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04 January 2007

A score at the used-CD shop for me yesterday. →[More:]Yesterday I saw, still in its wrapper, the Japanese import version of Duran Duran's legendary cover album Thank You, priced at a mere eight dollars. I could not resist.

Needless to say, it exceeded my expectations. It's not just that one of the covers is of Public Enemy's "911 Is a Joke", but that when Simon LeBon raps he actually seems to be attempting a Flavor Flav impression.

Duran Duran covering Public Enemy, with LeBon as Flavor Flav. Think on that.

post by: Prospero at: 10:13 | 11 comments

This thread is useless without a yousendit link. :)

posted by JanetLand 04 January | 10:15

Cool find.

The cover of "Thank You" (the Led Zep song) is the best one on there, I think.

posted by BoringPostcards 04 January | 10:18

@JanetLand--I wish I could manage that, but my at-work status prevents it, and I don't have the CD with me anyway. But if I could somehow download the song from my head, where it's been repeating itself since I arrived at work, rest assured that I would, the better to spread the love.

@BoringPostcards--admittedly, the cover of "White Lines" isn't half bad either (partly because LeBon sings rather than raps). And the extra track on the Japanese release is Bowie's "Diamond Dogs."

posted by Prospero 04 January | 10:24

When I am emperor, the heads of Duran Duran will adorn pikes on my lawn. I shall drink beer from their craniums, wear their testicles as jewelery, feed their entrails to feral swine...

I'm against them, you could say.

posted by jonmc 04 January | 10:31

Oh man I would love to hear this. It sounds so kitschy.

posted by iconomy 04 January | 11:14

911 Is a Joke
Watching the Detectives

posted by arse_hat 04 January | 12:47

I was so bummed when that album came out, because I saw them live on the tour before and the live version of White Lines just killed. It was surprisingly edgey and the rhythm section just rocked. And on the record the version is tepid, slower, and not funky at all.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 04 January | 12:49

I'd forgotten this Costello cover... thanks, arse_hat!

posted by BoringPostcards 04 January | 13:27

*unlocks pitchfork and torch cabinet and passes out same to all Duran Duran fans*

posted by deborah 04 January | 13:45

I like Duran Duran. This album killed their career - what more do you want?

posted by dodgygeezer 04 January | 20:54

I actually quite liked the two albums they released after this one (Medazzaland and Pop Trash, both of which sold poorly, IIRC). They're almost experimental in some ways--weird time signatures and things like that.

posted by Prospero 05 January | 09:03

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