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

lola is like top 20 songs, period, so

so...?

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

Slits cover has lesbian undertow.

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.

The Flying Lizards - Money

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

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

Fuzzbox - Spirit In The Sky

Belle Stars - Iko Iko

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

cool poll huh

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.

They are

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.

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o hey remember this poll

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

I think Lydia Lunch was somewhere in there too

hah, 'Lola' was there too

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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

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

no one talked about either of those things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKhyPImvhC0

heard it thru the bassline

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

Is this true? I've never heard of this before.

I hadn't heard this before either. wikipedia says Max "Maxi" Edwards played drums on it, but doesn't mention any other additional musicians

dug the CD out and the liner notes say the same thing, drummer Budgie except that song

It's not like Viv and Tessa couldn't handle the instrumental parts ... also it sounds exactly like the Slits!