The Perfect Cover SIngle
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just me . . . yr in austin?
i got a girl for you to meet. good girl. built like a, a smallish brick shithouse (she was a dancer). smith girl, helps the poor, catholic, 27 years old. she's moving back to austin to help unwed mothers. great rack. may i repeat that a little louder?: GREAT RACK. she'll be down b/f christmas, i think. just say you know me from school or the internet or whatever. this could be the start of something BIG . . . shit how does jl do that font thing?
cupid, draw back your bow,
hvb
SPEAKS SPANISH FROM TRAVELS IN GUATAMALA and CHIAPAS. cooks real good.
i'm telling ya,
boldly go where only a few men have gone b/f,
hvb
i got a girl for you to meet. good girl. built like a, a smallish brick shithouse (she was a dancer). smith girl, helps the poor, catholic, 27 years old. she's moving back to austin to help unwed mothers. great rack. may i repeat that a little louder?: GREAT RACK. she'll be down b/f christmas, i think. just say you know me from school or the internet or whatever. this could be the start of something BIG . . . shit how does jl do that font thing?
cupid, draw back your bow,
hvb
SPEAKS SPANISH FROM TRAVELS IN GUATAMALA and CHIAPAS. cooks real good.
i'm telling ya,
boldly go where only a few men have gone b/f,
hvb
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Originally posted by justme
Los Lobos covering Birtha and transitioning into Not Fade Away and then back into Bertha at the Austin City Limits Music festival.
Los Lobos covering Birtha and transitioning into Not Fade Away and then back into Bertha at the Austin City Limits Music festival.
just me:
pick your answer:
1. hombre was a prolific whoreboard poster. (or take them as you find 'em.)
2. how's that working out for you?
3. this girl is crazy and has great ex potential.
it's been my experience that a cross section of whoreboard POSTERS mirrors the population at large quite nicely. (or i'm one of kind here and there as well.)
knows nice guy when she encounters one,
hvb
pick your answer:
1. hombre was a prolific whoreboard poster. (or take them as you find 'em.)
2. how's that working out for you?
3. this girl is crazy and has great ex potential.
it's been my experience that a cross section of whoreboard POSTERS mirrors the population at large quite nicely. (or i'm one of kind here and there as well.)
knows nice guy when she encounters one,
hvb
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jl
I don't know. It's haunting. It's true I've been on a bit of an EC kick of late. But his version of this song completely changed its meaning to me, which is why I listed it.
First of all, it's the way he sings it. To me, the original Rodgers Hart number and most of its early interpretations are pretty straightforward, soulful renditions. Elvis gives it an edge I had never previously considered. There's something about the way he screams "stay little valentine, stay" that completely flips the song on its lid for me. He can't bear to be without her, and he seems a bit peeved about it. Strikes me that at the end of that song, he's spent.
It genuinely stays with me for days at a time, and the other versions never did that. I sing it to my kid when he wakes up in the middle of the night, and I'm struck by the vocal range required to pull it off in the key Costello does it in. (Of course, this could be my own weakness of voice...)
Anyway, no other version of the song achieves that breakthrough for me. I never felt Sinatra endowed the song with the same passion. I mean, he's a great performer, but he's sort of a reader when it comes to interpreting a song. Either it's right for him or its not. (I can't dance... When I was 17...) And while this song is right for him, it doesn't leap out to me the same as it does from EC. Ella, well, she's incredible. But again, she never gave it that edge to me.
Second, I think Costello captures the writers' vision in a way they never would have expected. Those others essentially capture the simple message of the song: outward imperfection is no barrier to beauty and love. Costello seems to recognize that this also has the effect of pissing us all off.
I don't know. It's haunting. It's true I've been on a bit of an EC kick of late. But his version of this song completely changed its meaning to me, which is why I listed it.
First of all, it's the way he sings it. To me, the original Rodgers Hart number and most of its early interpretations are pretty straightforward, soulful renditions. Elvis gives it an edge I had never previously considered. There's something about the way he screams "stay little valentine, stay" that completely flips the song on its lid for me. He can't bear to be without her, and he seems a bit peeved about it. Strikes me that at the end of that song, he's spent.
It genuinely stays with me for days at a time, and the other versions never did that. I sing it to my kid when he wakes up in the middle of the night, and I'm struck by the vocal range required to pull it off in the key Costello does it in. (Of course, this could be my own weakness of voice...)
Anyway, no other version of the song achieves that breakthrough for me. I never felt Sinatra endowed the song with the same passion. I mean, he's a great performer, but he's sort of a reader when it comes to interpreting a song. Either it's right for him or its not. (I can't dance... When I was 17...) And while this song is right for him, it doesn't leap out to me the same as it does from EC. Ella, well, she's incredible. But again, she never gave it that edge to me.
Second, I think Costello captures the writers' vision in a way they never would have expected. Those others essentially capture the simple message of the song: outward imperfection is no barrier to beauty and love. Costello seems to recognize that this also has the effect of pissing us all off.
I probably do think you're full of shit. But it's senseless to argue with such a well-considered and expressed opinion. It would just come down to an extremely lengthy version of "My preferences are better than yours. NYAA NYAA NYAA." I'd rather save that for the discussions of overweight prostitutes.
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1. Hey, I'm willing to lie about the stuff I've done, but I'm not willing to lie to a friend about a relative stranger.
(And don't think it doesn't kill me that even if I stopped doing this three months ago, I wouldn't have to lie about it for the rest of my life)
2.
a. The conversation is better than that on audiogon
b. Old habits die hard
c. Even if I am not currently particpating, I find the topic interesting
d. I think the topic is linked to some other issues I have
e. I am cynical enough about my life to 'know' that I might need this info again some day.
(Not for nothing, my often declared whoreboard hero is John Francis)
(And don't think it doesn't kill me that even if I stopped doing this three months ago, I wouldn't have to lie about it for the rest of my life)
2.
a. The conversation is better than that on audiogon
b. Old habits die hard
c. Even if I am not currently particpating, I find the topic interesting
d. I think the topic is linked to some other issues I have
e. I am cynical enough about my life to 'know' that I might need this info again some day.
(Not for nothing, my often declared whoreboard hero is John Francis)