Emiliana Torrini — White Rabbit
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One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice when she's ten feet tall
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall
Tell him a hookah-smokin' caterpillar
Has given you the call
And call Alice when she was just small
When the men on the chessboard
Get up and tell you where to go
And you have just have some kind of mushroom
And your mind is movin' low
Go ask Alice, I think she'll know
When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
And the red queen's off with her head
Remember
What the dormouse said
Feed your head
Feed your head
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice when she's ten feet tall
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall
Tell him a hookah-smokin' caterpillar
Has given you the call
And call Alice when she was just small
When the men on the chessboard
Get up and tell you where to go
And you have just have some kind of mushroom
And your mind is movin' low
Go ask Alice, I think she'll know
When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
And the red queen's off with her head
Remember
What the dormouse said
Feed your head
Feed your head
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Why?
Started listening to this and hated it. Then I started REALLY loving it. Then all was lost on the never-ending-ending. Damn.
Oh gee…someone else singing this song and bringing nothing novel or interesting. < Y A W N >
awful
sajitjacob wrote:
I'll have what he's having please
Fun fact; Rabbits are an invention of the Illuminati, designed to spread fear and loathing of meat, so you turn to Genetically Modified vegetables that contain sedatives and trackers.
Feed you head! wake up sheeple.
;-)
I'll have what he's having please
Greyerwrit wrote:
OK - My favorite RP comment so far!!
Jefferson Airplane meets Battlestar Galactica
OK - My favorite RP comment so far!!
bufallo wrote:
But did she write on of best songs ever made, uh NO. The original is like a gut punch and it should be. I guess you had to be alive then to understand.
She's got a better voice than Grace Slick.
But did she write on of best songs ever made, uh NO. The original is like a gut punch and it should be. I guess you had to be alive then to understand.
Zapata wrote:
Ha Ha Ha, you just made my Day, THANKS!!!!
Sounds like the Mickey Mouse Club discovered LSD.
Ha Ha Ha, you just made my Day, THANKS!!!!
She's got a better voice than Grace Slick.
This stands on its own merit. But I'll reveal my age a bit and point out no one could belt it out like Grace.
A really really good cover
bam23 wrote:
The overexposure of a song is what I call "Mull of Kintyre syndrome"
I like it, in part because, despite its historic significance in popular culture, the original is not something I enjoy hearing anymore. One of the drawbacks of modern civilization is the astonishingly easy access to almost everything that has ever been written, performed, drawn, etc. On the one hand, this gives easy access to the types of things that once were reserved for elites. On the other hand, there is a numbing effect that comes from gross over-exposure. This plays out in the comments sections here, when listeners complain that RP is playing something that is overplayed on commercial radio. The irony is that much of this music was seen as breakthrough material when it was new. The easy retort is: stop listening to those other stations. But, who can stop the endless barrage of piped in, or otherwise narrow casts, of music from the past 50 years. And my point is? The Grace Slick performance is fine, but after a half century or so, maybe another take on the song is not unwelcome.
The overexposure of a song is what I call "Mull of Kintyre syndrome"
Horrible comments on this one. A round of shame for the house!
dwsneed wrote:
I think the music is more complex and a lot better, for the most part.
My 2 cents. A yawner version of a great old classic. Brought nothing interesting or new to this version
I think the music is more complex and a lot better, for the most part.
Mayssa Karaa sang an Arabic version of White Rabbit in the film "American Hustle"......now there's a version we could all get into!
Does anyone out there enjoy this movie as much as I do?
One of my favorites, slipping periodically from reality to fantasy and back ... like what happens every day around here.
One of my favorites, slipping periodically from reality to fantasy and back ... like what happens every day around here.
I wish I was tripping and hearing this rendition for the first time. How confusing it would be for me. 'Used to the original and expecting the original and it's something familar but not the same. I think I've just blown my mind!
coloradojohn wrote:
I agree... been an Emiliana fan for a long time... love her!
I like how she knows no one can do Grace Slick except Grace, and she makes it her own without straying from the power and sinister intensity of the original. I love her other songs, too. A real talent!
I agree... been an Emiliana fan for a long time... love her!
