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El Lele de los Van Van — High and Dry (w/ Radiohead)
Album: Rythms Del Mundo - Cuba
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Does anyone know where I can buy this song as I can't find it in iTunes?
Posted 2 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
This works. Posted 9 years ago by Egrey from WASH, DC Still works.
Posted 4 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
 fimo wrote:
ok, i needed a little break after QOTSA - but this is a bit harsh!
that's like leaving a battlefield in the midst of fight, and stepping into a supermarket elevator {#Whistle}

(edit: what i'm meaning to say is that this was definitely the strangest musical transition* i've ever heard here!)

* sorry, i'm not a native English speaker - dunno how to pronounce "segue" :-)
 
You did just fine (you spelled "segué" correctly - it's pronounced "SEH-gway."  I'm laughing at your metaphor about leaving a battlefield and stepping into a supermarket elevator.  TOO funny.  I rather like this song - the slow bossa-nova beat would be perfect without the vocals... {#Bounce}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 fimo wrote:
(edit: what i'm meaning to say is that this was definitely the strangest musical transition* i've ever heard here!)

* sorry, i'm not a native English speaker - dunno how to pronounce "segue" :-)
 

But you're typing, not speaking.... {#Stupid}

Anyway, it's pronounced SEG (rhymes with beg) WAY (/ˈsɛɡweɪ/)
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
This works.
Posted 14 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
I actually like this version better than Radioheads and I'm not a Radiohead hater!{#Roflol}
 

I don't hate Radiohead, just the singer's voice.  This guy's got a much better voice.  Me likey!
Posted 14 years ago by Ntropy    [ Reply ]
Donde esta mi mojito Cubano?
Posted 14 years ago by rjewyo    [ Reply ]
I actually like this version better than Radioheads and I'm not a Radiohead hater!{#Roflol}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 marzipanic wrote:
¿Donde esta Señor Coconut?
 

{#Roflol}  {#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by nunofm    [ Reply ]
 Trey wrote:
Martini con queso
 

Eww! What a gross sounding drink...{#Puke}
Posted 15 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
I hear the talking of the DJ
Can't understand just what does he say?


Posted 15 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
Martini con queso
Posted 15 years ago by Trey    [ Reply ]
This made me laugh out loud. I was working away on a boring document and I heard the guitar refrain for High and Dry subdued in the background and I was like... wtf?... am I imagining that?...

Posted 15 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
ok, i needed a little break after QOTSA - but this is a bit harsh!
that's like leaving a battlefield in the midst of fight, and stepping into a supermarket elevator {#Whistle}

(edit: what i'm meaning to say is that this was definitely the strangest musical transition* i've ever heard here!)

* sorry, i'm not a native English speaker - dunno how to pronounce "segue" :-)


Posted 15 years ago by fimo    [ Reply ]
¿Donde esta Señor Coconut?
Posted 15 years ago by marzipanic    [ Reply ]
Bruce Lash must love this version. It's kinda cool.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
nice transition from No One Knows...a little Mexican radio
Posted 15 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
It's a refreshing cover...
Posted 15 years ago by xy    [ Reply ]
d00kie wrote:
EEEyup...Nothing's changed....I logged in just to give this a 1

Eyup. I logged in just to give this an 8 (and wtf are Radiohead doin' in there?) I think it's glorious.

(also in cubicle hell)

p.s. Ohhh - followed by Radiohead "Knives Out" .. intro'd with a similarly deeply luxurious chord-set.
Posted 15 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]
EEEyup...Nothing's changed.

d00kie
(In Cubicle Hell!)
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 - 10:30
I logged in just to give this a 1


Posted 15 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
Voooooooooolare!!!!!
Posted 15 years ago by bbryan    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
I like Cuban music...but I can't hear Radiohead in this....does anyone know what they did on this?
 
On the CD the song title is simply High and Dry, and the artist is El Lele de Los Van Van featuring Radiohead (samples).

