Giant Drag Covers Madonna (Stereogum Premiere)

Last December, Micah quit Giant Drag, leaving Annie Hardy to fend for herself. Wasn't the first time Micah left the band, but maybe it's the last; after nearly a year of radio silence, Annie's back in the studio working on the Hearts And Unicorns follow-up and causing a commotion with a contribution to the somewhat freaky, somewhat folkie Through The Wilderness tribute comp. The last track we checked from the tribute was Ariel Pink's "Everybody," but Ms. Hardy pulls from later '80s fodder with Like A Prayer's "Oh Father."

The melodramatic Madonna hook was a guilty pleasure for some, a regular pleasure for others; in Annie's Giant hands, the tune's gets a reverent update, with slight streaks of noise at the rideout to make it a little Drag like.

Giant Drag - "Oh Father" (MP3)

Ah, for old time's sake...

Through The Wilderness: A Tribute To Madonna is out 11/27 on Manimal Vinyl. Fittingly, 25% of profits go to RaisingMalawi.org. Your tracklist...

Jonathan Wilson - "La Isla Bonita"
Golden Animals - "Beautiful Stranger (Blues)"
Winter Flowers - "Live To Tell"
Mountain Party (Feat. Devendra Banhart) - "Material Girl"
Jeremy Jay - "Into The Groove"
Ariel Pink - "Everybody"
Giant Drag - "Oh Father"
The Tyde - "Hung Up"
Alexandra Hope - "Lucky Star"
The Chapin Sisters - "Borderline"
Apollo Heights - "Dress You Up"
The Bubonic Plague - "Who's That Girl?"
VietNam - "Love Song"
Pangaeans - "Impressive Instant" (iTunes only)
The Prayers - "Cherish"
Lion of Pansjir - "Crazy for You"
Lavender Diamond - "Like A Prayer"
Siddharta - - "Holiday" (iTunes only)

Posted at 11:04 AM
Tags: Giant Drag | Madonna

7 Comments

Annie Hardy is the shit.

Posted by: Arianna at 09/25/07 11:48 AM  | Reply
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annie hardy is my invisible girlfriend

Posted by: willers at 09/25/07 1:29 PM  | Reply
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I love this cover even more than the original, but that's probably 'cause I love the melody and hate Madonna

Posted by: Jesse at 09/25/07 3:19 PM  | Reply
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Dear Jesse,
I think it's more than probably because you're stupid, she wrote the melody wether it's her version or the cover

Posted by: Giant at 09/25/07 8:07 PM  | Reply
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Anyone else think that the cover for the original cassette single looks like quite Smiths-esque?

Posted by: Stephen Patrick at 09/26/07 8:45 AM  | Reply
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I have a picture of Annie Hardy on my wall.

Posted by: Capt. Yablonsky at 09/26/07 6:21 PM  | Reply
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Dos anyone know when this album will be out? im excited about the Apollo Heights song.

Posted by: gay black guy at 10/22/07 12:11 AM  | Reply
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