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Things are looking up.
Sometimes a tribute misses the mark. Sometimes they try too hard. And then, sometimes, they turn out just right. There’s so much about this that should make me cringe, but it doesn’t. It just works.
Above, Louis Peitzman’s take on the Coldplay tribute to MCA/The Beastie Boys. This version of “Fight For Your Right” is, of course, in a tradition of slow, plaintive, acoustic covers of aggressive rap/hip-hop songs. In these versions, the distance from the original is the point. By radically departing in tone and tempo, these covers by musicians outside the genre respect the originals in a way that a “traditional” cover might not; they’re acts of personal ownership. These versions all contain an awareness of the inherent humor of performing rap songs this way but they also all betray an emotional connection.
So that’s the tradition Coldplay is working in. And their reflective, decelerated version reminds us that “Fight For Your Right” was never so much a tribute to teenage hedonism than a cry of teenage frustration. They find the melancholy that was always there. Couple this with the fact that they’re performing the song the evening of the day that Adam Yauch died, and you have a non-rap rap cover that brings tears to my eyes. BTW, I’ve never followed Coldplay and couldn’t name a single one of their songs if you put a gun to my head.
If you argue with Louis about this online, please be civil; he’s a good friend of mine.
Mr. Urbaniak, you couldn’t be more right.
I know cats are entertaining when it comes to pictures on the internet, but dogs are 1000x more amazing.
Afternoon Snack: Li Li is a local celebrity in Nanning, China, where he is known as the “Bike Hugging Dog” for looking after his owner’s bike.
(Source: xkcd.com)
Bear levitating is going to be the next big thing. Get on it.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another which states that this has already happened
To his girlfriend…
