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PJ Harvey & Bjork – Satisfaction

R&R queens breathe new life into a dead horse. 1995. This ought to ruffle some feathers.
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51 comments to PJ Harvey & Bjork – Satisfaction

  • That were damned good.

    • E-6

      Just awesome all the way around. From Polly Jean's two-chord, femme fatale gunslinger to the adorable look on Bjork's face when her voice goes supernova. These two have starpower shooting out of their fingertips. R_R doesn't know what he's missing.

      (I was looking for the Cat Power version when I came across this one. I believe it was taken from the MTV Europe Awards show in '95.)

  • Not gonna say anything about female vocalists. Not gonna do it.

  • SBG

    That's just nasty. Me likey.

  • When I saw the two names, I braced myself for something really weird. I was surprised that they did a fairly straightforward cover, but they did a good job. I still prefer Cat Power's version, but I like her version even more than the original so that's not really saying much.

    • E-6

      Her version from The Covers Record ? I like that better than the original, too. Chop off the chorus and play it like a dirge; hell, you hardly recognize it's the same horribly over-played number.

      Does your station have Jukebox, yet? (Of course you do, you're college radio.) What's your take on it? I plan on getting it, as I'm a completist when it comes to Miss Marshall.

    • AMR

      Not that I know much about Cat Power, but I will buy the record on which she puts the cover of Cat Stevens' "How Can I Tell You?" that was used in a diamond commercial.

      • Apparently she only recorded the little snippet that was used in the commercial and isn't going to release a full version. Which is really a shame, because the part in the commercial is absolutely gorgeous.

    • SBG

      I don't think the original can be topped. I like the covers here, but really the original is off the charts. It's an old horse now, but back in 1965, yeah, that's right, 1965, this bad boy was the shit.

      • E-6

        No doubt, when it came out "Satisfaction" was a ground-breaking piece of music. I once loved this tune. Unfortunately, it became one of the most over-played songs of all-time. The saturation point (for me) was reached many, many years ago.

        (See "Stairway to Heaven", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Cinnamon Girl" and all the other great songs 'classic-rock' radio has chosen to ram down our throats ad nauseam.)

        • SBG

          True enough. I don't listen to Satisfaction anymore and haven't for years. In fact, I very rarely listen to any Stones music anymore. It's still great though, even if it's been shoved down our throat so far that it's coming out the backside.

          I do love the Cover Weeks. A fresh look at these tunes is fun and provides not only a new perspective, but an appreciation for the original.

          • I listen to 4 Stones albums: Between The Buttons, Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers on a fairly regualr basis

            And since I dont have a great classic rock station in my market anymore, Stones tunes sound a bit fresher

            • SBG

              Man, you should add Exile. That's one that always gets me going.

              The sunshine bores the daylights out of me.

              Mr. Immigration Man, Let me in Sweetie to your Fair Land...

              Don't move your head, Don't move your hands, Don't move your lips, Just shake your hips. Do the hip shake, babe

              One last cycle, thrill freak Uncle Sam. Pause for bus'ness, hope you'll understand. Judge and jury walk out hand in hand.

              All you ladies are lown down gamblers cheating like I don't know how

              Thank you for your wine California. Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruit.

              Joe got a cough, sounds kind of rough, yeah and the Codeine to fix it. Doctor prescribes, drugstore supplies, who's gonna help him to kick it?

              and so forth.

              Phish. Loving Cup.

              This is a brilliant album.

  • SBG

    Much to Rhu_Ru's chagrin, another chick voice

    Merry Clayton -- Gimme Shelter

    By the way, Merry sang on the original version and freaking stole the song from Jagger.