Now, I don’t know if I would say if this is better than the original, because I love Simon & Garfunkel, thanks to my parents, who are OF (Original Folkster) fans of S & G. But this cover was pointed out to me by . . . my mother. She’s almost 72. She loves this. It gets pretty melodramatic, but that is a thing I like sometimes.
There was an obscure Australian jangle-pop band in the early 90’s named Even As We Speak. Their female vocals were done by Mary Wyer, who was a friend of Angie Hart from Frente.
Shortly prior to Frente’s breakthrough cover of Bizarre Love Triangle, Even As We Speak recorded this:
Even As We Speak, Bizarre Love Triangle
Mary was reportedly Not Amused when the Frente version went big.
Crazy thing is he’s (IMO) not even the most talented Shankar gigging.
Mind, if you gonna play sitar with that family background, there’s like, no pressure eh. If it were me, I’d have trained to be an electrician or something, lol.
After @Nonentity expressing their dislike/confusion for Europe’s The Final Countdown, I’m reminded of this wonderful cover by @Mindysan33’s favorite band Laibach.
I wasn’t being entirely serious. I know you’re familiar with their work and have referenced them many times before. I think it’s awesome that you did a dissertation referencing them. They are definitely interesting and misunderstood.
Indeed. Even though I’m going to end up changing the last chapter of my disseration, I’m keeping everything I’ve written about them and Fela Kuti in it… They are fascinating in what they were/are trying to do and how well they represent a popular culture critique of the modern world. All without winking at the audience too much.