I'm 70, saw Grace and the Airplane/Starship(ugh) and Hot Tuna with Grace sitting in many times. This version is fabulous! Emiliana stretches the music in a different direction and has made my listening experience wonderful. I'd like to hear more of her stuff on RP.
a. I like this
b. I wish Emiliana had put some more passion into it
Grace performed this song, Emiliana merely sung it (very well for singing) but without emotion.
Grace is a really tough act to follow.
Now hearing all the emotion in "Somebody to Love" affirms my assessment.
b. I wish Emiliana had put some more passion into it
Grace performed this song, Emiliana merely sung it (very well for singing) but without emotion.
Grace is a really tough act to follow.
Now hearing all the emotion in "Somebody to Love" affirms my assessment.
My 2 cents. A yawner version of a great old classic. Brought nothing interesting or new to this version
Edweirdo wrote:
I echo this... Emiliana is great!
Love Emilíana Torrini - worth checking out her album Love in the Time of Science
I echo this... Emiliana is great!
I like it! I like the original better!!
Jefferson Airplane meets Battlestar Galactica
bam23 wrote:
Beautiful!
I like it, in part because, despite its historic significance in popular culture, the original is not something I enjoy hearing anymore. One of the drawbacks of modern civilization is the astonishingly easy access to almost everything that has ever been written, performed, drawn, etc. On the one hand, this gives easy access to the types of things that once were reserved for elites. On the other hand, there is a numbing effect that comes from gross over-exposure. This plays out in the comments sections here, when listeners complain that RP is playing something that is overplayed on commercial radio. The irony is that much of this music was seen as breakthrough material when it was new. The easy retort is: stop listening to those other stations. But, who can stop the endless barrage of piped in, or otherwise narrow casts, of music from the past 50 years. And my point is? The Grace Slick performance is fine, but after a half century or so, maybe another take on the song is not unwelcome.
Beautiful!
Bleargh. I rated this one a 2 the first time I heard it, and I'm not feeling it necessary to move that rating up at all. I'm not against covers, but I really can't stand listening to grown women that sound like 12 year olds. Personal preference. 
I'd rather hear her doing what I presume is her own song Jungle Drum, which doesn't seem to have made RP yet. Wonder if it was tried and rejected? It's a cracker in my view.
this would be interesting to have this segue to that orchestral version of Kashmir that pops up on here
Iceland rocks!
this feels like a cover of the Garbage(?) cover.
looked for it and don't see them doing it, maybe Patti Smith's
looked for it and don't see them doing it, maybe Patti Smith's
Ja300Mes wrote:
I like it simply because I've not heard anything other than the original of this song - I've never once heard it covered.
Actually, you have...The Jefferson Airplane (with Grace Slick) is a cover
of White Rabbit done by The Great Society (with Grace Slick) a year or
so earlier...The Great Society (with Grace Slick) also do a great cover of
Sally Go 'Round the Roses...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
Ja300Mes wrote:
I like it simply because I've not heard anything other than the original of this song - I've never once heard it covered.
Actually, the Airplane's White Rabbit is Grace Slick doing a cover of her-
self...The original was by Slick when she was with The Great Society...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
I like how she knows no one can do Grace Slick except Grace, and she makes it her own without straying from the power and sinister intensity of the original. I love her other songs, too. A real talent!
SgtBeefheart wrote:
I watched it on Netflix and think you've probably wasted your cash...
Never heard of the film, but I like the White Rabbit version.
Just bought the dvd on ebay. At £1.50, got to be worth a punt.
I watched it on Netflix and think you've probably wasted your cash...
kazoo wrote:
How do rabbits spread fear and loathing of meat?
Rabbit Starvation/Poisoning
so add fat!
How do rabbits spread fear and loathing of meat?
Rabbit Starvation/Poisoning
so add fat!
Awesome ReMake
sajitjacob wrote:
How do rabbits spread fear and loathing of meat?
Fun fact; Rabbits are an invention of the Illuminati, designed to spread fear and loathing of meat, so you turn to Genetically Modified vegetables that contain sedatives and trackers.
Feed you head! wake up sheeple.
;-)
How do rabbits spread fear and loathing of meat?
