tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post2254429154640300546..comments2024-01-31T09:10:18.662-07:00Comments on "One Poor Correspondent": Under the CoversTom Nawrockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-1234229857346501392008-09-22T19:46:00.000-06:002008-09-22T19:46:00.000-06:00I never saw that video--thanks for the link!It's c...I never saw that video--thanks for the link!<BR/><BR/>It's cute that you can see Jett saying "shit," but the best part is the look she gives the camera when she sings "You can't figure out the scene I'm in." Oh, she was so right.<BR/><BR/>She did a lot of great covers, but this one's high on the list.<BR/><BR/>(BTW, I've never heard the New Seekers Who medley either--I stumbled on it when I was looking up Elton's version of "Pinball Wizard.")Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576993334350753739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-88535218736193157932008-09-22T14:15:00.000-06:002008-09-22T14:15:00.000-06:00I don't know that I'd count "People E...I don't know that I'd count "People Everyday" as a cover. They use a bit of the chorus, but that's basically it. It bears as much resemblance to "Everyday People" as "Ignition (Remix)" bears to the original "Ignition."<BR/><BR/>My favorite Pazz & Jop poll of all time was the one where Arrested Development came out on top, and Robert Christgau spent his entire essay going around asking the voters how they could have possibly voted for that.Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-42344318632399837652008-09-22T13:41:00.000-06:002008-09-22T13:41:00.000-06:00Janet Jackson hit #2 in 1989 with “Rhythm Nation,”...Janet Jackson hit #2 in 1989 with “Rhythm Nation,” which was new lyrics over a sample of “Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin.” Arrested Development also hit #2 in 1992 with “People Everyday,” their unbelievably bad cover of “Everyday People.”<BR/><BR/>Gavin is right on about Joan Jett's "Everyday People." It is truly awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75jGfIW1RkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-70750564135991576112008-09-22T08:41:00.000-06:002008-09-22T08:41:00.000-06:00I should have thought of "Pinball Wizard," but Elt...I should have thought of "Pinball Wizard," but Elton John's version never charted in the U.S. (it went to Number Seven in the U.K.). The Who's version had gone to Number 19 in 1969.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure I've never heard either of Gavin's entries.Tom Nawrockihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-53170489436184587332008-09-22T06:16:00.000-06:002008-09-22T06:16:00.000-06:00I'm not very familiar with the historical Billboar...I'm not very familiar with the historical Billboard charts, but I do remember hearing a lot of Elton John's "Pinball Wizard" on Top 40 radio in the 70's.MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198554656748211523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360486056983018949.post-16265915594939834432008-09-21T22:26:00.000-06:002008-09-21T22:26:00.000-06:00The New Seekers (of "I'd Like to Teach the World t...The New Seekers (of "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" fame) hit #29 in 1973 with "Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me."<BR/><BR/>Joan Jett hit #37 in 1983 with her version of "Everyday People."Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576993334350753739noreply@blogger.com