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I've come to the coffee shop to get out of the house while I'm not allowed to be at work (union! [shakes fist]) and so far I've heard two weird covers of songs that were in Moulin Rouge -- first 'In the Name of Love' (is that the title?) sung by a couple of hippie girls and now 'Roxanne' sounding somewhat like Van Morrison doing Samba.

Nothing beats Jeremy Hardy's 'Roxanne'* though. Wow. (Does the audio file work?) Normally Mr Hardy's singing puts me in mind of Nobby doing karaoke but this round is just ... the only word I can find is 'transcendent.'

*Needless to say, copyright the glorious and wonderful BBC; I'm just spreading the joy.

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[avorpalllama.livejournal.com]

The Vons near my apartment occasionally plays weird covers of songs that are just close enough that it takes me a while to notice that something is off. It's like "This SOUNDS like Peter Gabriel singing 'In Your Eyes'... but it doesn't sound like it ENOUGH."

Which coffee shop do you go to?

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Romancing the Bean. The coffee's not as good as Coffee Bean but it has a large seating area and cushy seats I can sit in sideways, which are my requirements for a hangout spot. We should go sometime! It is most marvellously Vancouver. :)