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"Suggest One Track"

Suggest One Track for me, and the rest of the dwellers of this place to listen to. Quality ones obviously.

Also include the genre. I hate to sound close minded, but the thrash metal track you lick windows to may not be to everyones taste. Maybe a comment.
I'm just blatantly trying to usurp Grix's long running thread. :D

*Fires up Limewire in anticipation*

I'll get us started :

'Five' by Lamb - Ambient Breakbeat/Trip Hop Instrumental
(AKA Ray Mears theme tune - Beautiful relaxing track)

Ok i've listened to From The Morning and Northern Sky, winner From The Morning, i can hear a very clear resemblance to Cello Song in it. I love that kind of plucky acoustic that Dylan popularised in Don't Think Twice.

Stryke wrote:
> They're both great covers. I agree with Rasta, Leonard Cohen must weep
> bitter tears that it's been taken from him. If he's still alive, that
> is.

He is, there was a programme on him only a couple of nights ago. He's an odd one really, i can read his lyrics and know theyre great but hearing them performed kills them as far as i'm concerned, Hallelujah exempt from that i'm still not sure which version i prefer. Lyrically it's such a perfect song you always get the feeling someone can come along and do a better version because of it's potential.

God, I downloaded Cohen's version expecting something equally brilliant - it just made me weep due to the relatively poor quality of it all. It's one thing to write an amazing song, but to have not one, but two people come and make better versions must be harsh on the soul. Easy on the pocket, mind.

They're both great covers. I agree with Rasta, Leonard Cohen must weep bitter tears that it's been taken from him. If he's still alive, that is.

Stryke wrote:
> mattributé wrote:
> Is this the Hallelujah that Jeff Buckley so beautifully covered?
>
> --
>
> Rufus Wainwright did a better cover - in my opinion.

He did a cover which is uncomparable. Not in quality, mind. I think, on the whole, I'd rather listen to Rufus' version, but I feel that Buckley managed to make it much more of a love song, and give it that feeling of him just breaking up with someone. Rufus's version make you feel happy, almost.

Stryke wrote:
> But Rufus is basically a gay Ryan Adams. That means you should love
> him that little bit more...

Heheh. Nah, he's not as good. And that cover of Hallelujah... leave it at the perfection that Jeff Buckley left it at with his version. The thing about Wainwright's version is that it's always going to be compared to the Buckley version, and it's always going to come off worse (forget Leonard Cohen, he may have written it, but it's no longer his song).

Five Leaves Left is Drakes best. Or Treasury:The Greatest Hits has all my favourites on, pretty much.

Ms NY wrote:
> Flock wrote:
> We'll see, i'm stealing it off the internet as i type.
>
> Buy buy buy! It still feels wrong to download his music
> especially.

You know i agree with you on that as we were talking about it only a little while ago, i'm lacking money to buy at the moment and there isn't a definitive album as far as i can see.

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> Stryke wrote:
>
> Rufus Wainwright did a better cover - in my opinion.
>
> *Slap*.

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But Rufus is basically a gay Ryan Adams. That means you should love him that little bit more...

Flock wrote:
> You might as well buy Gold and go from there, i particularly like
> Wildflowers.

Indeed. Gold, Heartbreaker and Demolition. All fantastic albums.