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my favorite song this week

Apr 8, 2007
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I love covers. It's nothing against the originals, but I like to see what someone else's take is on a song that's already familiar to me. Sometimes it fails miserably, sometimes it's equally brilliant. This hip-hop version of Wham's "Careless Whisper" falls somewhere in between. I actually really like the added lyrics, too. It's not the best I've ever heard, but it's definitely interesting, not only for the genre-switch, but also because I don't believe I've ever even heard anyone do a Wham cover before. What a shame! Someone needs to get working on a cover of "Freedom", stat!

Some Wham trivia:
I still have the 7" single of the original song from when I bought it with my allowance in 1984, and I could've sworn, until exactly 30 seconds ago, that "Careless Whisper" was a Wham! song--because that's what it says on the single. Apparently this is only true for the U.S. packaging, as it was released as George Michael solo originally.

QotD: Thanks for the Memories

Apr 6, 2007
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What are the 10 most memorable music performances you've seen? (Remember, "memorable" may not be good.)
Submitted by Bill.

Not in any particular order, the very good ones [locations added since I've seen almost all of them more than once]:

Spiritualized at the Vic Theatre, Chicago
Gang of Four at Metro, Chicago
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Chicago Theatre, Chicago
Dismemberment Plan at Metro, Chicago
Sigur Ros at the Lyric Opera, Chicago
Tori Amos at the Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago
Stromkern at Sonar, Baltimore
Nine Inch Nails at SIU, Carbondale [Illinois]
Funker Vogt at Funhaus, Toronto
Monstrum Sepsis at Club Anything, Milwaukee
Jesus Jones at Beat Kitchen, Chicago
Sisters of Mercy at Pier 2, Bremen [Germany]
Chris Connelly at Otherworld, St. Louis
Moby at Otherworld, St. Louis
Kill Hannah at Metro, Chicago
Econoline Crush at Otherworld, St. Louis
Illusion of Safety at Deadtech, Chicago
Bellyfeel at Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
The Strand at 5th and B, San Diego
Underworld at the Riviera Theater, Chicago
Airiel at Double Door, Chicago
Galaxia at Firehouse, St. Louis

Memorably bad:
Superstars of Love at Abbey Pub, Chicago [not that they really should be considered a band]
Fun Club at Elbo Room, Chicago [not that they should be considered a band either]
Thanatos at Dome Room, Chicago [not their fault, but the sound guy should've been shot]
Thrill Kill Kult at 5th & B, San Diego [not that they should be considered anything but a joke at this point]
Kill Hannah in the cafeteria of St Louis University [also not their fault--there were 8 people there]
Alanis Morrisette at Kiel Center, St Louis [yeah I know, it's my fault for agreeing to go in the first place]

And just plain weird:
PM Dawn at a Wal-Mart turned into a country bar in St. Louis, with opening act Britney Spears, no joke.