The Mini-Listen #11

"Money" - Easy Star All-Stars (Dub Side Of The Moon)

An old friend of mine sent this to me for my birthday. Dang, the lighter-flicking, bong-burbling, coughing intro to "Money" is just brilliant.

Maybe I should send a copy to Tommy Chong.

(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)

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  • 1 - Eric Olsen

    Nov 03, 2003 at 3:46 pm

    I absolutely love this whole CD - it's a classic reimagining and while obviously derivative, I like it better than the original, at least for now. We played it at our party this summer and people about lost their minds. They are also playing it live on tour staring very soon.

  • 2 - Eric Olsen

    Nov 03, 2003 at 3:47 pm

    I reviewed it here, by the way.

  • 3 - Andrew Duncalfe

    Nov 03, 2003 at 6:25 pm

    Was this the version of Money that was featured on the soundtrack for the Italian Job?

  • 4 - Eric Olsen

    Nov 03, 2003 at 7:17 pm

    I'm not sure because I havent' seen it and the soundtrack only includes the original score, but if it's reggae, it probably is.

  • 5 - Andrew Duncalfe

    Nov 04, 2003 at 10:27 am

    Ah, I didn't catch the reggae part. In which case, no, it was someone else's cover on the IJ soundtrack.

  • 6 - Mark Saleski

    Nov 04, 2003 at 10:33 am

    "Money" from The Italian Job was done by Velvet Revolver....the 3/4 Guns & Roses + Weiland thing.

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