I heard this song for the first time today and probably for the 10th time in the past hour. Its one of those songs that you just can't stop listening to, so here it sits on my speakers playing on direct rotation over and over again. The guitar, the beat, and most of all Lissie's voice are pure magic on this song. I have to give credit to Kid Cudi for the original, which is a great track in itself. The original version is driven by a slow and heavy beat combined with a soft swagger in Cudi's voice. In the cover, Lissie brings the lyrics to the forefront and lets the music intensify her words. Her performance transforms the song into something deeply impactful.
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15 July 2010
Artist Retrospective : Radiohead
Attended Mark Lowrey Presents: Radiohead Tribute at Record Bar and instantly fell back in love with Radiohead (not that we ever fell out of love). Decided to take a retrospective look at all things Radiohead and pick a few of our favorite songs. It was not an easy task, but we widdled it down to ten.
Rotation 1
“Street Spirit” – The Bends, 1995
“Exit Music (For a Film)” – OK Computer, 1997
“The Tourist” – OK Computer, 1997
“How to Disappear Completely” – Kid A, 2000
“Pyramid Song” – Amnesiac, 2001
“You and Whose Army” – Amnesiac, 2001
“There There (The Boney King of Nowhere)” – Hail to the Thief, 2003
“A Punch Up at a Wedding (No No No No No No No No) - Hail to the Thief, 2003
“Reckoner” – In Rainbows, 2007
“All I Need” – In Rainbows, 2007
Rotation 2
“Creep” – Pablo Honey, 1993
“Planet Telex” – The Bends, 1995
“Just” – The Bends, 1995
“Talk Show Host” – William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, Music from the Motion Picture, 1996
“Karma Police” – OK Computer, 1997
“The National Anthem” – Kid A, 2000
“Optimistic” – Kid A, 2000
“There There (The Boney King of Nowhere)” – Hail to the Thief, 2003
“A Wolf at the Door (It Girl. Rag Doll.)” – Hail to the Thief, 2003
“Body Snatchers” – In Rainbows, 2007
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Rotation 1
“Street Spirit” – The Bends, 1995
“Exit Music (For a Film)” – OK Computer, 1997
“The Tourist” – OK Computer, 1997
“How to Disappear Completely” – Kid A, 2000
“Pyramid Song” – Amnesiac, 2001
“You and Whose Army” – Amnesiac, 2001
“There There (The Boney King of Nowhere)” – Hail to the Thief, 2003
“A Punch Up at a Wedding (No No No No No No No No) - Hail to the Thief, 2003
“Reckoner” – In Rainbows, 2007
“All I Need” – In Rainbows, 2007
Rotation 2
“Creep” – Pablo Honey, 1993
“Planet Telex” – The Bends, 1995
“Just” – The Bends, 1995
“Talk Show Host” – William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, Music from the Motion Picture, 1996
“Karma Police” – OK Computer, 1997
“The National Anthem” – Kid A, 2000
“Optimistic” – Kid A, 2000
“There There (The Boney King of Nowhere)” – Hail to the Thief, 2003
“A Wolf at the Door (It Girl. Rag Doll.)” – Hail to the Thief, 2003
“Body Snatchers” – In Rainbows, 2007
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