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Pulp's 'Bad Cover Version' video - the greatest of all time?

 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
21:17 / 12.02.02
I have loads of comments to make about this, but for now...

Just watch it, I beg you.

[ 13-02-2002: Message edited by: Flyboy ]
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
10:40 / 13.02.02
Unfortunately, my realaudio player refuses to properly open that document. Oh well.

Why on earth did they choose that song as a single? Why not "The Night That Minnie Timperly Died?" or "Weeds"?
 
 
suds
10:46 / 13.02.02
i don't think they should have put kurt cobain on that at all. for me, thats when it stopped being funny.
 
 
Baz Auckland
12:20 / 14.02.02
That was a pretty damn funny video, I must say.
 
 
Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?
12:26 / 14.02.02
quote:Originally posted by Flux = Rad:
Unfortunately, my realaudio player refuses to properly open that document. Oh well.

Why on earth did they choose that song as a single? Why not "The Night That Minnie Timperly Died?" or "Weeds"?


I teared up when they did "Millie Timperley" live. It is a lovely. Should indeed be the single.
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
12:58 / 14.02.02
Oooh! I just saw it...it really is quite funny. What Fly doesn't tell you is that Jarvis doesn't sing it, the celeb impersonators do....

I was trying to figure out who everyone was, some were more easy to pick out than others. The Missy Elliot impersonator was amazing...I especially liked the Layne Staley look/soundalike, just because I thought it was funny that Layne Staley would be in it at all...

The Meatloaf guy was great too.
 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
13:03 / 14.02.02
Who is Layne Staley? I suspect it's actually some British poppet who hasn't crossed the water yet...

There are loads of lovely touches on this - like the fact that the Cher impersonator sings the line about things being "electronically reprocessed", complete with vocoder distortion on her voice... Or the fact that when the Jarvis impersonator leans into the mic, it's audibly not his voice we hear, but the real thing.

The impersonators are of varying quality - Bowie sounds enough like him but looks nowhere near... The Bono is one of my favourites. The Craig David is rubbish, the Elton John spookily close.

And suds, are you serious?
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
13:06 / 14.02.02
Layne Staley was the lead singer of Alice In Chains. It looked and sounded *exactly* like Staley, who has a very distinct look and vocal style.

[ 14-02-2002: Message edited by: Flux = Rad ]
 
 
Bear
13:15 / 14.02.02
This sounds great, but now I have to wait to get home before I can see and listen... is it a piss take of the Perfect Day video?
 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
07:19 / 15.02.02
Nah, it's a send-up of the 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' video - which I think is quite brave given the "current climate".

Flux, I think that's meant to be Kurt Cobain - it is one of the worst impressions on there, though, and probably does look/sound more like the guy from Alice In Chains.
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
11:33 / 15.02.02
No, Kurt Cobain looks and sounds nothing like Layne Staley, and besides the Kurt guy is about 20 seconds off from him. He's got dark sun glasses, really odd blonde facial hair - he sings in a slow menacing voice with a pinched nasal intonation - I could do a good impression were I on the phone or standing right next to you...

This says everything about UK radio, doesn't it? Alice In Chains have been on the air nonstop on rock stations in the US since 1991 (remarkable since they haven't put out new material since 1995), but they probably don't have any hits at all in the UK, do they?

[ 15-02-2002: Message edited by: Flux = Rad ]
 
 
Bear
11:37 / 15.02.02
Watched it last night when I got home, really good, couldn't quite make it out though - sure it'll look better on TV...

So Pulp then, nothing against them but you know never really listened to them...how many albums have they got now 3? all the stuff I've heard I've liked though, if I was to buy an album which one should I get?
 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
11:51 / 15.02.02
bear: most people agree that Different Class is their masterpiece. That's the one with the singles 'Common People', 'Sorted For Es & Whizz', 'Something Changed' and 'Mis-Shapes' on, as well as other amazing tracks like 'I Spy' and 'F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.'

But His & Hers, This Is Hardcore and We Love Life are also worth getting, IMHO...

Flux: do you mean the older guy with the dyed blonde hair? That's meant to be Rod Stewart, I think, although the voice is rubbish...
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
11:55 / 15.02.02
quote:Originally posted by bear:
how many albums have they got now 3?


Seven, actually. Their first album, It, came out in 1983.
Their albums, in chronological order, not including compilations:

It, Freaks, Separations, His N Hers, Different Class, This is Hardcore, and the newest, We Love Life.

My favorite is This Is Hardcore, and I highly recommend it, but if you have to just have one, go for Different Class. That's one has their big defining singles on it, like "Common People" and "Sorted For E's and Wizz". It's a fabulous record, you'll like it a lot.

His N Hers and We Love Life both have some very good tunes on them, but have weak patches. Worthwhile, but not essential.

The first three are very spotty, and Jarvis sings in a much deeper, flatter voice, it's not nearly as good as it is now. If you have an interest in early Pulp, you're better off getting the Countdown compilation, all of the best songs from that era are on there.

Flyboy: before I hop on a fucking Concorde to come to London to slap you silly, no, I am not talking about the Rod Stewart impersonator. I am talking about the fucking Layne Staley impersonator. There is simply no one else in pop music a person could confuse Layne Staley with (save for his legion of Nu-Metal worshippers, I suppose), and an impression of his voice really would sound nothing like an impression of Rod Stewart!

[ 15-02-2002: Message edited by: Flux = Rad ]
 
 
Spatula Clarke
14:27 / 15.02.02
Who is Layne Staley?
 
 
sleazenation
14:41 / 15.02.02
Layne stanley is the front man for screaming trees IIRC... long time since i played DUST
 
 
deja_vroom
14:42 / 15.02.02
And did he really lost his finger due to heroin addiction? That's what we heard here in Brazil...
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
14:45 / 15.02.02
Used to be lead singer of Alice In Chains and Mad Season. Lost a couple of fingers to gangrene, I think. Junkie. Or something like that.

Update: he apparently never had gangrene.

Dang.

[ 15-02-2002: Message edited by: The Return Of Rothkoid ]
 
 
sleazenation
14:48 / 15.02.02
that will be where i got confused- mad season and its implosion of post grunge band members...

and isn't jarvis playing the brian may impersonator?
 
 
Spatula Clarke
14:50 / 15.02.02
Um, guys... I was taking the piss.
 
 
deja_vroom
14:52 / 15.02.02
Alice in Chains, Alice In Chains, Alice In Chains... Screaming Tree's ex-frontman wsa Mark Lanegan, now on solo career...
 
 
Ierne
15:28 / 15.02.02
isn't jarvis playing the brian may impersonator? – sleazenation

I think so too...

This says everything about UK radio, doesn't it? – Flux

Fuck man, it says everything about UK AND US radio...
 
 
CameronStewart
14:44 / 24.02.02
HAHAHA!!!

Just discovered this now. Absolutely fuckin' genius.

I've watched it a few times now and I can't see anyone that even remotely resembles the Alice In Chains bloke.

Who's the dark-haired girl in the green dress meant to be?

That's Jarvis himself at the end, playing Brian May, innit?

EDITED to include: Ooooops, I didn't even notice Sleaze made the same observation. Here I am thinking I'm all special for noticing it...

[ 24-02-2002: Message edited by: CameronStewart ]
 
  
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