sometimes I feel very sad

In response to the last post... there is absolutely no way I could skip out on a new Patrick Wolf song! Wolf’s version of "I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times" is not bad at all, but again, The Beach Boys’ version is untouchable!!!

Partick Wolf: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times [re-uploaded on January 21, 2007]
The Beach Boys: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times [wicked-cool song] [re-uploaded on January 21, 2007]
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god only knows what i'd be without you

Regular readers of this blog know that I am kind of a big fan of Daniel Johnston... so naturally, I am pretty excited about his latest contribution on The Beach Boys tribute album, Do It Again: A Tribute To Pet Sounds. Johnston covered "God Only Knows", one of the best and most important songs in modern music. The original version is a highly complex and in my opinion, Brian Wilson’s best production! With that being said, Johnston’s version of "God Only Knows" is horribly unbearable! I am tremendously disappointed... Johnston totally butchered the song... I couldn’t even listen to the entire thing.

I am now afraid to hear the rest of the tribute to Pet Sounds, despite the fact that Patrick Wolf and Architecture In Helsinki are both featured on the album.

Daniel Johnston: God Only Knows [totally-lame song]
The Beach Boys: God Only Knows [super-wicked-cool song]
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classic song of the moment

Actually, there are two classic songs today: both are from two of the most important albums of all time. One popularized the California beach/surf sound, while the other gave birth to the emo genre... that's the first generation of emo music in the 80s!

The Beach Boys - God Only Knows from Pet Sounds (1966)
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns To Blue from Zen Arcade (1984)
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