Contrary to popular belief at my work and amongst my friends I'm not against Christmas songs, I love the Phil Spector Christmas Album, and yes the man is a lunatic and murderer but still produced some amazing music, I'm not making excuses for him but I will still listen to the music but I digress. I just hate the ubiquity of Christmas music, it is fucking everywhere, shops, cafes even piped down our main street on speakers from lamp posts and most of the time not even the original or very good cover versions of the songs but this decade's equivalent of Top Of The Pops does Christmas album, those of you who grew up in the 70s will know what I'm talking about.
The other day over at 17 Seconds, Ed posted my favourite all time festive tune, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Darlene Love, some rather good covers and also a version by Bonzo and the other 3, that I have not heard and will try to avoid at all costs as I already have enough against the self righteous, short arsed, stupid hat and sunglasses indoor wearing git to be going on with.
I remember last year being excited by the prospect of the Raveonettes covering Baby Please Come Home, I thought that if anyone apart from the Jesus and Mary Chain could do the song justice then it would be them. I was rather disappointed with the lackluster result, judge for yourself but it falls a bit flat to these ears.
The Raveonettes - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
My second favourite christmas song
Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
something a bit thought provoking
Simon & Garfunkel - 7 O'clock News, Silent Night
and some nonsense and brilliance from the Fall
The Fall - Jingle Bell Rock
The Fall - (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas
5 comments:
But where's the Perry Como??
I just couldn't do it, it makes me sooo emotional.
Yes. Davy and I loves a bit of Mr C - Hot Diggity!
That Raveonettes song is like a cracker without a prize.
Couldn't have put it better myself, Dickie, in fact I didn't.
Just try going to the Caribbean at this time of the year.....truly awful reggae-lite versions of most of the Xmas crap we know and loath come from the speakers of every cafe/restaurant/beach bar. 'Little Drummer Boy' was particularly excrutiating...
Good to get back for a blast of Wizzard and Slade....
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