Listen closely during the horns and you can hear it deep down.  The samples really do nothing for it (and once you hear them are actually kind of annoying), so my guess is they included them just to get the Radiohead name on it.

This song works for me, but the rest of the album is really better left unheard.

Posted 15 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
I like Cuban music...but I can't hear Radiohead in this....does anyone know what they did on this?
 
This is just a guess, but I think it's the guitar riff.

The riff is featured prominently in Radiohead's version at 2:55, and can also be heard in the background of this version at 1:33.

(They wrote the song, but that's not usually enough to get "w/ Radiohead" credits, so I assume that's what you were asking about.)

Posted 15 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]


El Lele De Los Van Van - High and Dry (w/ Radiohead)    ==>   Radiohead - Knives Out    


Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
...funny, i'm sitting here working with this playing in the background and suddenly stop, knowing that i recognise this music from an english-language original with a radically different arrangement, i just can't quite put my finger on it...so pop over to radioparadise.com, and sure enough, i'm correct, but sadly my coworker doesn't recognise the title high and dry, although i'm certain he'd know the song if he heard it...

Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Dios Mio{#Eek}
Posted 15 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
If you're looking for a good latin tinged version of this tune, check out Jorge Drexler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfjOwIjpzKE

Posted 15 years ago by thatslongformud    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
I like Cuban music...but I can't hear Radiohead in this....does anyone know what they did on this?
 
Maybe they changed the channel on the radio-head by turning its nose.

No, if you listen carefully, you can still hear a hint of the original song.

Posted 16 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
¡Que triste! {#Rolleyes}

Posted 16 years ago by ndg    [ Reply ]
Yes, I'll have the cheese platter and a bottle of schmaltz liquor.
Posted 16 years ago by rluking    [ Reply ]
This is kinda fun!
Posted 16 years ago by MCKY    [ Reply ]
meh

(And I'm a BVSC fan!)

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Just be glad it's not a Def Leppard melange going on here.{#Shhh}
Posted 16 years ago by weez    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
I like Cuban music...but I can't hear Radiohead in this....does anyone know what they did on this?
 
Count your blessings!   {#Lol}

Nice tune.

Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Cheesy!!!
Posted 16 years ago by pedrock77    [ Reply ]
I like Cuban music...but I can't hear Radiohead in this....does anyone know what they did on this?
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Danny_G wrote:
A mí me gusta

Yea me too, especially when Bill follows it up with a Radiohead cut.


Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
A mí me gusta
Posted 16 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Everyone who was involved with the making of this album should be shot for crimes against music.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
This entire album is shameful.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
why such low ratings? quite likeable I think. Seems the song lends itself pretty well to this.
Gotta say, I agree 100%. Not too dusty at all.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Sets the right mood for a lazy Sunday with the girlfriend.
Posted 16 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
7
Posted 16 years ago by Masoud    [ Reply ]
8
Posted 16 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by hurrah    [ Reply ]
I hate this kind of music, but this song is so beautiful! 8
Posted 16 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
Ho Hum
Posted 16 years ago by dereksailor    [ Reply ]
While certainly not unpleasant I personally don't care for this style of music but accept it as the price of listening to eclectic radio. This song however has totally blown me away and I always turn the volume up when it's played. I love the way Radio Paradise broadens my horizons.
Posted 16 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
I was wondering what it was. Then I played the original and I was blown away. It's got what I think is essencial on a cover: It's gotta sound original. I gave it a 7
Posted 17 years ago by alvarorb    [ Reply ]
make it stop... tooooo long.
Posted 17 years ago by Hinkamp    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by mapomo    [ Reply ]
I logged in just to give this a 1
Posted 17 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
Eek! This is really schmaltzy and annoying. And the crooning, yipes!
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
why such low ratings? quite likeable I think. Seems the song lends itself pretty well to this.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
I couldn't even tell this was a cover at first.
Posted 17 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
Danny_G wrote:
Nope, you must be in a Cuban club. Get a map and a brain.
Posted 17 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Bailamos sweetie?
Posted 17 years ago by HombreDeMezcal    [ Reply ]
Danny_G wrote:
Nope, you must be in a Cuban club. Get a map and a brain.
Posted 17 years ago by kaupmees    [ Reply ]
Well done. Being a Radiohead fan and a Spanish speaker, this is a lot of fun to listen to.
Posted 17 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
Better Radiohead Covers are found here: https://easystarrecords.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=115_2050&pc=ESCD15 And their "Dub Side of the Moon" is even better.
Posted 17 years ago by d_prock    [ Reply ]
Mucho Mucho AIEEEE AIEEE AIIEEEEEEEEEEE!
Posted 17 years ago by obzidian    [ Reply ]
I think the funniest all time comment is when Dionysus put a picture of Spock for Supertramp's Logical Song.
Posted 17 years ago by Hedwig    [ Reply ]
esto para bailar muy arrimaditos
Posted 17 years ago by xviti    [ Reply ]
Dude, you're freakin' me out...
Posted 17 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Please make this song go away
Posted 17 years ago by Dave_Ryder    [ Reply ]
It's nice to know Thom Yorke has a sense of humor, at least...
Posted 17 years ago by manleywoman    [ Reply ]
dreadpixie wrote:
excuse me, sir, I think I'm stuck going up and down in this Elevator on a cheap Cuban cruise... and the music is making me lose my mind. Can anyone get me out of here?
Ha ha.... I agree. This is ridiculous. Check out all the rest of the quality stuff on this album. Why mix the genres? Nothing better to do?
Posted 17 years ago by pmnixa    [ Reply ]
WTF?
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
excuse me, sir, I think I'm stuck going up and down in this Elevator on a cheap Cuban cruise... and the music is making me lose my mind. Can anyone get me out of here?
Posted 17 years ago by dreadpixie    [ Reply ]
Ah, que Guapa!. y qye, Cuba Libre! Embrazos mis Hermanos, Dave
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
ziggytrix wrote:
a bajillion times better than Jamie Cullum's cover of the same tune cuz the vocalist doesn't attempt (and fail) the falsetto in the chorus :)
I just checked: RP does not have any Jamie Cullum. There is one Michael Bublé song. And that's exactly how it should be! :grin: Well Ok, perhaps we need even less Jamie cullum and maybe one more Bublé song, if it's a short one.
Posted 17 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
Yes! "Now Playing:" says Radiohead will be on soon! (Not great Radiohead, but not this, either.)
Posted 17 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Am I in a mexican nightclub here?
Nope, you must be in a Cuban club. Get a map and a brain.
Posted 17 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Very nice. Makes me feel like I'm in Old Mexico. Ah See see senorita.
Posted 17 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Am I in a mexican nightclub here?
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Dull, cheesy. Wouldn't seek it out.
Posted 17 years ago by PeterRigg    [ Reply ]
If you find something physically painful, that's a bad thing, right?
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
a bajillion times better than Jamie Cullum's cover of the same tune cuz the vocalist doesn't attempt (and fail) the falsetto in the chorus :)
Posted 17 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
This is actually a pretty fun album...it's nice to hear a different spin on music sometimes.
Posted 17 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
Is nice to hear this kind of music once in a while...
Posted 17 years ago by rgr0707    [ Reply ]
weird, really really weird.
Posted 17 years ago by pomalley    [ Reply ]
Didn't think I would like it... I was wrong.
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
I can feel the tropical breeze with this one.
Posted 17 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
wow, once i figured out what song this was, it was like getting hit in the head with a 2 by 4, but in a good way
Posted 17 years ago by IMGoph    [ Reply ]
Ah... Sí, ritmos de Cuba
Posted 17 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Cool!!
Posted 17 years ago by aflanigan    [ Reply ]
THE LO-OOOOOOO-VE BOAT!
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]
Different. I'll start with a 7....
Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]