Woebot
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Been playing a little parlour game with myself. Imagining if I was to do an Invisible Jukebox "The Wire-style" with Paul McCartney (widespread groaning, give it a rest Matt etc). I thought quite a conceptually witty way to approach something like this with (coughs) Sir Paul would be to just play him cover versions of his songs made by other artists and use that as a means to open out discussing the more "alternative" sides of his oevre.
Here's what I've come up with so far:
The Residents: Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life
You can get this on the Jon Savage "England's Dreaming" CD on Trikont. Stunning pice imagining what would happen after the reverberating chord at the the end of "A Day In The Life"
(good for Post-Number Nine Avant-Garde discussion material)
Hector Zazou: Strawberry Fields Forever
Very Mutant Disco-ish. Could discuss Paul's "Temporary Secretary" with this.
Joyce Bond: Ob-la-Di Ob-la-Da
Choice rocksteady cover of this Reggae-influenced track. Theres whole reams of Beatles reggae covers obviously, but this seems particulary pertinent.
Siouxsie and The Banshees: Dear Prudence
What DID you think of punk, Paul?
Edu Lobo: Hey Jude
Brazilian cover. Possibly cover the Beatles influence of tropicalia.
Ramsey Lewis: Julia
A real favourite of mine, from Ramsey's Mother Nature's Son classic on Cadet (just songs from The White Album)
Beastie Boys: One of The Songs of Paul's Boutique
Not sure which one samples "Come Together", but in the process of finding out I discovered this bizarre site:
http://www.moire.com/beastieboys/samples/songs.php
in conjunction with Dangermouse's The Grey Album (pile of crap that it was): What do you think about sampling?
Interesting because (insiders knowledge) I know Macca tried to (unsuccessfully) stop Dangermouse being lynched by EMI. Just like U2 failed to stop Island lynching SST for the record.
Cathy Berberian: Revolution LP
The Luciano Berio connection.
http://www.franklarosa.com/vinyl/Exhibit.jsp?AlbumID=73
Candy Flip: Strawberry Field Forever
OK, failing a bit here. Need something to go with a chat about Paul's Fireman Techno project.
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OK dear fellow dissensoids, can you come up with:
a) a better electronica cover.
b) an african record (to talk about Band on The Run being recorded in Lagos)
c) a really hot AvantGarde one to go with Paul hanging with AMM.
d) a standar R'n'B in a Chuck Berry vein cover.
e) most difficultly a Free Jazz one to go with Paul's love of Albert Ayler (c'mon you know you can do it!)
f) a bbc radiophonic cover
and any other suggestions......
Here's what I've come up with so far:
The Residents: Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life
You can get this on the Jon Savage "England's Dreaming" CD on Trikont. Stunning pice imagining what would happen after the reverberating chord at the the end of "A Day In The Life"
(good for Post-Number Nine Avant-Garde discussion material)
Hector Zazou: Strawberry Fields Forever
Very Mutant Disco-ish. Could discuss Paul's "Temporary Secretary" with this.
Joyce Bond: Ob-la-Di Ob-la-Da
Choice rocksteady cover of this Reggae-influenced track. Theres whole reams of Beatles reggae covers obviously, but this seems particulary pertinent.
Siouxsie and The Banshees: Dear Prudence
What DID you think of punk, Paul?
Edu Lobo: Hey Jude
Brazilian cover. Possibly cover the Beatles influence of tropicalia.
Ramsey Lewis: Julia
A real favourite of mine, from Ramsey's Mother Nature's Son classic on Cadet (just songs from The White Album)
Beastie Boys: One of The Songs of Paul's Boutique
Not sure which one samples "Come Together", but in the process of finding out I discovered this bizarre site:
http://www.moire.com/beastieboys/samples/songs.php
in conjunction with Dangermouse's The Grey Album (pile of crap that it was): What do you think about sampling?
Interesting because (insiders knowledge) I know Macca tried to (unsuccessfully) stop Dangermouse being lynched by EMI. Just like U2 failed to stop Island lynching SST for the record.
Cathy Berberian: Revolution LP
The Luciano Berio connection.
http://www.franklarosa.com/vinyl/Exhibit.jsp?AlbumID=73
Candy Flip: Strawberry Field Forever
OK, failing a bit here. Need something to go with a chat about Paul's Fireman Techno project.
---------------
OK dear fellow dissensoids, can you come up with:
a) a better electronica cover.
b) an african record (to talk about Band on The Run being recorded in Lagos)
c) a really hot AvantGarde one to go with Paul hanging with AMM.
d) a standar R'n'B in a Chuck Berry vein cover.
e) most difficultly a Free Jazz one to go with Paul's love of Albert Ayler (c'mon you know you can do it!)
f) a bbc radiophonic cover
and any other suggestions......