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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.

Comments

[kittyjimjams.livejournal.com]

It does! "Roxanne" is the soundtrack to the best drinking game ever - one side of the table drinks on "Roxanne" and the other side drinks on "put on the red light".

It seems do-able... until you get to the chorus. XD

[peacefuldragon.livejournal.com]

I think the actual title of the first song is "Elephant Love Medley"? But I'm not sure.

Just wanted to say that Jeremy Hardy's "Roxanne" made my day. Thank you for sharing!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

'Elephant Love Medley' is made up of a bunch of different pop songs, though ...

I'm glad you liked it. I can never open the file without having to listen to it about five or six times. :)

[peacefuldragon.livejournal.com]

OOhhh I see, so you mean the actual song that continues on from that one little medley part? That makes sense...

I have to say, I listened to it twice and the "Roxaa-PUT ON THE RED LIGHT" gets me every time.

[uberklutz.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAAA! That was amazing.
It totally is like Nobby. Oooh man... I'm still laughing.

[sp34k.livejournal.com]

I think the U2 song is called Pride (In the Name of Love), although I really do dislike it when people put parts of song titles in parenthesis...

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I suspect this is because the band (or writer) would like it called one thing but there's a bleeding obvious title in the lyrics somewhere which is how everyone will recognize it. I find it annoying too but at least it allows me to recognize the song...

[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. :)

[thearchduchess.livejournal.com]

I love it on ISIHAC when Rob Brydon sings (very very well) and he is declared 'No Jeremy Hardy.'

I may be saving that MP3

[veronikamg.livejournal.com]

Was it Sting who wrote Roxanne? I've only ever heard his version of it. But I'm very musically ignorant, let that be said.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Yeah ... or, it's a Police song, anyway, so I assume he wrote it. I'm probably bringing on the wrath of indignant Sting fans but I MUCH prefer the version in Moulin Rouge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHO5KWIMZUo) – The drama! The context! The orchestra!

[aspectabund.livejournal.com]

... the singer who sounds remarkably like Tom Waits!

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

LOL – you have a point. Though Tom Waits to me sounds like a Muppet (Sweetums?), so ... I guess ... it's just a string of odd associations?

[meganphntmgrl.livejournal.com]

It just makes me think of this:


I am so sorry.

[meganphntmgrl.livejournal.com]

Wait- THIS one:

[isaluna.livejournal.com]

A group did "Roxanne" in a Cabaret I was in. As in, the Moulin Rouge version.
It's very weird. But when you hear it everynight and get to see the stunning choreography in your head every time you hear it forever afterward, it can become very awesome.