Kinda melodramatic, like some action movie soundtrack. Oh! Look at that! It is! Well, nice variety anyway.
FAIL
pixel-pusher wrote:
I agree in principle, but geez, Louise, do something new with it.
It's twice as long. Lots of new stuff going on in those extra minutes.
I agree in principle, but geez, Louise, do something new with it.
It's twice as long. Lots of new stuff going on in those extra minutes.
D'ye know I thought a little hint of a Bjork like voice which I really like and I loved this song anyway ...
Never heard of the film, but I like the White Rabbit version.
Just bought the dvd on ebay. At £1.50, got to be worth a punt.
Just bought the dvd on ebay. At £1.50, got to be worth a punt.
"You might enjoy it... or you might not."
Bill summarizing, what RADIO PARADISE is about and why I love it.
Many songs here make me happy right away, very few make me use the psd button... and some grew on me and made me realize that there is so much more to discover!
Bill summarizing, what RADIO PARADISE is about and why I love it.
Many songs here make me happy right away, very few make me use the psd button... and some grew on me and made me realize that there is so much more to discover!
Love It - but Bill could sing this song and I would like it. A Great Song.
Righteous cover,, and I'm a Jefferson Airhead,,,
LYS wrote:
I've nowt against covers, and this isn't bad, but it doesn't give me shivers as Grace Slick does. It's also out of time as kids don't do trippy drugs these day. Ok but not memorable. Maybe it works fine in the context of the film.
I love this - exactly what a cover should do: pay homage, bring something new (energy, weirdness, magnificent musicianship), and do no harm. Check, check, check. As always, thx Bill
I've nowt against covers, and this isn't bad, but it doesn't give me shivers as Grace Slick does. It's also out of time as kids don't do trippy drugs these day. Ok but not memorable. Maybe it works fine in the context of the film.
I think I speak for Romeo Tuna/Lazarus in saying, "this song is so good for the ears!"
pixel-pusher wrote:
I agree in principle, but geez, Louise, do something new with it. Joe Cocker was a master at reinterpreting Beatles classics into new classics, but just re-singing a classic note-for-note only invites a failing comparison to the original. I'm also thinking about recent covers of Because the Night and Turn the Page which really did not need to be recorded because they were only weak retreads of the classic originals.
Dolly Parton's cover of Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down and Johnny Cash's Hurt are two other good examples of a complete retake, making each song very much their own.
This one? Meh. Not impressed.
I'd go along with that. Cocker's renditions often took the song in a different direction; sometimes even better. It may be in the modern idiom as some have commented, but for me it lacks that something that Grace + Airplane offered. Oh, and it has too much percussion drowning out other instruments.
I agree in principle, but geez, Louise, do something new with it. Joe Cocker was a master at reinterpreting Beatles classics into new classics, but just re-singing a classic note-for-note only invites a failing comparison to the original. I'm also thinking about recent covers of Because the Night and Turn the Page which really did not need to be recorded because they were only weak retreads of the classic originals.
Dolly Parton's cover of Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down and Johnny Cash's Hurt are two other good examples of a complete retake, making each song very much their own.
This one? Meh. Not impressed.
I'd go along with that. Cocker's renditions often took the song in a different direction; sometimes even better. It may be in the modern idiom as some have commented, but for me it lacks that something that Grace + Airplane offered. Oh, and it has too much percussion drowning out other instruments.
slaskey wrote:
I've always loved the original, especially it's role in the film "Fear and Loathing..."
This one is freaking awesome!! +2 to 9 for amazing production and the outro rocks extra good shit right into some Somebody to Love!!
LLRP
I - really detested the original - just always grated on my nerves - I heard this on RP today for the first time - and really like this This woman sounds amazing and fits the song just right thank you for providing a way for me to enjoy a clssic
I've always loved the original, especially it's role in the film "Fear and Loathing..."
This one is freaking awesome!! +2 to 9 for amazing production and the outro rocks extra good shit right into some Somebody to Love!!
LLRP
I - really detested the original - just always grated on my nerves - I heard this on RP today for the first time - and really like this This woman sounds amazing and fits the song just right thank you for providing a way for me to enjoy a clssic
Fun fact; Rabbits are an invention of the Illuminati, designed to spread fear and loathing of meat, so you turn to Genetically Modified vegetables that contain sedatives and trackers.
