slits "heard it through the grapevine" vs raincoats "lola"

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Option	Votes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QufDdHzWhgwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCr8V5wAroA	19
http://www.mp3million.com/photo/0237373/The%20Raincoats.jpg	14

― flopson, Sunday, 4 September 2011 01:21 (thirteen years ago)

lola is like top 20 songs, period, so

― morb derp (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 4 September 2011 01:28 (thirteen years ago)

so...?

― flopson, Sunday, 4 September 2011 01:28 (thirteen years ago)

Slits six ways to Sunday. It helps that it's a better song to begin with.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 4 September 2011 01:57 (thirteen years ago)

slits not only my favorite slits performance but one of my 20 favorite tracks of all time, period. raincoats is fun and charming but not really in the same class as the original.

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Sunday, 4 September 2011 09:41 (thirteen years ago)

I voted Raincoats, their version is something other than a cover.

― Die, Foghat, Die (Mount Cleaners), Sunday, 4 September 2011 09:47 (thirteen years ago)

are there any other notable post punk chix do 60's r&b classics i could have included?

― flopson, Sunday, 4 September 2011 16:26 (thirteen years ago)

There's The Mo-dettes "Paint it Black", of course.

― Mark G, Monday, 5 September 2011 09:38 (thirteen years ago)

Slits - just such a big song. You can dance like fuckery to it. One of my favourite covers of any song I think. HEARD IT THROUGH THE BASSLINE - 'course you did , you can't ignore that freaking bassline!

― It was a Thursday night. I was working late... (dog latin), Monday, 5 September 2011 10:05 (thirteen years ago)

I voted Raincoats, their version is something other than a cover.

Slits cover has lesbian undertow.

― Mark G, Monday, 5 September 2011 10:15 (thirteen years ago)

There's The Mo-dettes "Paint it Black", of course.

New poll! I wonder if there are any others... need to think about that. Slits by a country mile.

― Euripides Trousers (Tom D.), Monday, 5 September 2011 10:21 (thirteen years ago)

The Flying Lizards - Money

― Mark G, Monday, 5 September 2011 10:26 (thirteen years ago)

Bananarama did a really limp version of Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.

― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Monday, 5 September 2011 10:28 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCCWUM2komA

Fuzzbox - Spirit In The Sky

― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Monday, 5 September 2011 10:29 (thirteen years ago)

Belle Stars - Iko Iko

― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Monday, 5 September 2011 10:38 (thirteen years ago)

I like The Raincoats but it's The Slits by a country mile

― Number None, Monday, 5 September 2011 14:50 (thirteen years ago)

cool poll huh

― Sex Droughts and Rock & Roll (flopson), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 16:18 (thirteen years ago)

They're both marvellous, but I'd go with the Slits, as its more of a reinvention. I love the way Ari puts unexpected intervals into the melody. Also sounds like they're singing "heard it through the bassline" at times.

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 18:14 (thirteen years ago)

They are

― Number None, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 18:17 (thirteen years ago)

Yeah, the intro to "Grapevine," with the girls singing the bassline, the super-processed reggae drumroll, the trebly guitar scratch, and Ari's "I bet... I bet... I bet..." all simply great great great.

― Hey T-Paw, mow my lawn! (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 18:32 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Sunday, 11 September 2011 23:01 (thirteen years ago)

o hey remember this poll

― hank azari & iii (flopson), Sunday, 11 September 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago)

i remember polling the Slits song against Devo's "Satisfaction". filthy dylan was pissed.

I think Lydia Lunch was somewhere in there too

― http://drdrestartedburningman.tumblr.com/ (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 12 September 2011 01:53 (thirteen years ago)

hah, 'Lola' was there too

― http://drdrestartedburningman.tumblr.com/ (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 12 September 2011 01:57 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Monday, 12 September 2011 23:01 (thirteen years ago)

did ppl talk about how it's just ari up plus studio dudes on grapevine??? it's a ruling version, but so far from the CUT style of things, it kind of feels like not the slits

― 69, Monday, 12 September 2011 23:05 (thirteen years ago)

Did ppl talk about how both the options in this poll are The Raincoats?

― Number None, Monday, 12 September 2011 23:07 (thirteen years ago)

no one talked about either of those things

― hank azari & iii (flopson), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 02:05 (thirteen years ago)

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