TS: The Stranglers' "The Raven" vs. The Alan Parsons Project's "The Raven"

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Sneering, occulty, post-punky ruminations on vikings by disgruntled Punks or a thanklessly proggy interpretation of Poe's creepy classic by arty musos with ill-advised facial hair.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp100/p166/p16617na76g.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp000/p083/p08369t9k68.jpg

I do like'em both, but I'll *ALWAYS* vote for the `Glers. Et vous?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 4 January 2003 07:12 (twenty-three years ago)

bien sur.

― felicity (felicity), Saturday, 4 January 2003 07:17 (twenty-three years ago)

three years pass...

Stranglers "The Raven" vs Eagles "The Disco Strangler" vs Alan Parsons Project "The Eagle Will Rise Again"

― dave q (listerine), Friday, 27 January 2006 21:59 (twenty years ago)

http://www.blackmailmag.com/images/MUSICA/Lou_Reed-The-Raven.jpg

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 27 January 2006 23:55 (twenty years ago)

Anyway, the winner is the Swamp Zombies' Chicken Vulture Crow

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 27 January 2006 23:55 (twenty years ago)

answer: "The Raven" by the Yo-Yo's (Coral 1966). Based on the
Poe story. You ignorant ILM types. The Stranglers and The Alan Parsons Project. I don't think so.

― stuartm23, Saturday, 28 January 2006 03:16 (twenty years ago)

No need to be an insufferably pompous jackass, Stuart.

― Alex in NYC...and the Stranglers OWN your sorry ass! (vassifer), Saturday, 28 January 2006 12:50 (twenty years ago)

answer: "The Raven" by the Yo-Yo's (Coral 1966). Based on the
Poe story

Gee, that Parsons' track is taken from Edgar Allen Poe: Tales of Mystery & Imagination. D'ya think maybe it's based on Poe too? Hmmmmmmm.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 28 January 2006 12:51 (twenty years ago)

i haven't heard the two songs you mention (showing my ignorance here), but there's another one which i love: "The Raven" by The Yo-Yo's. it's a cool dramatic rocker with a mildly eerie air. half the lyrics are lifted from the Poe poem.

a friend was complaining recently about how they had nothing to read and i suggested that they should try reading their Edgar Allen Poe book (from their dusty shelf of classic literature). basically, they said "No". they considered the idea pretentious, which is pretty unfair to old Poe, and, well, it's their loss.

maybe i'll search these other "Ravens" out actually...

― stuartm23, Saturday, 28 January 2006 14:56 (twenty years ago)

i was sober that time.

― stuartm23, Saturday, 28 January 2006 15:00 (twenty years ago)

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