December 20, 2004

Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague: your fave new wave hits, bossa nova stizz.

"The idea was to forget the initial punk or new wave background of each song, keep simple fundamental chords, work with young singers who never heard the orginal versions, and make the quality of original songwriting happen in a completely different way."

1. Love Will Tear Us Apart
2. I Just Cant Get Enough
3. In A Manner of Speaking
4. Guns of Brixton
5. (This Is Not) A Love Song
6. Too Drunk to Fuck
7. Marianne
8. Making Plans for Nigel
9. A Forest
10. Psyche
11. Teenage Kicks
12. I Melt With You
13. Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Before you shout sacrilege, stream three tracks here. Thanks Catchdubs for the interesting link.

Posted at 5:45 PM

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15 Comments

"Work with young singers who never heard the original versions..."
Hehe, not to sound cynical or anythnig, but hell! That shouldn't have been too difficult.

I heard 'Just Can't Get Enough' sung by a bunch of clotheshorse models on a Gap commercial, but that was about it.

Posted by: Blu at 12/20/04 6:06 PM | Reply
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As usual, I was ahead of the cool kid curve.

http://www.75orless.com/?/archive/2004/10/nouvelle_vague.php

Posted by: Paul at 12/20/04 7:31 PM | Reply
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shit, this is Bizarre. I like the version of "Making Plans for Nigel" in the video ("Too Drunk to Fuck" is...something).

Posted by: sophia at 12/20/04 7:41 PM | Reply
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Too Drunk to Fuck acapella with a choir has the potential to be hilarious...

Posted by: Li at 12/20/04 8:22 PM | Reply
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I've been listening to this album for a month now non-stop. It's so much more than a novelty covers disc.

Posted by: Bedroom Dancing at 12/20/04 9:46 PM | Reply
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i hadn't even heard that before...kinda cool

Posted by: Brechi at 12/20/04 11:37 PM | Reply
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Bleh...

Damills' Bossanovando on Spain's great Subterfuge Records.

http://www.subterfugeshop.com/producto.asp?Id=818

Björk, Stevie Wonder, Portishead, Beatles and Bowie covers.

http://www.subterfuge.com/asx/Damills-Come%20as%20you%20are.asx

http://www.subterfuge.com/asx/Damills-Under%20my%20thumb.asx

(links to Nirvana and Rolling Stones tunes)

Posted by: juepucta at 12/21/04 7:14 AM | Reply
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Please post Nature Anthem... i need to hear it and i know you have it...

Posted by: You Know at 12/21/04 8:47 AM | Reply
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You bastard. It's shipping in four to six weeks? I need this. I can't wait that long.

Posted by: Gary at 12/21/04 10:18 AM | Reply
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??????...I don't get it...i don't think that statement is punctuated correctly...

Posted by: You Know at 12/21/04 10:29 AM | Reply
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i've been loving this album for months! glad it's getting recognized.

Posted by: aeki tuesday at 12/21/04 10:37 AM | Reply
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yeah this album really is awesome. it could have easily become a novelty but they pulled it off very well. "guns of brixton" and "this is not a love song" especially.

Posted by: rajeev at 12/21/04 12:02 PM | Reply
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I had a party full of 30 somethings with babies in the summer and played this album, but they all thought it was dull.

Posted by: 20jazzfunkgreats at 12/21/04 7:17 PM | Reply
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Are you sure 74408 about this?!?

Posted by: Flots Masriach at 10/04/06 4:36 AM | Reply
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Kick ASS!! What a bunch of real musicians! What a concept...!

Posted by: Ra5yn at 04/23/08 11:20 PM | Reply
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