Feed you head! wake up sheeple.
;-)
Feed you head! wake up sheeple.
;-)
jcbenten994 wrote:
I have that album. It was one of the first two albums I ever bought and it was for the long versions of WR and STL. The other album I bought with that was Iron Butterfly ~ Heavy. Still have both.
I don't mind this version, gave it a 7.
A live, original version by The Great Society has long guitar-based intro which stretches the song is floating around. My favorite version.
This version is nice but hard to replicate the power of Grace's voice.
This version is nice but hard to replicate the power of Grace's voice.
I have that album. It was one of the first two albums I ever bought and it was for the long versions of WR and STL. The other album I bought with that was Iron Butterfly ~ Heavy. Still have both.
I don't mind this version, gave it a 7.
bam23 wrote:
I agree in principle, but geez, Louise, do something new with it. Joe Cocker was a master at reinterpreting Beatles classics into new classics, but just re-singing a classic note-for-note only invites a failing comparison to the original. I'm also thinking about recent covers of Because the Night and Turn the Page which really did not need to be recorded because they were only weak retreads of the classic originals.
Dolly Parton's cover of Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down and Johnny Cash's Hurt are two other good examples of a complete retake, making each song very much their own.
This one? Meh. Not impressed.
I like it, in part because, despite its historic significance in popular culture, the original is not something I enjoy hearing anymore. One of the drawbacks of modern civilization is the astonishingly easy access to almost everything that has ever been written, performed, drawn, etc. On the one hand, this gives easy access to the types of things that once were reserved for elites. On the other hand, there is a numbing effect that comes from gross over-exposure. This plays out in the comments sections here, when listeners complain that RP is playing something that is overplayed on commercial radio. The irony is that much of this music was seen as breakthrough material when it was new. The easy retort is: stop listening to those other stations. But, who can stop the endless barrage of piped in, or otherwise narrow casts, of music from the past 50 years. And my point is? The Grace Slick performance is fine, but after a half century or so, maybe another take on the song is not unwelcome.
I agree in principle, but geez, Louise, do something new with it. Joe Cocker was a master at reinterpreting Beatles classics into new classics, but just re-singing a classic note-for-note only invites a failing comparison to the original. I'm also thinking about recent covers of Because the Night and Turn the Page which really did not need to be recorded because they were only weak retreads of the classic originals.
Dolly Parton's cover of Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down and Johnny Cash's Hurt are two other good examples of a complete retake, making each song very much their own.
This one? Meh. Not impressed.
Relayer wrote:
A live, original version by The Great Society has long guitar-based intro which stretches the song is floating around. My favorite version.
This version is nice but hard to replicate the power of Grace's voice.
I am really surprised that someone could cover this song, and not completely fail. I dig this, and I RARELY ever like covers.
I think that the original is so short, that covering this song and letting the song "stretch its legs" is a good thing. The music of the original is great, but it never gets much time to shine due to the lyrics and short length.
I think that the original is so short, that covering this song and letting the song "stretch its legs" is a good thing. The music of the original is great, but it never gets much time to shine due to the lyrics and short length.
A live, original version by The Great Society has long guitar-based intro which stretches the song is floating around. My favorite version.
This version is nice but hard to replicate the power of Grace's voice.
I am really surprised that someone could cover this song, and not completely fail. I dig this, and I RARELY ever like covers.
I think that the original is so short, that covering this song and letting the song "stretch its legs" is a good thing. The music of the original is great, but it never gets much time to shine due to the lyrics and short length.
I think that the original is so short, that covering this song and letting the song "stretch its legs" is a good thing. The music of the original is great, but it never gets much time to shine due to the lyrics and short length.
bam23 wrote:
I agree with your point, but I would like to add to it. I loved the Beatles growing up, but after several decades of heavy rotations of Beatles music everywhere I turned, I had to block them out for awhile. I turned the station every time a Beatles song came on. I went on like this for a decade or so, and then I started listening to them again (in measured doses) and realized that I could appreciate them again. Actually, with the passage of time, I was coming to their music with a different life perspective and it allowed me to hear things in their music that I never heard before.
