tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post2768709166458748001..comments2024-03-28T10:37:48.564-04:00Comments on PowerPop: And Remember -- Mom Upside Down is WowNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66231771475404876832008-05-12T14:14:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:14:00.000-04:00Of all the Lennon songs that I would be a bit hesi...Of all the Lennon songs that I would be a bit hesitant about covering, Mother is the mother. John was doing the rolfing, primal scream stuff at the time, and was really raw (even for him) emotionally. And damn, is there a more personal song?<BR/><BR/>Sometimes you are too smart to cover a song, sometimes you are too dumb not to.<BR/><BR/>TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-10209229898147374722008-05-11T20:47:00.000-04:002008-05-11T20:47:00.000-04:00for a killer cover of 'mother,' check out shelby l...for a killer cover of 'mother,' check out shelby lynne's version. on her otherwise untouted 'second' album, 'love, shelby.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-778158867106751642008-05-11T18:38:00.000-04:002008-05-11T18:38:00.000-04:00The same cannot be said, unfortunately, of her per...<I>The same cannot be said, unfortunately, of her performance of "Live With Me" with the Rolling Stones in Shine A Light. Yikes!</I><BR/><BR/>I agree with both your statements ... I actually like this, but her performance in "Shine A Light" was painful, both to watch and to listen to.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78065559989220184622008-05-11T18:23:00.000-04:002008-05-11T18:23:00.000-04:00Thanks guys!Thanks guys!Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-75679997568056976502008-05-11T09:40:00.000-04:002008-05-11T09:40:00.000-04:00The Regina Spektor version of "Real Love" is very ...The Regina Spektor version of "Real Love" is very nice...I haven't heard the rest of the album (except for the above, obviously....)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13487272819443708252008-05-11T09:13:00.000-04:002008-05-11T09:13:00.000-04:00Who Am Us Anyway?:Is the tribute CD worth tracking...Who Am Us Anyway?:<BR/><BR/><EM>Is the tribute CD worth tracking down?</EM><BR/><BR/>On the whole, more for the cause than for the value of the actual music. There are actually two versions out there: The original, with about 20 tracks, and the expanded one, with 66 tracks. I haven't heard everything on it, so there probably are some worthy things on it I'm not aware of. What I have heard is a mixed bag: Regina Spektor's take on "Real Love" is the best thing I remember hearing, R.E.M.'s #9 Dream, is OK, but not essential. On the other hand, U2's "Instant Karma" won't change the prevailing knock against them as a covers band, Green Day's "Working Class Hero" does nothing for me, and Aerosmith doing a dancehall reggae version of "Give Peace A Chance"? Oh well...<BR/><BR/>There were a couple of Lennon tribute CD's done a decade or so ago. One was called <EM>Working Class Hero</EM> and featured The Flaming Lips, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Minus 5, and others. I don't think it's still in print, but I could be wrong.TJWoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312890704167853988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36310602351777360352008-05-11T01:33:00.000-04:002008-05-11T01:33:00.000-04:00Ya'll made me give it another couple listens -- ye...Ya'll made me give it another couple listens -- yeah OK, it's better than I allowed myself to hear on first listen.Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22702533586081757612008-05-11T01:15:00.000-04:002008-05-11T01:15:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-33717957297667787992008-05-11T01:03:00.000-04:002008-05-11T01:03:00.000-04:00TJWood said... This is actually one of the few pe...<I>TJWood said... <BR/> This is actually one of the few performances I've heard from Christina where she's more interested in singing the song than doing vocal calisthenics. I expected this to be far, far worse than it turned out to be. The same cannot be said, unfortunately, of her performance of "Live With Me" with the Rolling Stones in Shine A Light. Yikes!<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Totally agree...the Lennon cover is almost...not bad.<BR/><BR/>She was astoundingly awful in the Stones movie, though. Hadn't a clue what she was doing....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-57796743019699183782008-05-11T01:00:00.000-04:002008-05-11T01:00:00.000-04:00Is the tribute CD worth tracking down? I do think ...Is the tribute CD worth tracking down? I do think this particular cover kinda sucked, especially the last minute or so, but i sure like the idea of a Lennon tribute CD and I haven't ever given it a listen.Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65363250029714840972008-05-11T00:54:00.000-04:002008-05-11T00:54:00.000-04:00This was actually from the Amnesty International J...This was actually from the Amnesty International John Lennon tribute CD from a year ago. This is actually one of the few performances I've heard from Christina where she's more interested in singing the song than doing vocal calisthenics. I expected this to be far, far worse than it turned out to be. The same cannot be said, unfortunately, of her performance of "Live With Me" with the Rolling Stones in <EM>Shine A Light</EM>. Yikes!TJWoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312890704167853988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-33102180094589329822008-05-11T00:53:00.000-04:002008-05-11T00:53:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.TJWoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312890704167853988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77359338230284431672008-05-11T00:46:00.000-04:002008-05-11T00:46:00.000-04:00Man. Those Mothers really DO got love that’ll dri...Man. Those Mothers really DO got love that’ll<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWLL7cK0SI" REL="nofollow"> drive ya mad<BR/></A>Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.com