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Yes I did, I shot her :: Under the Covers :: Cover of the Week

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Hey Joe :: Charlotte Gainsbourg “Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?” Hey Joe is an American popular song from the 1960’s that has become a rock standard and as such has been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written. Charlotte’s take does not gender-swap lyrically, which is always an intriguing choice to me. Her vocals and style of this song make it feel sensual, dark, and dangerous, almost alluring, if murder and infidelity can be described as such. Diverse credits and claims have led to confusion as to the song’s true authorship and genesis. The … Continue reading Yes I did, I shot her :: Under the Covers :: Cover of the Week

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So soon you’ll take me :: Under the Covers :: Cover of the Week

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The Killing Moon :: Pavement “Fate, up against your will, through the thick and thin; he will wait until, you give yourself to him.” The Killing Moon is a single by the band Echo And The Bunnymen. It was released on their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. It is one of the band’s highest-charting hits, reaching number nine in the UK Singles Chart, and often cited as the band’s greatest song. It has been said that everything came together for Echo in The Killing Moon. Will Sergeant’s opening guitar sets the scene in some exotic location; Ian McCulloch’s evocative vocals convey some of the … Continue reading So soon you’ll take me :: Under the Covers :: Cover of the Week

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Is this the place that I’ve been dreaming of? :: Under the Covers Wednesdays

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Somewhere Only We Know :: Lily Allen “Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I’m getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when, you’re gonna let me in? I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin.” Somewhere Only We Know :: Keane “And, if you have a minute why don’t we go Talk about it somewhere only we know? This could be the end of everything, so why don’t we go?“ Continue reading Is this the place that I’ve been dreaming of? :: Under the Covers Wednesdays

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With the lights out it’s less dangerous :: Under the Covers Wednesdays

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Smells Like Teen Spirit (live) :: Tori Amos “Load up on guns, bring your friends,  it’s fun to lose, and to pretend.” Smells Like Teen Spirit :: Nirvana “She’s over bored, and self assured. Oh no, I know a dirty word.” Continue reading With the lights out it’s less dangerous :: Under the Covers Wednesdays

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Anyone who’s ever had a heart :: Under the Covers Wednesday

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Sweet Jane :: Cowboy Junkies “Heavenly widened roses, seem to whisper to me, when you smile.” Sweet Jane (live) :: Lou Reed “Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse, and those ladies, they rolled their eyes.” Continue reading Anyone who’s ever had a heart :: Under the Covers Wednesday

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It only brings me sorrow :: Under the Covers Wednesday

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Boots of Spanish Leather :: The Airborne Toxic Event “Oh, I’m sailin’ away my own true love, I’m sailin’ away in the morning. Is there something I can send you from across the sea, from the place that I’ll be landing?” Boots of Spanish Leather :: Bob Dylan Continue reading It only brings me sorrow :: Under the Covers Wednesday

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Let me steal this moment from you now :: Under the Covers Wednesday

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Running Up That Hill (live) :: Placebo “You don’t want to hurt me, But see how deep the bullet lies. Unaware that I’m tearing you asunder. There is thunder in our hearts, baby.” Running Up That Hill :: Kate Bush Continue reading Let me steal this moment from you now :: Under the Covers Wednesday