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Post by nicola6 on Apr 17, 2007 11:38:34 GMT -5
I heard "The Village Green Preservation Society" last night, during the opening of Jennifer Saunders' new series "Clatterford." It was just a line or two, sung by a female vocalist.
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Post by marjoriem on Apr 17, 2007 11:45:00 GMT -5
I believe that's the lovely Kate Rusby singing.... ;D She and her hubby, John McCusker, make beautiful music solo but especially together. I'm not sure if he plays on that track...  |
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Post by nicola6 on Apr 17, 2007 12:15:00 GMT -5
She does have a very lovely voice. It really took me by surprise to hear the song. |
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Post by emms on Apr 24, 2007 21:41:43 GMT -5
There was a 6-minute feature on a new cover of "Muswell Hillbilly" on the radio show "The World" today!!!! Here's a link. www.theworld.org/?q=node/9631 |
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Post by nicola6 on Apr 24, 2007 21:51:23 GMT -5
Nice piece, thanks Emms.
I think Holly mentioned on another thread that the film "Hot Fuzz" features both "Village Green Preservation Society" and "Village Green." Kinks songs seem to be turning up everywhere!
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Post by HollyH on Apr 24, 2007 21:52:06 GMT -5
Cool. But don't they know Tim O'Brien already covered it?
BTW, Southern Culture on the Skids records on the Yep Roc label, the same as Nick Lowe, Robyn Hitchcock, Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, and Dave Alvin. It's my favorite label.
I can see why they'd be tempted to record this rambunctious song. But I wonder if they understand that they are destroying the whole ironic point of the song? It's like when a woman recorded a cover version of Nick Lowe's "All Men Are Liars." When a man sings it, you have to laugh because he's lying as he's singing. When a woman sings it, it's just her complaining.
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Post by emms on Apr 24, 2007 22:27:27 GMT -5
Yes, when I heard the report start, I thought they were going to play Tim O'Brien's version!! They could have mentioned that... they must have been aware.
I guess I was just glad to hear the song and the publicity for Ray and the Kinks (even if they did pronounce it "Day-veez"!) I thought Lisa Mullins made a cute comment at the end referring to ADAAOTN.
I know what you mean about songs changing their entire demeanor depending on who's singing, too... My favorite example is "Wind Beneath My Wings." When a man sings it, I feel like he's condescending. "Oh, thanks for walking five steps behind me and doing my laundry." When Bette Midler sings it, it makes sense to me.
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Post by emms on Apr 24, 2007 22:30:35 GMT -5
By the way, I love that word, "Hitchthingy"!! And something is making me see what the censor does to Bruce C*ckburn. Here goes:
Bruce Cockburn
(His rabid fans who follow him from gig to gig are known as "Burnheads", by the way!)
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