tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post4615006794727579415..comments2024-03-17T11:05:22.464+00:00Comments on The Life And Opinions of Andrew Rilstone: I'm not sleepy...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-20516773470175226032010-11-15T19:35:41.981+00:002010-11-15T19:35:41.981+00:00Possibly "wreck" is too strong a word. B...Possibly "wreck" is too strong a word. But their version is too sweet, for my taste, with none of the anger that Dick Gaughan and Billy Bragg bring to it. (I have no problem with people changing "workin' men of all countries to "workin' folk of all countries" or "song about the love between all of my brothers" to "song about the love between my brothers and my sisters" but really, "we are free people though we are poor" doesn't scan.) <br /><br />Actually "cover" is probably too weak a word to describe what Dick Gaughan does to the Judas song -- his version is almost a different song -- a quite good parody of a hymn with some quite routine arguments has become an epic piece of distilled rage. (I love the way the drums come in before the final verse.) <br /><br />Apparently, Bill Caddick is sometimes asked why he sings so many June Tabor songs! But you listen to him singing "Unicorns" and then hear what she does to it, and you can hardly believe it's the same song. <br /><br />P.S<br /><br />Trust you are impressed with the way I fixed my typos so it looks like it's you who can't spell the singer's surname. :)Andrew Rilstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934052271846235431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-90583741047202134482010-11-13T16:20:16.130+00:002010-11-13T16:20:16.130+00:00"It occurs to me that that makes three of my ...<i>"It occurs to me that that makes three of my all time favourite songs are Leon Rossenholm covers."</i><br /><br />Yes, but it is true of Rosselson what used to be said of Bob Dylan, that his songs sound the best when covered by other people.<br /><br /><i>"Chumbawamba wreck "The World Turned Upside Down", I have to say."</i><br /><br />Cough! Splutter! (Tho' it is true they sneakily change the words...)Gavin Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347163260510316959noreply@blogger.com