Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Ask And You Shall Receive

My pal Andy Pasternack requested a Marshall Crenshaw version of The Walker Brothers classic "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" downstairs.

Here it is.




Actually, it's a one-off live version by Marshall, Jules Shear and the great Graham Maby on bass; if there's another solo Crenshaw version, I can't find it. When it was recorded -- at Tramps, sometime in the 90s, I believe -- the trio were doing business as Bag of Soup.

In any case, the song remains too gorgeous for words no matter who does it. Hell, I even like Cher's cover.
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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous2/23/2011 6:26 PM

    Thank you thank you. Absolutely beautiful -- song and performers.

    AP

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  2. Faze2/23/2011 6:48 PM

    More Everly Brothers than Walker Brothers. And fine. But what about that Bobby Fuller song?

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  3. steve simels2/23/2011 7:08 PM

    "Julie."

    You can download the whole set over at Sal's place here
    http://burnwoodtonite.blogspot.com/2008/11/bag-of-soup-weekend-mx-10.html

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  4. Susie Madrak2/23/2011 10:53 PM

    I heard him perform this in the 80s with Jules and the Polar Bears.

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  5. Elroy2/24/2011 12:56 AM

    Terrific! Marshall is touring right now.

    By the way, how come no Marshall link under the "Bands We Love" sidebar?

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  6. Dave2/24/2011 2:59 AM

    Just great. Thanks, Steve.

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  7. Sal Nunziato2/24/2011 8:27 AM

    As my friend once put it, "It's an in-the-coffin song," which means it's coming with me when I go.

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  8. Shriner2/24/2011 11:35 AM

    OK -- great song, no doubt.

    But any other Scott Walker/Walker Brothers material I've heard has left me indifferent.

    Point me in the direction of something else by him/them that I'm missing out on...

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  9. Anonymous2/24/2011 1:13 PM

    Sal, thanks for safekeeping this set and making it available.

    AP

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  10. Sal Nunziato2/24/2011 2:41 PM

    10 Essential Walker Bros. tunes other than The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine:

    Love Her
    My Ship Is Coming In
    Make It Easy On Yourself
    I Need You
    (Baby) You Don't Have To Tell Me
    Another Tear Falls
    Living About Your Head
    Hurting Each Other
    Walking In The Rain
    The Electrician

    IMHO

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  11. Shriner2/24/2011 3:22 PM

    I'll dig them up and give them a shot.

    Maybe I just prefer Butch Walker. I dunno...

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  12. jackd2/24/2011 4:43 PM

    Thanks, Steve and Sal! I am just today booking a trip with my old college roommate to see Marshall at City Winery on April 29th, so the synchronicity makes this an even bigger pleasure than it would have been anyway.

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