XTC's "Dear God" covered by Tricky

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Heard it on the radio this morning....

WHY?

(I'm lamenting Tricky's choice of covers more than who got to cover XTC.. and i'm a big XTC fan. But "Dear God" is so rigidly un-reinterpretable, it's sick. Also Tricky's cover of "Pop Muzik" was grebt)

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 04:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Basically, he only used the first four chords of the song and looped it (though I think played live throughout) while he and fellow female whisper the lyrics nervously and awkwardly over it. (par for the Tricky, in other words.). I was just wondering why he didn't just write a new song instead, since I think it would have been more interesting. "Dear God", as much as I love XTC, can't be covered without the performer sounding even more overwrought and "deep". aah well.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

The title of this thread says made me cringe immediately. There's no way this could be anything but terrible.

― Mark (MarkR), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 04:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, did I hear a Foo Fighters cover of "Darling Nikki" the other morning, or did I dream that? It seems like a strange idea to say the least.

― rob geary (rgeary), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 04:51 (twenty-two years ago)

It is almost as if his defenses have become fences.

― Rollie Pemberton (Rollie Pemberton), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 04:57 (twenty-two years ago)

What's to dislike? He mutters it and it's quiet, there's no attempt at "interpreting" the "song" thank fucking God, and it's kind of cute.

― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 05:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I heard it this morning as well (KEXP?). I'm not sure who's doing the female vocals, but the way she pronounces some of the lyrics made my skin crawl.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 05:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't mind Sarah McLachlan's cover of it, but I can't see what Tricky could possibly bring to the table on this particular song. He should do "Radios in Motion" or "Travels in Nihilon" or something.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

(It could have very well been the hazy nervous state i was in... my clock radio awoken me to that song. i probably should give the track another shot in a more expected setting, like on headphones or a stereo.)

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Tricky apologists amuse the hell out of me.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

And claiming you'd listen to him mutter from the phonebook is no excuse cuz you had a copy of that by 1999.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

sorry, just laughing at the claim "what's to dislike?"

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"what's to dislike" only equals "apologist" in whatever hallucinatory state you're residing in, Anthony. "this isn't offensive" equals "whatever he does is great"? get over yourself, moron

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)

it's kind of cute.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:47 (twenty-two years ago)

that's one song. not everything he's ever done. so what exactly is your point?

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 00:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Scariest thread title in eons. Ordinarily I love Tricky, but Dear God didn't need help.

Damn.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)

you're kind of cute when you get everything completely wrong yourself, there, sailor

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:10 (twenty-two years ago)

forgive me. I thought your inability to find something to dislike on the Tin Machine album meant you were one of them crazy Bowie fans.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)

though this ain't tin machine. it's Pin Ups

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

when you come back to the planet the rest of us are on, do let us know, will you? thanks.

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

another case of father not like son.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

also, four years of Matos throwing brickbats at Tricky albums in print to thread.

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

haha if I was really in space I'd probably like Discovery a lot more. I'm glad to hear about those brickbats. If you had an archive online I might have known!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

wannabe rock critics with chips on their shoulders amuse the hell out of me

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Uh, can we just talk about the idea of Andy Partridge covering "Tricky Kid" instead?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Geir to thread!

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

"he'll add some melody to it."

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

http://members.aol.com/vtwriter/images/ponchnownew.jpg
how else is Poncho gonna whisper in my ear and tell me whether or not an album's good?

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

also, does that mean you're gonna be publishing Jess's Outkast review?

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

what the fuck does that have to do with anything? oh wait, you're Anthony Miccio. nevermind.

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)

you said wannabe rock critics with chips on their shoulders amuse the hell out of me , remember?

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)

oh. I don't really consider him a "wannabe" at this point, though, because he's doing it a lot. so are you, I suppose. nevermind, then.

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:27 (twenty-two years ago)

This thread made me download Sarah McLachlan's cover.
Sarah McLachlan has made me regret ever opening this thread.

― Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

sarah is my sister.

― keith (keithmcl), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 04:01 (twenty-two years ago)

then she's your fault...you should have offed her when you had the chance

― Dave M. (rotten03), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 06:00 (twenty-two years ago)

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