C&L's Late Night Music Club with Pulp
The current coolness-by-decree (dubious or not) folks at Pitchfork counted down the top 200 songs of the 90s last week, and while there's plenty to shake one's fists at, the short essays accompanying each song are great reads. They declare Pulp's "Common People" to be the 2nd best song of that decade:
"Common People" may be centered around a specific encounter between Cocker's impoverished protagonist and his art-school-slummer of a date, but its ascendant, accelerated structure elevates it from personal anecdote to universal anthem, and transforms its spiteful invective into a celebration of the character-building fortitude one acquires when living hand-to-mouth-- something the have-nots will always have over the haves.
Sure, why not!
If you missed it in our recent open thread, be sure to check out the William Shatner version, which is far better than it should be.
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dubious is overly kind.
Must ...re..post...link The original is dry and uninspiring, the Shatrner version is ..Epic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXWEM4gZhg4
I belong to no organized political party -- I am a Democrat.
--Will Rogers
I'm glad the original version got posted because I have never heard it before. But the Shatner version was excellent in act I loved the whole the whole Has been album.
There really isn't any comparison to his other earlier attempts at music. The Has Been album is awesome and honest and gutsy. It's one of my favorite albums of the last ten years.
With you on that one Bush. Loved the Shatner version, was expecting a lot more of the original.
Honestly, without the thread, I would chalk this up to shameless hipster bullshit.
The lyrics have some merit to them, but I still don't understand how this band with this singer ever developed a following or got signed.
I mean seriously, your kid brother has probably better riffs than this. And the Bowie delivery actually cheapens the power of the spoken word verses.
Hate to be the voice of picky, but watching this was wasted time - and to question why anyone, even Shatner (whose 'Lucy In The Sky" cover I adore, you presumptuous fucks) would cover this, is only to delve into why some people enjoy watching videos of other people eating scat.
Two Hipsters, One Yuck!
There are several locations where it can found, (the Youtube version doesn't have the greatest audio, but here it is - ) This was part of a campaign for one of the UK phone companies, IIRC - people could text in messages and Tom would read them out. Some enterprising soul submitted a bunch of songs, then added backing music to Tom's readings. There are quite a number of these songs (House of the Rising Sun, Bohemian Rhapsody, etc.), and they're all quite fun.
The Archie version of Common People put together by comic blogger Chris Sims awhile ago is very good, as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSR6CQrrB_w ---Tom Baker
http://www.the-isb.com/?p=308 ---Archie
Perhaps the song could be rewritten to cover rich politicians who pretend to be like us Proles whenever it's election time. Love to see those rich aristocrats who don their flannel and blue jeans and pretend to be farmers.
twenty years - I've never heard either version. Liked them both - especially the Shatner one. Story of my life.
Pitchfork is half music snob and half hipster babbling. That said, I've always enjoyed the Shatner version of Common People. But thee best song of hte 90's? Really? Please.
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