Entertainment For Lively Minds
And While I'm At It: The Civil Wars.
Posted by itfc1959 on 15 October 2011 - 8:15pm.
They knocked me out when I saw them on Later. Was it only me who found her outrageously sexy? All that aside, I loved their arrangement of this. It shows that this is actually a very good song.
I'm surprised I haven't read anyone else singing their praises on here. Or maybe I blinked and missed it.
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it wasn't only you
raises hand nervously.
Enjoyed
watching her.
He's probably something for the ladies, but I'll stand ready to be corrected on that.
Music - just terrible.
It'll sell shed-loads.
It is a good song
but that's not a good version.
Have to agree.
Billie Jean, it is widely accepted, is one of the truly great pop songs. It doesn't need to be reinterpreted in a 'credible' style to allow us to admit to liking it.
One verse was enough for the novelty to wear off.
But yes, she was not uneasy on the eye.
Widely accepted?
Not by me it isn't. Average pop song by a hugely overrated artist.
All about opinions.
I know it's hard to think back to a pre 'Wacko-Jacko' time, but to me Off the Wall and Thriller (and BJ in particular) still stand out as exceptionally well-produced and performed albums.
To be fair, me saying that Billie Jean is 'widely accepted' as one of the great pop singles is hardly an envelope-pushing statement. Just as it's 'widely accepted' that The Beatles were the greatest band of all time. That still leaves room for people such as yourself to say 'well that may be the case, but I can't stand him / it / them'.
I can confirm that it's not only you...
she is a total babe. That was excellent, thanks for posting.
sorry
but that is a lot of warbling rubbish. I couldn't quite get the timing there. Yes, the girl is sexy.
Yeap!
a lounge act, do some 'new'
"Was it only me who found her outrageously sexy?"
No, I am 100% with you on that.
I imagine the ladies of the blog might like the J.Depp-a-like on guitar too. Fame awaits.
I Googled The Young Lady
and her name is Joy Williams. It seems that prior to hitching up with Johnny Depp in 2009, she had already sold over 250,000 records in the USA under her own name. Blimey.
Christian music
It's a massive market.
What's that, you didn't realise the girl who looked like she should have been in a David Lynch movie was a good Christian girl?
Yes, I did know that.
There's an interview on-line where she spouts the most frightful bollocks, in my humble opinion of course. This doesn't seem to make her any different from a huge number of other Americans. And she still looks absolutely filthy, in spite of this handicap.
I didn't know
Until I *ahem* looked into her...background.
But then Katy Perry has a similar background, including musically.
"And she still looks absolutely filthy.."
Aye.
You kick Johnny Depp in the cods for me and I'll carry her off.
Raises hand
I went and bought the album the next day. Lots of performances on youtube too...
Love the way the voices work together too.
Out of my way, boys.
I've already mentioned elsewhere (http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/the-silver-seas-later#comment-4794...) that I couldn't help but think that the female half of the act reminded me very much of a young Grace Slick. Without that voice, sadly, but with the same slightly feral sexuality.
Where's my Bible and crucifix? When does prayer study start? I'm sitting next to her, and you'd better believe it. I'm weak and mindful to sin. Lord have Mercy. Hallelujah! etc etc.
You're a man with sharp vision
clearly Vulpsy. Funny how in her little black dress she is a million times more fanciable than the composite Girlsabeyoncygagapinkycherylblahblah in their trashy underwear and ass shaking. They are enough to put you off for life.
(i know it's not what you're saying)
but I do think her 'sexiness' is every bit as contrived as the artists mentioned in your post.
A horrible performance and, no, not sexy either.
We just have different tastes
I like LBD with eyes, (possibly faux) modesty and harmony singing. You like the voluptuous type. Takes all sorts.
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/nsfw-angels-centrefold#comments
Ahem
You did indeed blink
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/have-a-listen-the-civil-wars
I'm somewhat annoyed that their tour support to Adele was only announced long after the tour sold out so I've yet to see them live
Candi Payne Misses Out Again.
Did the retro 60's album only to be pipped by Dffy to the release date now been doing the circuit in Liverpool as a duo - does the set up look familiar?
I Want Candy
She has a great voice, and that first album of hers is pretty damn good.
Indeed It Is Very Good
just it got lost in the timimg of the release.
Whaaaaat?
Candi Payne is, indeed, somewhat toothsome and it is this which tends to distract people from the fact that she couldn't carry a tune if it was given to her in a bucket. She sings flatter than a kipper's dick. Her album, which I purchased following a glowing WORD review, was unlistenable and also made all the milk in my fridge go turny. Her performances on Later.. were toe-curling.
Vile
in every concievable fashion.
And if our only way to redeem this abortion of a cover is to find the female "sexy" i would seriously scrub up your sexual politics.
OOAA!
i before e except after c
And, er, wrong.
As ever
a correction of syntax.
The aesthetic judgement remains yours.
Like my own, it is subjective.
Hmm, "filthy" ...
I was called "filth" to my face in the street the other week by some total nob-head who also told me exactly what he wanted to do to me whilst making a grab for my knockers.
I wonder if I looked "filthy" that day.
I don't wish to deny the ghastliness of your experience,
but don't you think that the context of the remark above that used the word 'filthy', and the context of the use of the word 'filth' to which you were subjected, are a million miles apart?
One would hope so.
Seeing that girl described as "filthy" just reminded me of the incident that's all.
I understand that it wasn't meant in a horrible way but it's not the nicest way to describe a lady IMHO.
If I could retract that statement, then I would.
Didn't look good in print. Apologies all round.
I'd agree that the phrase lacks decorum,
but I suspect it's no worse than a woman saying of a bloke, "Phwoar, I like a bit of rough".
That was shit.
The female singer is pretty, but that hardly makes up for that appalling version of a great pop song.
Oh, and while I'm at it, I hate band names that just don't fit in any way whatsoever with the kind of music being performed. I'm not saying that a name has to make literal sense, but it should at least compliment the music, even if only in a nebulous way. The Civil Wars? Give me an effin' break... that's just a name chosen by people who think they're too cool for school.
True.
From the name, one might expect their music to be something like Bellowhead or maybe The Decemberists.
But, being damned good-looking, they'll do well whatever anodyne tosh they produce. Bastards.
Bitter? Moi?
That
was terrible.
And when did annoyingly mannered coquettishness become "sexy"?
Janice? Who the fuck is Janice?
Well, it's better than this cover of the same song:
It's not awful, just, I dunno. It feels a bit like Travis's cover of "Hit Me Baby One More Time" or Jose Gonzalez's version of Kylie's "Hand on Your Heart" - just slowed down a bit and played on an acoustic guitar. In all three cases the song's the winner.
Civil Wars on Later
I actually wrote something but didn't post it on an earlier thread about the the Silver Seas. It was along the lines of the Civil Wars having completely stolen the attention of the interested but bi-partisan viewer i.e me.
Stunned enough by the Civil Wars' peformance to immediatelyt buy their album before the programme had even ended. The wonders of having a tablet on your lap and large quantities of Albarino handy when you're watching telly.
Upper middle class Pish...
What is it with you English and this type of shite? Do you really think anyone wants to hear, let alone buy this crap? I think you might want to think about occupying the BBC as well.