kosmo wrote:
Brian Setzers Big Band Christmas albums are all fun listens
Fun yes
But they are pretty boring really
Fun yes
But they are pretty boring really
Holiday songs by bands you love
Fun yes
But they are pretty boring really
kosmo wrote:
and i've taken one for the team and the Jon Bon Jovi cover of Fairytale of Christmas is truly awful, couldn't even get half way through it…
Wow that was absolutely insane https://youtu.be/KB9vvxYocW0
(only 6k views…my kids have youtube vids with more views)
I have to imagine the banter between the guys in the sound booth "are you going to tell him? Cause I like my paycheck and don't plan on telling him how bad this is"
His accents kill me. It almost seems like a parody it's soo bad.
has renewed my interest in seeing the Julian temple Crock Of Gold movie …
artistic wrote:kosmo wrote:
and i've taken one for the team and the Jon Bon Jovi cover of Fairytale of Christmas is truly awful, couldn't even get half way through it…
Wow that was absolutely insane https://youtu.be/KB9vvxYocW0
(only 6k views…my kids have youtube vids with more views)
I have to imagine the banter between the guys in the sound booth "are you going to tell him? Cause I like my paycheck and don't plan on telling him how bad this is"
His accents kill me. It almost seems like a parody it's soo bad.
has renewed my interest in seeing the Julian temple Crock Of Gold movie …
Some good commentary here:
https://www.loudersound.com/news/listen-to-jon-bon-jovi-ruin-christmas-with-the-worst-version-of-the-pogues-fairytale-of-new-york-ever-recorded
I only made it to 3:40
It’s pretty bad but the song is so damn good I still got goosebumps…I don’t begrudge him trying
But It’s one of those songs nobody should ever cover.. I mean come on Shane inhabits and lives the song and Kirsty MacColl (RIP you are missed and more so this time of year) maybe the greatest female voice of the past forty years….come on!
It’s pretty bad but the song is so damn good I still got goosebumps…I don’t begrudge him trying
But It’s one of those songs nobody should ever cover.. I mean come on Shane inhabits and lives the song and Kirsty MacColl (RIP you are missed and more so this time of year) maybe the greatest female voice of the past forty years….come on!
we can sure derail a thread in these parts… according to the twitter JBJ's take on Petty's christmas tune "Christmas All Over Again" is equally painful, there is speculation it's due to his aging voice and it's really beginning to show the wear and tear.
and having grown up listening to big band I've always enjoyed Setzers foray into big band arrangements and i'd much rather listen to him channel his inner sinatra verses robbie williams numerous attempts at crooning
i also liked Chris Isaak's christmas album, but it's essentially an elvis rehash
motown always turned out great Christmas tune arrangements and my one of leading favorites will always be Marvin Gaye's Purple Snowflakes
and having grown up listening to big band I've always enjoyed Setzers foray into big band arrangements and i'd much rather listen to him channel his inner sinatra verses robbie williams numerous attempts at crooning
i also liked Chris Isaak's christmas album, but it's essentially an elvis rehash
motown always turned out great Christmas tune arrangements and my one of leading favorites will always be Marvin Gaye's Purple Snowflakes
Look I like Setzer but his Christmas stuff is pretty boring but if people enjoy it more than I do great! I find his Big Band stuff commendable and enjoyable enough… it’s just missing any creativity.. it was done decades ago.. by better singers, with better musicians, better arrangers etc
Hopefully some people that like it will explore the real shit but not banking on it
Hopefully some people that like it will explore the real shit but not banking on it
Two more additions
Kacey Musgraves - A Very Kacey Christmas
lots of the redone classics, but a couple of originals including "A Willie Nice Christmas"
Emmy The Great + Tim Wheeler - This is Christmas
few more originals on this ones including the classic Zombie Christmas and Christmas Day (I wish I was surfing) and strangely only the singles from this are on the streaming services and not the whole album.
Kacey Musgraves - A Very Kacey Christmas
lots of the redone classics, but a couple of originals including "A Willie Nice Christmas"
Emmy The Great + Tim Wheeler - This is Christmas
few more originals on this ones including the classic Zombie Christmas and Christmas Day (I wish I was surfing) and strangely only the singles from this are on the streaming services and not the whole album.
The Kacey one is a winner
shemptiness wrote:
I like this version of 'Fairytale'
Chris Thile even looks a little bit like John Stirratt.
So this song (which I've credited to Wings in the past) is 100% paul
is really a crime against humanity….but what makes it worse is
it was estimated that McCartney makes $500,000 a year from this song, which puts its cumulative earnings at over $20 million
He should really have all royalties go to charity…
is really a crime against humanity….but what makes it worse is
it was estimated that McCartney makes $500,000 a year from this song, which puts its cumulative earnings at over $20 million
He should really have all royalties go to charity…
Hatch's wrote:
So this song (which I've credited to Wings in the past) is 100% paul
is really a crime against humanity….but what makes it worse is
it was estimated that McCartney makes $500,000 a year from this song, which puts its cumulative earnings at over $20 million
He should really have all royalties go to charity…
apologies, but i've lost the thread here.. what song are you referring to?
sweetcell wrote:I'm assuming from the context clues that godawful Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time song.Hatch's wrote:
So this song (which I've credited to Wings in the past) is 100% paul
is really a crime against humanity….but what makes it worse is
it was estimated that McCartney makes $500,000 a year from this song, which puts its cumulative earnings at over $20 million
He should really have all royalties go to charity…
apologies, but i've lost the thread here.. what song are you referring to?
This thread makes me miss Mankie….here are some my faves.
Gaz Coombes & Adam Buxton - I believe in Father Christmas
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Elton John - Step Into Xmas
Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry
The Vandals - Oi to the World
Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine
Robbie Williams - Bad Sharon ft. Tyson Fury (Snowflakes is also brilliant)
I concur with Kosmo, and would add anything off of Bad Religions Xmas album, She and Him's album and if you want to some compilations The OC Christmukkah album, The Edge of Christmas, Holidays Rule, etc….
Gaz Coombes & Adam Buxton - I believe in Father Christmas
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Elton John - Step Into Xmas
Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry
The Vandals - Oi to the World
Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine
Robbie Williams - Bad Sharon ft. Tyson Fury (Snowflakes is also brilliant)
I concur with Kosmo, and would add anything off of Bad Religions Xmas album, She and Him's album and if you want to some compilations The OC Christmukkah album, The Edge of Christmas, Holidays Rule, etc….
vansmack wrote:
Fairytale of New York is by far the best.
The Vandals "Oi to the World" is #2.
Travis - River has grown on me this year.
Raveonettes - Christmas Song is my favorite new Xmas song.
David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy
Ramones - Merry Xmas (I don't want to fight tonight
Dave Matthews - Christmas Song
Badly Drawn Boy - Donna and Blitzen
John Lennon - Happy Xmas
Run DMC - Xmas in Hollis
And U2 - Christmas - Baby Please come home