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Post by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:19 pm

Sort of nicely built up to the fade out.

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:20 pm

I guess it's a Johnny Cash reference.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:20 pm

He's back in Ringo mode.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:21 pm

Fair play to him. Not many people can be both Ringo Starr and Joy Division.

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:22 pm

This is usually on my iPod.

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:22 pm

Nice bit of bottleneck.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:23 pm

Track 8 - Pablo Picasso.

Written by Jonathan Richman. Excited

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:23 pm

Jonathan Richman cover! llama

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:24 pm

There's a version of this on the Repo Man OST as well.

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Post by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:24 pm

This is a cover of a…

Oh.

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Post by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:24 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Fair play to him. Not many people can be both Ringo Starr and Joy Division.

What about Ringo Deathstar?

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:24 pm

He doesn't really have the right voice for this one.

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:24 pm

It's quite a good version.

It's got more edge and grit than the JR original.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:25 pm

Nice guitar though.

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:25 pm

Me? shifty

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:26 pm

"Bye bye." wave

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:26 pm

Track 9 - Leaving It Up to You.

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Post by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:28 pm

This really is Talking Heads isn't it? dontpanic

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Post by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:28 pm

Sharon Tate.

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Post by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:28 pm

Glenn Chadwick

2 years ago

It's like Talking Heads, before Talking Heads.

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