Friday, September 30, 2005

random musical ideas

some random ideas for crazy covers. don't go stealing them now.
  • a capella version of that violent femmes song w/ the counting. perfunctory research says that the name of this song is "add it up" and hey the opening, which thematically is substantially different from the rest of the song, is a cappella which i didn't remember. actually i don't know if i've ever heard that opening before. also, there really isn't any counting in the song at all. ok, it's not "add it up" but "kiss off." meh. either one would work for this idea. speaking of counting, how many p's are in capella?
  • this idea i've had ever since i found a harmonium on 114th street and half fixed it up. cover of "exit music for a film" with just an acoustic guitar and harmonium. the harmonium kicks in on the "you can laugh" part instead of the whiny noise which is either an electric guitar or a synth but at the moment i don't remember.
  • i also have notes somewhere for a synth-heavy version of "what'll i do" (the irving berlin song). fuck, i'm gonna become that taco dude.
also, i really really like politics of dancing which is on my speakers at the moment. fuck you, it is awesome. plus it has a bowie reference. if you haven't seen it, i recommend the video of bowie and arcade fire performing at the fashion rocks show which is floating around the net. i didn't really get arcade fire before, but suddenly i do.

Posted by bgruber at 1:23 AM

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:31 AM, September 30, 2005

    Dude. If you're doing internet research at least get the songs right. "Add It Up" is the "why can't I get just one kiss" Femmes song. With the a capella opening. "Kiss Off" is the one with the counting.
    Just because they sound similar doesn't mean they're the same.

    -Pat

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  2. bgruber12:47 PM, September 30, 2005

    i would pay particular attention to my use of the word perfunctory and the fact that i got it right at the end. of course the fact that they sound similar doesn't mean they're the same song, but it does mean that the idea of doing a version with an a capella group works well for both.

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  3. Les11:44 PM, October 01, 2005

    dude. i think i've plumbed the depths of your insanity, and then you write shit like this. you ARE gonna become that taco dude. and taco is NOT falco. remember.

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