http://www.metafilter.com/tags/theczars Posts tagged with 'theczars' at MetaFilter. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:57:02 -0800 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:57:02 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/118102/Long%2Dafloat%2Don%2Dshipless%2Doceans Its writer refused to record it. Pat Boone almost killed it. Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project. Then it became an A-side in its own right, sold a half a million copies, and ended up being <a href="http://www.rhino.com/video-tim-buckley-song-siren">performed by its writer</a> on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwxvBXnzgHY">last ever episode of the Monkees</a>. - "<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/17/song-to-the-siren-classic">Song to the Siren's irresistible tang</a>" by Martin Aston. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMTEtDBHGY4">Tim Buckley (Monkees)</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pxvXI1i9cw">Tim Buckley (Starsailor)</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUmdR69nbM">This Mortal Coil</a> Covers (in order of article appearance): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRbMKPdq5Aw">Robert Plant</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rounf0oTc5Q">George Michael</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88wL8oRf45U">Sin&#0233;ad O'Connor</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqgIZCw-lbI">Bryan Ferry</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0kE7uDAO4">David Gray</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbvnAF9KrM4">John Grant/The Czars</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06bD5CFuZFQ">Sheila Chandra</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa8W0KQ-fBI">Lost Witness</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjk2L5BFq1A">Half Man Half Biscuit</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTZqP9FkuE">Jimmy "The King" Brown</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4en3W5U1yo">Brendan Perry</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aUS4g1uXDQ">Alfie Boe</a> More covers: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP2vw189q4U">Cocteau Twins</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZgyv1-i6s4">John Frusciante</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gH3Z6BOCco">Pat Boone</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuK1dwP4_24">Damon and Naomi</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNTbSGPzWi4">Gravenhurst</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQYZe3CM1lg">Thomas Dybdahl</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY6FDh_UWME">Juno Reactor</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLOhAYrqQ8">Charlotte Martin</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_SrGzOGBtI">Julienne Taylor</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3OYLBga1OY">Vengeance</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR4Wfsl0MAM">Susheela Raman</a> Movies: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzEkgG5yHGo">Lost Highway</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQXbSJpxyys">The Lonely Bones</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_ga3JlE0g">Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)</a> tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.118102 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:57:02 -0800 alfieboe brendanperry bryanferry charlottemartin cocteautwins covers damonandnaomi davidgray elizabethfraser georgemichael gravenhurst halfmanhalfbiscuit ivowatts-russell jimmythekingbrown johnfrusciante johngrant juliennetaylor junoreactor losthighway lostwitness music patboone popmusic recordings robertplant sheilachandra sineadoconnor songtothesiren susheelaraman texaschainsawmassacre theczars thelovelybones thismortalcoil thomasdybdahl timbuckley vengeance mrgrimm