey, if anything - particularly the first 1/2 or so.... Yep. I'm clueless on this one.