tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6551268384631540587..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Compare and Contrast: Those Star-Crossed LoversNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-20865410686040955542011-03-14T16:38:04.444-04:002011-03-14T16:38:04.444-04:00Well, I'll be damned. I've never quite bee...Well, I'll be damned. I've never quite been able to figure that line out myself -- thanks for clearing that one. <br /><br />Great line, too. Wow.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-72274586556672770752011-03-14T15:57:24.467-04:002011-03-14T15:57:24.467-04:00No cover of this song comes close to the original,...No cover of this song comes close to the original,with its complex drum, piano, handclap rhythm.<br /><br />I know that in preparing my own lousy version, I had trouble figuring out final line of the lyrics to the (truly sensational) bridge. Eventually, I figured it out to be "I'm gonna put Romeo's fame, right, smack dab out of date (ooh-ohh)". The Inmates get it wrong.Fazenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-26147093829745036732011-03-14T13:26:35.718-04:002011-03-14T13:26:35.718-04:00Note to self: Obscure B-list punk bands covering v...Note to self: Obscure B-list punk bands covering vaguely remembered Boomer high school hits less interesting to readers than expected.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68541981035479252522011-03-14T09:08:07.732-04:002011-03-14T09:08:07.732-04:00The original wins.
Bet it would have been spectac...The original wins.<br /><br />Bet it would have been spectacular if it had been recorded using more modern methods.<br /><br />A great, full sound.<br /><br />Even so, the remake is a serviceable translation and, as you say, would have been a lot of fun live.<br /><br />I love this blog because I tuned out of music for a while in the 80s and 90s and this place ties it all back together for me.<br /><br />My iPod is richer for the existence of this blog.DBnoreply@blogger.com