We Are Family [Themes 1]

Something a wee bit different now. Trawling through the net today I downloaded a set of songs on a particular theme. Some are songs I already own, others I've never heard in my life before. It started off as 10 songs on each theme but soon expanded as I found more and more songs (and more themes). I haven't heard the outcome yet, I'm going to post it on here before I even listen to it myself. It could turn out amazing or it could be a disaster, probably the latter. Theme 1 is 'family'. Most of the songs on this one are well known to me (some other ones which I'll post later are a bit more obscure). So here we go 14 tracks to enjoy, or maybe not.

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01 Brian Eno - Third Uncle

02 Camper Van Beethoven - We Saw Jerry's Daughter

03 Pavement - Father to a Sister of Thought

04 White Rabbits - Navy Wives

05 Rilo Kiley - A Better Son-Daughter

06 The Smiths - Shakespeare's Sister

07 Black Grape - In the Name of the Father

08 James - Gold Mother

09 The Icicle Works - All The Daughters

10 Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone

11 Embrace - One Big Family

12 This Mortal Coil - You and Your Sister

14 Giant Drag - Oh Father (Madonna cover)

15 Half Man Half Biscuit - Look Dad No Tunes

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Song To The Siren

It's often said that a cover version of a song is never as good as the original. In most instances I would agree with this sentiment but not when it comes to 'Song To The Siren'. Originally recorded by Tim Buckley for his 1970 album 'Starsailor' the song has been covered by artistes as diverse as Pat Boone and Robert Plant. However the outstanding version of the song was released in 1983 by the 4AD Records 'supergroup' calling themselves 'This Mortal Coil'. The track featuring Liz Fraser of The Cocteau Twins on vocals was released as a single and also appeared on the 1984 album 'It'll End In Tears'. Make up your own mind about which version is the best by clicking on the links below. Also included are another 3 versions, all bringing something different to the song. Which one is your favourite?

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Tim_Buckley [Buy 'Starsailor' album]
This_Mortal_Coil [Buy 'It'll End In Tears' album]
James_Yorkston [Buy 'Surf Song' single]
Engineers [Buy 'Dream Brother - The Songs of Tim + Jeff Buckley' album]
The_Czars [Buy 'Sing A Song For You - A Tribute To Tim Buckley' album]

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