We were on the way to punk rock karaoke at Annies, the "best bailbond bar in town."
Our cabbie wanted to know. "Real punk rock" or merely "punk-influenced pop?"
"I mean, are you gonna sing Black Flag?"
Then, perhaps following up on an unspoken question about the authenticity of Talking Heads, "I heard a great one yesterday on KALX," he said. "Tom Jones and the Cardigans doing Burning Down the House."
"Man, I've GOT that album," I said.
My cabbie and I both recommend it.
(Other good songs include Lust for Life with the Pretenders and Motherless Child with Portishead.)
Article comments
1 - Murphy herself
I've heard that song!
You are right, it is good.
2 - Jim Carruthers
Well, Alyson Hannigan says Tom Jones is a prick, and she won't be tossing any panties his way.
However, I do like that cvoers album, and his previous which included a cover of "Kiss"
3 - Bobby
You ever hear the remake the Soundgarden song, Rusty Cage, by Johnny Cash? It's not bad actually. It is a little weird when a musical corner stone remakes the song of some new, young whippersnapper instead of the other way around. I guess it's a real credit to the new guy.