I like it, in part because, despite its historic significance in popular culture, the original is not something I enjoy hearing anymore. One of the drawbacks of modern civilization is the astonishingly easy access to almost everything that has ever been written, performed, drawn, etc. On the one hand, this gives easy access to the types of things that once were reserved for elites. On the other hand, there is a numbing effect that comes from gross over-exposure. This plays out in the comments sections here, when listeners complain that RP is playing something that is overplayed on commercial radio. The irony is that much of this music was seen as breakthrough material when it was new. The easy retort is: stop listening to those other stations. But, who can stop the endless barrage of piped in, or otherwise narrow casts, of music from the past 50 years. And my point is? The Grace Slick performance is fine, but after a half century or so, maybe another take on the song is not unwelcome.
I agree with your point, but I would like to add to it. I loved the Beatles growing up, but after several decades of heavy rotations of Beatles music everywhere I turned, I had to block them out for awhile. I turned the station every time a Beatles song came on. I went on like this for a decade or so, and then I started listening to them again (in measured doses) and realized that I could appreciate them again. Actually, with the passage of time, I was coming to their music with a different life perspective and it allowed me to hear things in their music that I never heard before.
ppeters914 wrote:
Classics beg on their knees to be messed with. But not just anybody can (or even should), and this version is a perfect example for what I mean.
Okay, but, seriously? One doesn't mess with a classic.
Just sayin'....
Classics beg on their knees to be messed with. But not just anybody can (or even should), and this version is a perfect example for what I mean.
This song directed by Michael Bay
jmsmy wrote:
Only if love is a drug.
Drug Songs Are The Best
Only if love is a drug.
unclehud wrote:
You are so very wrong. I like it. A unique original, updated into the 21st Century.
BTW, the movie (Sucker Punch) is an exercise in imagination that is well worth the time. Just be sure to buckle your mental seatbelt!
I highly encourage RP listeners to watch this movie. I believe most RP listeners have the imagination necessary to truly understand and enjoy this movie. This is a unique movie, and the take on this song is also unique.
You are so very wrong. I like it. A unique original, updated into the 21st Century.
BTW, the movie (Sucker Punch) is an exercise in imagination that is well worth the time. Just be sure to buckle your mental seatbelt!
I highly encourage RP listeners to watch this movie. I believe most RP listeners have the imagination necessary to truly understand and enjoy this movie. This is a unique movie, and the take on this song is also unique.
Not a bad cover, but a bit Graceless in my opinion.
Ah, the futility of trying to cover Grace Slick.
Vapid mimicry
The synths get on my nerves in this cover.
I like this version featuring lead banjo.
I like this version featuring lead banjo.
This original tun modulates at every turn like the theme from The Jetsons. It's no wonder the original is so short. It would be ultrasonic in three minutes. I like this take in that it starts over rather than just ends.
I hate covers.
Need to rewatch this masterpiece!
Very well done. Refreshing.
I like it simply because I've not heard anything other than the original of this song - I've never once heard it covered.
bam23 wrote:
Well-spoken!
I like it, in part because, despite its historic significance in popular culture, the original is not something I enjoy hearing anymore. One of the drawbacks of modern civilization is the astonishingly easy access to almost everything that has ever been written, performed, drawn, etc. On the one hand, this gives easy access to the types of things that once were reserved for elites. On the other hand, there is a numbing effect that comes from gross over-exposure. This plays out in the comments sections here, when listeners complain that RP is playing something that is overplayed on commercial radio. The irony is that much of this music was seen as breakthrough material when it was new. The easy retort is: stop listening to those other stations. But, who can stop the endless barrage of piped in, or otherwise narrow casts, of music from the past 50 years. And my point is? The Grace Slick performance is fine, but after a half century or so, maybe another take on the song is not unwelcome.
Well-spoken!
Black Bear!
Like many others have chimed in, this is a very nice cover of the original. Unfortunately, the original is beyond compare.
GREAT cover
Okay, but, seriously? One doesn't mess with a classic.
Just sayin'....
Love Emilíana Torrini - worth checking out her album Love in the Time of Science
chinaski wrote:
Grace must - she's receiving royalty checks for it.
