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September 13, 2005

Liz Phair Covers The Stones

Finally, something good outta Wisteria Lane.

Liz Phair - "Mother's Little Helper" (MP3 link removed)

There are PLENTY of reasons not to buy this covers-heavy soundtrack cd (Indigo Girls' "Mrs. Robinson," Gloria Estefan's "Young Hearts Run Free," Martina McBride's "Harper Valley P.T.A.," etc...), but something gives me the feeling you aren't the target demo.

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"Just take off my string vest
Let's mess with
Everybody's miiiiinds,
I gotta tell ya..."

Nope, no soccer moms posting here, I'm afraid! But thank you for the Liz mp3.

Posted by: Blu at 09/13/05 5:22 PM | Reply
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Yeah, this isn't so bad. Maybe she should stick to covers these days?

Posted by: Joey Headset at 09/13/05 6:44 PM | Reply
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That is one of the worst covers I have heard and I like some artists to do covers. She made it sound almost...country. That is one of my favorite stones songs. I was just talking to my friend and saying that when I went to the concert that would have been one song I would have wanted them to play that they didn't. That is a horrible cover in my opinion.

Posted by: Megan at 09/13/05 7:54 PM | Reply
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This is terrible! The purpose of a cover is for the artist to add something new and different to the song. Liz doesnt do either of these things. She doesn't even try to make it "her own". The original is so good on its own- its a shame Liz thought she could cover this tune.

Posted by: Courtney at 09/13/05 8:33 PM | Reply
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i love liz.

i'm a field hockey mum...close enough to soccer, eh?

Posted by: melina at 09/13/05 8:49 PM | Reply
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liz phair gets worse every passing year.

wha' happened??

Posted by: Satisfied '75 at 09/13/05 11:36 PM | Reply
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thanks for the sexy foto. liz phair somehow manages to come across as the jr. high slut and the nyc hip chick simultaneously.

Posted by: crOwl at 09/14/05 5:42 AM | Reply
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Scott, Scott, Scott...why you gotta hate on Indigo Girls?

Posted by: Jason at 09/14/05 9:22 AM | Reply
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Dude, Indigo Girls haven't been good in, like, 10 years.

Posted by: jed at 09/14/05 9:55 AM | Reply
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Even a cover can't help Liz from her tailspin into pop oblivion. Next she'll be sporting an ironic mullet, a Misfits t-shirt, and a yellow rubberband with "STRENGTH" written on it.

Bah-humbug.

Posted by: Funtimeb Ben at 09/14/05 11:43 AM | Reply
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Yeah, it's kinda crap. When she speak/sings "What a drag it is, getting old," I feel like the irony is lost on her.

Posted by: jed at 09/14/05 12:31 PM | Reply
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Yep, she's phoning it in. If 10 years ago you'd told me it would come to this . . .

Posted by: Amy at 09/14/05 2:44 PM | Reply
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COUNTRY! Oh no! I like everything BUT country!

Whatever the Stones are hacks who love country music and love phoning it in more than Liz Phair ever will.

Posted by: adam at 09/14/05 3:44 PM | Reply
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hey adam. the stones are not hacks who love country music. they are some of the orginials and put on a great concert. I went to it in Chicago and when they came out, I wanted to cry...I only have felt that way with two concerts...tom petty and the rolling stones. the artists you listen to are most likely influenced by the rolling stones. Liz Phair did a bad cover. That's all. She didn't make it original at all and probably made it a lost worse. The stones are awesome and its amazing that they can still rock hard and jump around for over 2 1/2 hours.

Posted by: Megan at 09/14/05 9:29 PM | Reply
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I think it's a fine cover. At least it doesn't make me cringe they way the country version of The Eagles greatest hits made me cringe.

Posted by: scott at 09/15/05 10:25 AM | Reply
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I like it! I heard the whole album at VH1's site, and it's the best song on there.

Posted by: John M. at 09/16/05 3:53 PM | Reply
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not bad. this could fit easily to her past work. you gummers (wtf), go head bop back to your kanye west. fools!

Posted by: townclown at 09/17/05 10:11 AM | Reply
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I like it too. Given how open she's been about her life, she's a perfect ironic fit for the meaning of the lyrics, and of course there's her own creative relationship to the Stones. But even without that, it simply sounds good. Finding this mp3 sent me on a revisit of about half of last year's album. This old Liz fan thought it sounded pretty damn good. Don't worry about Liz: she'll be alright.

Posted by: pseudonihilist at 09/17/05 11:51 AM | Reply
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Not a bad cover at all. The comment that her style on this remake made it sound "country" may be justified, but listen to the original, the Stones' version ALSO sounds pretty "country". The Stones did ALOT of "country" sounding songs. Overall, I like this remake. And as for the future of Liz's career, I've heard several tracks off her new upcoming album, and they are excellent!! REALLY looking foward to "Somebody's Miracle" Oct.4.

Posted by: musiclover at 09/17/05 1:40 PM | Reply
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