Friday, April 4, 2008

Covers, Q: "Quicksand," David Bowie/Dinosaur Jr.

The Original

From the album Hunky Dory

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DJ comments: Like I'm not going to embed the performance with Robert Smith from Bowie's 50th birthday bash. — cwc

According to my good friend Wikipedia, this song was inspired by Buddhism and Nietzsche's concept of Übermensch (Superman/Overman) -- man is something which should be overcome. In honor, Chris and I have created our own branch of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and will be burning incense in studio. — BJ




The Cover

From the ep Whatever's Cool with Me

Dinosaur Jr.:   Web site   MySpace

DJ comments: This isn't a lyrically faithful cover, but cool all the same (and the second time it's been played on the Soup...some letters are tougher than others). — cwc

Other covers include the Portuguese version heard on the Aquatic Life soundtrack and Seal's MTV recording. Mmm... Seal. — BJ

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