Comments on: The spectrum: http://urgentartist.org/2009/11/the-spectrum/ Media, Meta, + Mess from artists who live by their work Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary http://urgentartist.org/2009/11/the-spectrum/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Mary Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:40:54 +0000 http://urgentartist.org/?p=201#comment-35 The Carrie Underwood performance is totally a copy of Faith Hill's cover from the 90's. She probably grew up with it-- I admit I did (have since recovered). To complicate your idea a little, this is a video I've always loved. Kim Gordon covering Addicted to Love in the 80s: http://sonicyouth.edgeboss.net/download/sonicyouth/videos/hires/addicted.mov?ewk13=1 Vocally, it's a very flat performance compared to the original, though a little Sonic Youth raw comes through in the video. I think it is way more badass than Robert Palmer's swaying drones. But to more specifically answer your call for suggestions, here's a "raw" cover for you (also Sonic Youth): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY7PfaO_YZY&feature=fvw The Carrie Underwood performance is totally a copy of Faith Hill’s cover from the 90′s. She probably grew up with it– I admit I did (have since recovered).

To complicate your idea a little, this is a video I’ve always loved. Kim Gordon covering Addicted to Love in the 80s:

http://sonicyouth.edgeboss.net/download/sonicyouth/videos/hires/addicted.mov?ewk13=1

Vocally, it’s a very flat performance compared to the original, though a little Sonic Youth raw comes through in the video. I think it is way more badass than Robert Palmer’s swaying drones.

But to more specifically answer your call for suggestions, here’s a “raw” cover for you (also Sonic Youth): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY7PfaO_YZY&feature=fvw

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