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Mark Ronson and The Dap Kings cover Radiohead

On_the_Red_ClayOn_the_Red_Clay 1,728 Posts
edited March 2006 in Strut Central
I was pleasantly surprised by the result - discuss!

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  • BigSpliffBigSpliff 3,266 Posts
    Emo Jazz
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    I feel like I'm trying to party but some dude has me cornered and won't stop complaining about his life.
  • progbeatzprogbeatz 451 Posts
  • dayday 9,612 Posts
    I feel like I'm trying to party but some dude has me cornered and won't stop complaining about his life.

    that's hilarious

    I can tell folls on here aren't going to be feeling it, but I think it's good for what it is. The Onsulade joint from that is good, too.
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    man this is great!

    but then again i am a huge radiohead fan...

    how can you not like this?
  • johnshadejohnshade 577 Posts
    i think i'd prefer it without the vocals, though.
  • Sweet_PremiumSweet_Premium 368 Posts
    Yeah, the vocals was a bit too much to me. Listened to it twice, and I will propably forget the song by tomorrow..
  • family_brickfamily_brick 39 Posts
    So it's the Dap Kings helping out..very interesting. I thought the musicians sounded better than your average session guys.

    In my opinion, purely in the context of a cover version, this kills it. I'm really impressed. Love the guitar parts arranged for horns like that, very good job.
  • dollar_bindollar_bin I heartily endorse this product and/or event 2,326 Posts
    Nice, but I would like this better as an instrumental.


    speaking of daptone/truthandsoul type stuff, anyone know if those El Michel's Affair Wu Tang instrumentals are ever coming out?
  • MjukisMjukis 1,675 Posts
    I kinda like it. It's a really good arrangement and all, but a bit cheesy too. Heard it on a Quantic mix and thought it was something he did himself, now I know better.If it's the Daptones playing and some other guy singing, exactly what did Mark Ronson do on it, if I may ask?
  • BigSpliffBigSpliff 3,266 Posts
    Nice, but I would like this better as an instrumental.


    speaking of daptone/truthandsoul type stuff, anyone know if those El Michel's Affair Wu Tang instrumentals are ever coming out?

    Apparently there will be a tidal wave of new wax hitting the streets in the very very near future. 45s, 12s, LPs.

    Come on Jeff, I know you read this. post up.
  • BigSpliffBigSpliff 3,266 Posts
    emo jazz

    =

    I feel like I'm trying to party but some dude has me cornered and won't stop complaining about his life.

    Just yours was funnier.

    Who is this Mark Ronson? I thought he was a celeb DJ-lurker?
  • MjukisMjukis 1,675 Posts
    You're basically correct, except he also gets artists like The Dap Kings and Ghostface to do shit on his albums and projects, then gets credit for it when he in fact just made a couple of phone calls. Or is this an unfair generalisation? (Not saying anything about his DJ skills though, I don't know about that.)
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    hatt in full effect in this thread, haha
  • BsidesBsides 4,244 Posts
    You're basically correct, except he also gets artists like The Dap Kings and Ghostface to do shit on his albums and projects, then gets credit for it when he in fact just made a couple of phone calls. Or is this an unfair generalisation? (Not saying anything about his DJ skills though, I don't know about that.)


    i think he actually makes some hot beats, and although ive never seen him dj, ive heard hes actually pretty talented.


    that said, hes also a silver spoon fed ex male model with celebrity parents. But i think he probably has a better reason for being famous than say...dj am or smething.


    i am sure he has his fair share of hatters out there though.
  • ja_bruceja_bruce 295 Posts
    I didn't think this was that bad, in fact i sort of enjoyed it. I am a huge Radiohead fan. Probably my favorite band in rock. The band is funky, the instruments all sound nice and old. I probably could've done without the singing. Not that its bad, he's got the Tom Yorke thing going on but I would've liked to hear Thom himself on this. Ronson must have lost his number or something. I don't know what he did on this track besides maybe come up with the idea. Damn, I wish I had the money and the phone book to pull off stuff like this, so many opportunities. I just wanna know how he gets his name on this stuff.

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  • CahootsCahoots 378 Posts
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  • BeatChemistBeatChemist 1,465 Posts
    I dig this a lot. I'm a big Radiohead fan though... which I think strays quite a bit from the general soulstrut consensus on them. I gotta agree though, that I'd like this more if it was instrumental.

    Speaking of Radiohead covers... has anyone heard the live Brad Mehldau solo piano cover of Paranoid Android. Dude fucking KILLS it on the piano man... taking melody lines and just going off by playing little trills and arpeggios based on them... I can post it up if anyone's interested. It's worth a listen.
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    Speaking of Radiohead covers... has anyone heard the live Brad Mehldau solo piano cover of Paranoid Android. Dude fucking KILLS it on the piano man... taking melody lines and just going off by playing little trills and arpeggios based on them... I can post it up if anyone's interested. It's worth a listen.

    id like to hear this...
  • BeatChemistBeatChemist 1,465 Posts
    uploading right now...
  • BeatChemistBeatChemist 1,465 Posts
    brad mehldau - paranoid android (live)[/b]

    http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1SSY24TXEBIK63IDR88IY1GW3C


    It's kinda slow to start... but really takes off towards the end.
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    brad mehldau - paranoid android (live)[/b]

    http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1SSY24TXEBIK63IDR88IY1GW3C


    It's kinda slow to start... but really takes off towards the end.

    this is great! thanks
  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,331 Posts
    I was pleasantly surprised by the result - discuss!

    if i hadn't known it was a radiohead song, maybe i wouldn't have turned it off 1/3 of the way through.
  • gibla74gibla74 182 Posts
    Mark has definately had a privaledged background but is good at what he does . He played at my night once and came across very down to earth & regular, did a good set too.

    Surprised that Just tune hasn't been mentioned on here before as it's already big in the UK, been getting mainstream radio play & been in clubs for some time. Is it definately the Dapkings? I'd not heard that before..
  • MjukisMjukis 1,675 Posts
    I was just clowning a bit, anyway, background doesn't matter. What matters is if you're CONNECTED TO THE STREETS.
    There's a bunch of people I'd rather see get his level of exposure though... Myself not included. Ain't mad, doggie! The song is growing on me like so much fungus, as well.
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