I always loved this version of “Revolution” with the live vocals sung over the studio track. John always seemed even more impassioned on this performance to me. Dig it.
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Originally, I’d planned to post the Boys’ 1991 appearance on “The Tonight Show,” when, in mid-performance, Chris Lowe (a.k.a. the one who doesn’t sing) got pissed off about not getting enough camera time and left the stage. Yikes. Tantrum much? Anyway, the performance in question got yanked from YouTube before I could get it onto ESDMusic, so instead I’ve opted to spotlight the guys in a more recent…and more unlikely…appearance.
I’m always impressed with Regis Philbin as a talk show host; whether he really knows what he’s talking about or not, he always has that offhanded casual manner when he’s introducing someone that convinces you that he might actually be a fan of the person he’s getting ready to bring to the stage. Somehow, I suspect the amount of PSB in his CD collection is lacking…though perhaps not as much as it’s lacking from Kelly Ripa’s, since she seems to have no idea that they’ve done anything since “West End Girls”…but neither host’s knowledge (of lack thereof) of the duo affect this lovely piano-driven version of one of the guys’ sweetest and most sentimental songs.
I’m not the only one on the Bullz-Eye staff who loves Paul McCartney’s oft-maligned Press to Play album, but what I don’t know is if I’m the last one to see the video for one of its songs, “Pretty Little Head.” Macca was all over the place on this album, stylistically speaking, and this particular track really doesn’t sound like anything else he’s ever done; even more unique, however, is the video mix of the song, which ups the ante and makes it way more single-worthy than it did on the album. (If anyone knows where I can find a copy of this version, let me know!)
As to the video, it’s actually pretty damned impressive…or, at least, it would’ve been considered such in the ’80s, when it was originally made and released. I still can’t believe I’d never seen it until I picked up the new McCartney DVD set.
“Sweet Jane” from the excellent “A Night with Lou Reed” video.
According to Paul McCartney, Thom Yorke turned down Paulie’s invitation to record a duet. Thom said he was only interested in recording music with Radiohead. This seems like a fine move on Yorke’s part, actually. Although listening to an old and young dude both croak out their lyrics on a duet may have made for disastrously good listening.
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