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Old 10-10-2014, 20:29
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praps they didnt know gary kemp swoons
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Old 10-10-2014, 21:05
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*applauds* only the oldests here can appreciate that one


Manics covering 'Star Me Up' from my beloved Stones, Christmas is really early this year.
I have started dreaming they could play it in December, however not sure I could control myself if it happened.
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Old 10-10-2014, 23:27
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I think this will be a great cover! I can almost hear how James will sing it, with that good-humoured hint of cocky swagger he brought to the Out Of Time cover lo those many years ago
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Old 11-10-2014, 07:16
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This was the perfect opportunity for them to introduce Radio 2 listeners to something a little more obscure. Oh well.
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Old 11-10-2014, 07:21
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Can't wait to hear Jimbo's, I mean Nicky's bass playing on this. There are quite a few runs for Jimbo, I mean Nicky, to get in there.
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Old 11-10-2014, 07:55
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I wonder whether James will sing the immortal line...ewww alert...."You make a dead man cum" or conveniently ignore it?
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Old 11-10-2014, 13:23
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Who let the Fucking sheiser chiefs anywhere near a Clash song?
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Old 11-10-2014, 23:55
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Not to worry. Radio 2 got confused, it's actually the Stereophonics doing it.


Seriously though, this has to be the most un-Manics song ever. Also thanks to gallafield for pointing out the Kaiser Chiefs' Clash cover. That's the real fucking criminal thing here.
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Old 12-10-2014, 04:36
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I expect James will sing the lead vocal for the verse and backing vocal for the chorus, leaving Nicky to take the lead chorus vocal. I think it could work out quite well I'm really looking forward to a new song by the band

Does anyone know how much say bands have in the song choice when they're approached for something like this? Are they provided with a list of possible songs from which to choose from?

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Old 12-10-2014, 08:27
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor has been playing True Faith at her live gigs. quite interested to hear that.
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Old 12-10-2014, 09:06
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Surprised they haven't done a Spandau Ballet cover after the way Gary Kemp was swooning over them earlier in the week.
"So true, funny how it seems..."

Gutted that this isn't the case now.
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Old 12-10-2014, 10:54
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Of all the amazing songs from the 80s, they decide to ignore them all and go for Rolling Stones...
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Old 12-10-2014, 11:15
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They used up all the credibility on one track.

I could live with Lisa Stansfield doing You're the Best Thing and Chrissie Hynde singing Every Day is Like Sunday. The rest looks rough and Start Me Up is a novelty cover. Classic tune for the Stones but not a song that suits the Manics and there's so much else they could choose from. Surprised they haven't done a Spandau Ballet cover after the way Gary Kemp was swooning over them earlier in the week.

You could say that about loads of covers they've done... Been a Son, Bright Eyes, It's So Easy, Umbrella, Out of Time, Can't Take My Eyes Off You... all sounded pretty decent
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Old 12-10-2014, 11:39
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Feel like they've chucked a double bluff at us with this. As Manics fans and knowing their history and influences etc it'd have been pretty obvious to us for them to do a cover of Echo And The Bunnymen, Simple Minds, New Order, The Clash again, Jesus And Mary Chain whatever, but I think for a compilation like this Start Me Up would've been a fairly obvious choice for a lot of other bands and not for them.

Would've been nice to hear a full version of She Sells Sanctuary, that'd have been good.
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Old 12-10-2014, 13:11
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Let's wait until we hear it eh?
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