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kartofflenbrain (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
i enjoy nick cave and regard him as a clever and talented songwriter (and lyricist) not to mention hes an aussie, albeit a pretentious expat who wants to put a statue of himself up in the one horse town where he was born - but all that aside...this is SHIT!it has nothing to do with being black or white or middle aged or young or green or old or christian or japanese fortune cookie.it just plain sucks.
wreckedroy (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Vive Le Difference!OK......it's not the best version I've ever heard, but it has it's own merits.
jbrad1211 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
I thought I liked Cave, until I heard this terrible version of this great song.
Gudfala (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Sounds a lot like some of the stuff from his Firstborn is Dead album. And for those who think it sucks because he's a wealthy middle-aged white dude rather than an authentic bluesman, songs are meant to be played. And you can bet that Blind Willy Johnson (if he were not long gong) would be happy Nick Cave did a version of his song.
leeroy75 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
I guess nick has as much right to cover this as anyone considering nick is now a christian i believe.
JimiXpresion (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
To perform a historical blues song like this one, you don't need to be black or something, you only need to show respect of this tribute and sing it soulfully, imitating (if you have the guts) the pain that comes out of it.F**K the skin-color issue!!!
ickeryeckeru (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Who cares if it's a "white" or a "black" song? Nick Cave is known to have been heavily influenced by American blues--a genre which finds its roots primarily among the black community. Should he not be allowed to do this because he's white and sings in a different way? Uh. No. Of course he can, that's the beauty of cross-cultural interaction.Although I'm not sure just what I think of his version.
jamoca15 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
well im sure you may have noticed that whites and blacks have different ways of singing. im just saying that black people sound better when they sing this.
pacmanq (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
lame
lennyspecv (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Damn, this just sounds like shit. |
