Art of the Cover - Spoon's "TV Set"

I use your eyeballs for dials on my TV set ...

Odd bedfellows here, indeed! A bizarro collision  between The Cramps' mighty, deranged, punktastic take on rockabilly and Spoon's polished, slinky indie rock that, surprisingly, works magnificently well!

Britt and the boys deliver a remarkably faithful rendition of the opening track from 1980’s Bad Music For Bad People, if only shined up just a bit.

They wrap their guitars in fuzz and kick the low-end up to menacing levels, while Daniel assumes Lux Interior’s stuttering delivery to perfection.

Spoon contributed  this sublime cover of the Cramps’ Psychobilly classic to the soundtrack for the new remake of Poltergeist.

Yap, the much-maligned reboot of the horror franchise classic might’ve all been worth it just for bringing this thing into existence. 

  

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The Video - Spoon's "The Way We Get By"

you bought a new bag of pot, said 'let's make a new start'

A magnificent moment from the wonderful Kill the Moonlight LP from, erm .... 2002,

Two thousand and fucking two? ... I don't believe it!

Yap, it's Britt's beautiful bijou  "The Way We Get By". A thing as fresh sounding today as it was all those years back.

A tale of outsiders who get high in back seats of cars and break into mobile homes, it's a humorous witty slice of existential angst with lots of Elvis Costello echoes. 

And lots of wonderful ivory tinkling!

And a nice nod to a seminal Stooges song in the line "fall in love to Down on the Street" !

Delectable!

  

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Art of the Cover - Spoon's "Telephono"

  

Tracklistings

1-1 Don't Buy The Realistic 3:54
1-2 Not Turning Off 3:08
1-3 All The Negatives Have Been Destroyed 2:37
1-4 Cvantez          2:45
1-5 Nefarious  2:47
1-6 Claws Tracking 2:32
1-7 Dismember 1:45
1-8 Idiot Driver 1:37
1-9 Towner 3:05
1-10 Wanted To Be Your 1:52
1-11 Theme To Wendel Stivers 1:58
1-12 Primary 1:10
1-13 The Government Darling 2:23
1-14 Plastic Mylar 3:26
1-15 Video - Not Turning Off {Directed by Brett Vapnek}

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Art of the Cover - Divine Fits' "A Thing Called Divine Fits" (2012)

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Art of the Cover - Spoon's "Kill the Moonlight" (2002)

Tracklisting

 Small Stakes 3:00
The Way We Get By 2:40
Something To Look Forward To 2:17
Stay Don't Go 3:35
Jonathon Fisk 3:15
Paper Tiger 3:07
Someone Something 2:48
Don't Let It Get You Down 3:29
All The Pretty Girls Go To The City 3:12
You Gotta Feel It 1:29
Back To The Life 2:21
Vittorio E. 3:39

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Art of the Cover - Spoon's "Transference" (2010)

  

Tracklisting

Before Destruction 3:17
Is Love Forever? 2:07
The Mystery Zone 5:50
Who Makes Your Money 3:44
Written In Reverse 4:18
I Saw The Light 5:31
Trouble Comes Running 3:06
Goodnight Laura 2:29
Out Go The Lights 4:34
Got Nuffin 3:59
Nobody Gets Me But You 4:57

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Art of the Cover - Spoon's "Telephono / Soft Effects" (2006)

  

Tracklistings

Telephono

1-1 Don't Buy The Realistic 3:54
1-2 Not Turning Off 3:08
1-3 All The Negatives Have Been Destroyed 2:37
1-4 Cvantez 2:45
1-5 Nefarious 2:47
1-6 Claws Tracking 2:32
1-7 Dismember 1:45
1-8 Idiot Driver 1:37
1-9 Towner 3:05
1-10 Wanted To Be Your 1:52
1-11 Theme To Wendel Stivers 1:58
1-12 Primary 1:10
1-13 The Government Darling 2:23
1-14 Plastic Mylar 3:26
1-15 Video - Not Turning Off {Directed by Brett Vapnek}

Soft Effects

2-1 Mountain To Sound 3:50
2-2 Waiting For The Kid To Come Out 2:40
2-3 I Could See The Dude 1:58
2-4 Get Out The State 2:50
2-5 Loss Leaders 3:30

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