Do Jorma, Jack and Grace know this is out there?!? I guess so.
Grace must - she's receiving royalty checks for it.
Almost as enjoyable as the Blue Man Group version..
OK, joking. I'm good with this.
Saw Jefferson Airplane play this live a few years back... they did a perfunctory version of it. I think it's okay for others to take a swing at it.
OK, joking. I'm good with this.
Saw Jefferson Airplane play this live a few years back... they did a perfunctory version of it. I think it's okay for others to take a swing at it.
Drug Songs Are The Best
Enness wrote:
Took the words right out of my keyboard. If you're going to take the time to do a cover, make it different enough to justify its existence.
Decent enough cover, but I don't see the point. It doesn't change it enough to be really interesting and therefore falls short of the original.
Took the words right out of my keyboard. If you're going to take the time to do a cover, make it different enough to justify its existence.
I love this - exactly what a cover should do: pay homage, bring something new (energy, weirdness, magnificent musicianship), and do no harm. Check, check, check. As always, thx Bill
Decent enough cover, but I don't see the point. It doesn't change it enough to be really interesting and therefore falls short of the original. And then when another of JA's best songs comes on right after ("Somebody to Love"), that just underlines the comparison.
neptunejeff wrote:
The Cranberries could have done a good version of this, bless her.
Pretty good remake, never heard it before.
The Cranberries could have done a good version of this, bless her.
Man I'm trying to like this, I really am but...but...hey, maybe if Steven Wilson gave it a go I'd like that version. Or maybe Neko Case. Err, no, just the Airplane version please.
Pretty good remake, never heard it before.
memoryboxer wrote:
I quite enjoy this remake (the film was *meh*). But yeah, as far as the original being a "magnitude higher"... seek out the version that is Grace Slick's vocal track alone; no other instrumentation. When you hear her in her sonic glory it's easy to understand that no one is ever going to do a cover that surpasses, or even equals, the original. But I'm all for folk giving it a try.
That was... stunning. I agree with the poster who wrote:
This is why the ancients warned about Sirens.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMtIwobqbI
I quite enjoy this remake (the film was *meh*). But yeah, as far as the original being a "magnitude higher"... seek out the version that is Grace Slick's vocal track alone; no other instrumentation. When you hear her in her sonic glory it's easy to understand that no one is ever going to do a cover that surpasses, or even equals, the original. But I'm all for folk giving it a try.
That was... stunning. I agree with the poster who wrote:
This is why the ancients warned about Sirens.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMtIwobqbI
memoryboxer wrote:
I quite enjoy this remake (the film was *meh*). But yeah, as far as the original being a "magnitude higher"... seek out the version that is Grace Slick's vocal track alone; no other instrumentation. When you hear her in her sonic glory it's easy to understand that no one is ever going to do a cover that surpasses, or even equals, the original. But I'm all for folk giving it a try.
Wow... a quick google and I found the pure vocal. Thanks for the idea!
I quite enjoy this remake (the film was *meh*). But yeah, as far as the original being a "magnitude higher"... seek out the version that is Grace Slick's vocal track alone; no other instrumentation. When you hear her in her sonic glory it's easy to understand that no one is ever going to do a cover that surpasses, or even equals, the original. But I'm all for folk giving it a try.
Wow... a quick google and I found the pure vocal. Thanks for the idea!
Nice! ...But, the original is MUCH BETTER!...you can't do as good as Grace Slick!
Why the hell did I give this a "1" rating?? I'm playing it super loud right now and I'm loving it!
cely wrote:
I quite enjoy this remake (the film was *meh*). But yeah, as far as the original being a "magnitude higher"... seek out the version that is Grace Slick's vocal track alone; no other instrumentation. When you hear her in her sonic glory it's easy to understand that no one is ever going to do a cover that surpasses, or even equals, the original. But I'm all for folk giving it a try.
Amazing how much better the original is wihtout all the special effects and ordinary pop singer. The original is an order of magnitude higher, but nothing wrong with loving and remaking the song.
