Saturday, July 16, 2011

Edwyn Collins - "A Girl Like You"

This is the one that has been rattling around in my head for the last few days. As far as I know, I haven't heard it in years.

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3 comments:

  1. OrbsCorbsJuly 16, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Omg, I didn't know that Iggy Pop and the Stooges covered this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I53o0OWpZ8 It sounds almost the same as Edwyn Collins.

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  2. kkditherJuly 17, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    That was fabulous! What a voice. I have not heard of him before. Kind of reminds me of Bowie or Byrne.

    I may have heard the Iggy Pop version. They do sound similar, but the Collins version has a bit more edge and cleanness to it.

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  3. OrbsCorbsJuly 18, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    Geez, I didn't even read the description on YouTube:

    "'A Girl Like You' is a 1994 single by Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins from his album Gorgeous George. The song is an Iggy Pop tribute[1] chronicling a tale of the singer's experiences of meeting an extraordinary girl."

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB3OlxNkt9E

    So Iggy did it first and Collins sounds like him. However, I agree with you, kk, and prefer Collins' version. And I'm an Iggy Pop fan.

    Also, I didn't notice the Bowie similarity until you mentioned it. And I'm a big Bowie fan.

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