Bruce's London Calling

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Billy Joel wrote:I like Springstern well enough, I just find that particular cover really grating, showcasing a lot of his vocal limitations/annoying idiosyncrasies, and the saxophone is perhaps the worst complement possible for that song.
Joelston.

It's absolutely terrible.
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matedog wrote:
Billy Joel wrote:Brilliant gesture, and a terrible, terrible goddamn cover by any definition.
Mediocre? Sure. Terrible? That seems like an unreasonably strong reaction.
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I can't tell what you find so appalling about it other than the fact that it is someone you feel so negatively about covering someone you feel so strongly about.
I like it. Didn't even know about this - thanks for posting. Seems like a thoughtful, non-cliched tribute. To me, instantaneously one thousand times more appealing than the London Calling cover. Does it suddenly turn horrible at some point?

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Wolter wrote:I caved and watched.

Well sort of. I didn't even make it to "The Ice Age is coming," before closing the window in disgust.

God. Awful.
I finally broke down and watched. I don't hate Bruce or anything, but damn, that was terrible. I play LC on the guitar better than he did, and I suck.
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Billy Joel wrote:I like Springstern well enough, I just find that particular cover really grating, showcasing a lot of his vocal limitations/annoying idiosyncrasies, and the saxophone is perhaps the worst complement possible for that song.
Let's maintain perspective here- who the hell covers Mescaleros tunes? Let alone a major act on a major stage. Yeah his voice is idiosyncratic in a completely different way than Joe was, but that's missing the point. I don't mind the sax, knowing Bruce and Clarence's relationship, it's nice to have his mate open the show with him providing an instrument not used on the original recording.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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It was a lovely gesture, but wasn't Bruce's idea, it came from Michael Eavis's daughter. Of course it was Bruce who carried it out, but it's not like he said "hey, I love that Coma Girl, we should play that". He does truly admire Joe though.

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Heston wrote:
TeddyB Not Logged In wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkumCXjWA2U

The final mix sounds a little better...
An over-impassioned Springsteen is bad enough, but that Gypsy on backing vocals is just awful. Who let that fucker near a mic? He didn't even know the words.
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Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
Heston wrote:
TeddyB Not Logged In wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkumCXjWA2U

The final mix sounds a little better...
An over-impassioned Springsteen is bad enough, but that Gypsy on backing vocals is just awful. Who let that fucker near a mic? He didn't even know the words.
eumaas wrote: :mad:
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Here's a more respectable Coma Girl cover...more true to form but I like it. There's some nice guitar in there.

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Speaking of Coma Girl and tributes, this is also nice and interesting.
Pro skater Jason Adams song for his skate part in Enjoi's "Bag of Suck" is Coma Girl by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. The skate film (Bag of Suck) is pretty old (2004?) so I'm thinking it was a tribute to Joe.
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First song is Love Me Tender by Elvis, Coma Girl starts at 1:09.

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simo wrote:Here's a more respectable Coma Girl cover...more true to form but I like it. There's some nice guitar in there.

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I've seen this one. MUCH better tribute/cover than Broos Springstream.

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Yeah look man the Boss is great, even strummer himself was a massive fan, check this out:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/ju ... lastonbury

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stayfree wrote:Yeah look man the Boss is great, even strummer himself was a massive fan, check this out:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/ju ... lastonbury

Are you the same 'stayfree' that existed on here many moons ago that was a little kid and you'd get called maxi-pad or something and then get angry??

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yetaca wrote:
stayfree wrote:Yeah look man the Boss is great, even strummer himself was a massive fan, check this out:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/ju ... lastonbury

Are you the same 'stayfree' that existed on here many moons ago that was a little kid and you'd get called maxi-pad or something and then get angry??
Hello yetaca,

Unfortunately not, I just signed up from the link from that rockin facebook group 'Loving the Clash' who post relentlessly on the only band that matters. I suppose 'stay free' was not as individual as I first thought, you can call me 'maxi-pad' if it makes you feel better though, how long has this site been going? I dig it.

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matedog wrote:
Billy Joel wrote:I like Springstern well enough, I just find that particular cover really grating, showcasing a lot of his vocal limitations/annoying idiosyncrasies, and the saxophone is perhaps the worst complement possible for that song.
Let's maintain perspective here- who the hell covers Mescaleros tunes?
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