The soundtrack to my recent reading of the book "Small Town Talk" (see the So What Are You Reading? thread) consisted of a Bob Dylan marathon yesterday, followed by a Todd Rundgren marathon today.
A channel away after the footy the other night was an old show brought back for a one off reprise. I caught the last 5 minutes, in which was this from a Ukrainian pop group.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
The final episode of Luther had a remix of the Cure's "A Few Hours After This" play through the credits. It's a B-side I only own on tape, which should indicate how long it's been since I've heard it. I was still able to sing along with the entire thing. Some songs just stick with you.
This VERY 80s Roxy Music synth-rock cover of one of the Byrds' most well-known self-written songs will doubtless seem like sacrilege to many listeners, but I like it. Roxy's leader, Bryan Ferry, has a prolific but erratic history of recording covers (the same Roxy album featuring this song has another cover, a laughably bad version of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour.")
Although Nico's dour monotone isn't everyone's cup of tea, I actually prefer this version to the Bowie original; Bowie's vocals were IMO a bit hysterical on the original, and when his voice would crack (which was often), it sounded to me like nails on a chalkboard.
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