I quite enjoy this remake (the film was *meh*). But yeah, as far as the original being a "magnitude higher"... seek out the version that is Grace Slick's vocal track alone; no other instrumentation. When you hear her in her sonic glory it's easy to understand that no one is ever going to do a cover that surpasses, or even equals, the original. But I'm all for folk giving it a try.
Decent cover.
Good in the movie context. It fulfills the goal of making people listen to the original version
No power, no emotion, no soul, just a (attempted)dramatic bubblegum cover of a great song.
I like it. Grace Slick is one tough act to follow.
Nope.
This doesn't bring a new interpretation of the song or add anything apart from a lot of cheesy orchestration.
This doesn't bring a new interpretation of the song or add anything apart from a lot of cheesy orchestration.
cool version. glad it exists!
A good effort from the Icelandic Shield Maiden.
Good example here of taking an already good thing and making it worse.
Punkysoup wrote:
You are so very wrong. I like it. A unique original, updated into the 21st Century.
BTW, the movie (Sucker Punch) is an exercise in imagination that is well worth the time. Just be sure to buckle your mental seatbelt!
This is a song that doesn't need to exist.
You are so very wrong. I like it. A unique original, updated into the 21st Century.
BTW, the movie (Sucker Punch) is an exercise in imagination that is well worth the time. Just be sure to buckle your mental seatbelt!
I'd like to hear Bjork do this.
Wiseman:
For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
Sounds like the Mickey Mouse Club discovered LSD.
This is a song that doesn't need to exist.
Prefer the original.
Since we're all talking about the original... IMO Grace's vocal performance on the original is among the best ever recorded. What a powerful voice.
This version - sure, why not! 7 or 8... mostly on the merit of the song itself.
This version - sure, why not! 7 or 8... mostly on the merit of the song itself.
Do Jorma, Jack and Grace know this is out there?!? I guess so.
Rock-solid 7. Grace loses her mind on the original and this doesn't get there at all, but I kind of like the additional 2 minutes of credits-rolling-music on this one.
omg what a shit cover of a great tune
please stop covering this song. you ruin it.
great memories 
lizardking wrote:
I'm going 5 to 7 today, I like how trippy the song sounds, her voice is perfect for the ethereal feeling, so yeah....7 it is (and still waiting to see if my wife likes it!) Long Live RP!!
I wanted to like this more than I did. Going with a 5 rating although if my wife likes it maybe I'll go to a 6 or 7....thanks for playing it, BillG...and Long Live RP!!
I'm going 5 to 7 today, I like how trippy the song sounds, her voice is perfect for the ethereal feeling, so yeah....7 it is (and still waiting to see if my wife likes it!) Long Live RP!!
Interesting take, can understand its soundtrack appeal.
Not bad, workwomanlike, but a bit flat compared to Grace Slick who always gives me goosebumps and is in my funeral list. It probably works in the film but as a standalone it doesn't linger long in the mind. It doesn't help that it overstays its welcome.
No. This is lacking the emotion it ought to have.
I was out running (plodding) yesterday and this came on my playlist. Excelent cover that rolls along nicely when jogging!
OK, I'm kinda digging the instrumentation, but the vocal delivery needs much more power towards the end.
I suppose most vocalists pale when compared to Grace Slick when it comes to power (except maybe Freddy Mercury).
I suppose most vocalists pale when compared to Grace Slick when it comes to power (except maybe Freddy Mercury).
Amazing how much better the original is wihtout all the special effects and ordinary pop singer. The original is an order of magnitude higher, but nothing wrong with loving and remaking the song.
oh wow, there is a song worse than Patti Smith's When Doves Cry.
No bad, per se, but this is a really hard song to remake. Particularly with a female lyricist that’s sticking so close to the original. I urge everyone to listen to Grace’s original. It’s just on a different level.
I guess I’m also not a big fan of the way that they’ve suppressed the Bolero-esqe snare. It provides a sense of tension and urgency that’s just not present in the remake, which seems to focus mostly on the bass line.
I guess I’m also not a big fan of the way that they’ve suppressed the Bolero-esqe snare. It provides a sense of tension and urgency that’s just not present in the remake, which seems to focus mostly on the bass line.
Nice! ...But, the original is MUCH BETTER!...you can't do as good as Grace Slick!