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The Phrase That Pays has 85 plays on my iTunes. I have no idea how many it has on my iPod now. A lot. I really like the song.
I find myself, at best, puzzled by the existence of a "Nashville" version, however. It is country-ish. Country-esque. It's kind of scary. But it was a lot scarier before I started writing this post and iTunes clicked over to the next track on The Academy Is...'s From The Carpet EP - which is actually a cover of Working Class Hero.
It is not the worst cover of WCH I've ever heard, I'll give it that - that honour is reserved solely (as is a special place in hell) for Marilyn Manson's cover - but it is definitely...odd. I think that William does not get the wonder that is Working Class Hero, quite frankly; he sounds rather dismissive. Which is probably an interesting commentary on someone's sense of privilege, but the track that has such power when sung by Lennon and Lanegan kind of loses it here. I don't think this EP ever really needed to exist, though it pains me to say it.
On the other hand, this version of Down and Out is pretty cool, so that's in the whole thing's favour.
What has been heard can never be unheard.
Also, I amuse myself: when I tagged the icon, it looks like Beckett's laughing so I tagged it that way. A few days ago I finally saw the video, which does, indeed, feature the sign saying "Laughter". I rule.
I find myself, at best, puzzled by the existence of a "Nashville" version, however. It is country-ish. Country-esque. It's kind of scary. But it was a lot scarier before I started writing this post and iTunes clicked over to the next track on The Academy Is...'s From The Carpet EP - which is actually a cover of Working Class Hero.
It is not the worst cover of WCH I've ever heard, I'll give it that - that honour is reserved solely (as is a special place in hell) for Marilyn Manson's cover - but it is definitely...odd. I think that William does not get the wonder that is Working Class Hero, quite frankly; he sounds rather dismissive. Which is probably an interesting commentary on someone's sense of privilege, but the track that has such power when sung by Lennon and Lanegan kind of loses it here. I don't think this EP ever really needed to exist, though it pains me to say it.
On the other hand, this version of Down and Out is pretty cool, so that's in the whole thing's favour.
What has been heard can never be unheard.
Also, I amuse myself: when I tagged the icon, it looks like Beckett's laughing so I tagged it that way. A few days ago I finally saw the video, which does, indeed, feature the sign saying "Laughter". I rule.