With my next pick I select:
I Don't Like Mondays by Tori Amos (2001, on Strange Little Girls)
Originally written and recorded by The Boomtown Rats (1979)
If anybody doesn't know the story behind this song, back in 1979 in San Diego a 16-year-old girl who lived across the street from an elementary school went on a shooting spree, and when asked why she did it, her response was "I don't like Mondays." For all of its fame I'm not a huge fan of the original song, as it just doesn't seem to capture the gravity of the event - the lyrics are obscure enough that the upbeat tune has apparently convinced many that it's a song about not wanting to go in to work after the weekend. Amos slows it down and gives it a little bit of the heft that the original didn't have.
In a word ... yes.... Are you sure the Rats covered it with this topic in mind? ...
In a word ... yes.
In a hurry so will keep this short:
Wheatus - A Little Respect (2000)
Original by Erasure (1988)
Love this cover - don't think this song would have been taken at all but I couldn't live without it on my island.
Capt is now up!
I like the original better, but then again, my musical tastes are not for everyone!
you guys should like say something about her choices just so she doesn't think you are all being rude. Or possibly dead.![]()
And to start the 15th, I'm going in a slightly different direction:
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" -- The Animals, released as a single, 1965
Originally recorded by Nina Simone, 1964
Though, not as different a direction as I initially intended. Confession time: I was originally planning to make this pick in the opposite order, having reversed the years/order in my head at some point and remembering it wrong all this time. No matter. I love both versions, so I'm fine with making the switch.
Original version:
Time to add some music from this century. This next piece was recorded for the Girl with the Dragon Tatoo opening sequence. This version modifies the viking hubris of Robert Plant's vocals to a horrific hunger/thirst for destruction. More angry tunes to pass the time along on my island, I guess. With my 15th selection, I choose:
Immigrant Song - Trent Rezner, Karen O, and Atticus Ross (2011) The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo Soundtrack[
Extra points for that one. I remember being bowled over by that cover through the opening credits of the film, but it didn't occur to me when putting together a list. It takes one of the grittiest Led Zeppelin songs, and makes it about ten times grittier. Quite an effort.