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The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 09:44 pm UTC 07/05/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Recycling - it's good for you - Pudding 09:29 pm UTC 07/04/09 |
| I think new production to go with Meats vocal on "You took the word..." would be awesome. Defo a new production for "I'll kill you..." and "Everything is permitted" both vastly underrated songs > Surf's Up and I think with a few tweaks like a big fuck > off orchestra, it would be amazing. As to who to sing it, > still working on that, but I kinda like Darren Holdens > voice on the version he did, not sure if it would work > with an orchestra though. > > > Actually, in Jim's case, I tend to think it isn't. I > > really don't want to hear another version of Total Eclipse > > played on a flugelhorn with Gregorian monks intoning "Turn > > around" while some bint murders the song with a techno > > beat in the background. Recycling sucks. > > > > However, there ARE songs in Jim's canon that could do with > > a new lick of paint and greater recognition, and in the > > absence of something new from the man himself, it's > > something to think about. > > > > So - and I'm sure this has been done before, but so has > > arguing and insults and, hey, that doesn't stop us doing > > them all over again - here's the task. Pick one (only one, > > no cheating, you can't have your cake and eat it here) > > song from Jim's catalogue that you would love to hear > > spruced up and rerecorded, and given a shiny new > > well-promoted release. Choose the style of the production > > (Bova, Rundgren, something totally off the wall) and, if > > you like, an artist to do it justice. > > > > I'll kick off - and this has been a difficult choice. I > > want to hear Ravishing blasting out of my speakers with a > > shiny new production and a thoroughly good arse-wiping. > > > > For me, it's one of Jim's great lost classics, and > > seemingly very under-rated by his fans. I blame the 80s > > production on Secret Dreams, which also spoils Rebel > > without A Clue and almost spoils Dirty Job, which is far > > too tinny and synth-based for modern ears. Bittan's grand > > piano would be well up in the mix and some real > > orchestration would be added in place of Bova's tweets and > > twits. On top of that, it needs to ROCK. The original just > > seems too poppy to me - and if you're gonna do it as pop > > song, then Jim should have begged Abba to record it, but > > that's a whole other thread... > > > > As for who would sing it - well, I really like Bonnie's > > vocals, so I'm not even sure they need to be touched. Just > > do away with the backing track and start over. If I'm > > forced to pick a new singer, then I'd have to go left > > field and change the sex (it would only need a couple of > > lyric tweaks if you really look closely) and give it to > > Brandon Flowers. Seriously - I think this sort of song is > > just written for his voice. And he's camp enough to like > > the idea too. I also don’t see many female singers around > > at the moment that could really do Jim justice, but then, > > that's a whole other thread too. > > > > Anyways, any takers? Bash my idea if you like, but say > > something - it's good for friction ;-) > > | |
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