Now, I’m a fairly sizable Radiohead fan. I picked up tickets for their upcoming stop at the Hollywood Bowl. I used to scour the net for b-sides and the rare acoustic stuff. I used to shell out cash for a variety of import disks in the pre-MP3 days. Who’s got the Japanese only Itch EP…I do. That said, it’s been a long time since I’ve actually listened to any early-era Radiohead, but I recently discovered this fantastic live recording of Scala & Kolacny Brothers doing a beautifully sullen piano and voice rendition of Radiohead’s ubiquitous 1993 single. The cluster of sixty something Belgian women focus primarily on minimalist reworkings of pop tunes: Kraftwerk, The Knife, Placebo, Bjork, Coldplay, Air & (regrettably) The Cure…yeah, I still don’t like The Cure.
Now, this is a fine example of a cover bringing a new dynamic to a well established song. There’s nothing quite like the sound of multiple voices stacked together (in a more freewheeling light, see also: Arcade Fire live). I’m not 100% behind the straight piano accompaniment, but on the other hand, it does feel like a slight stylistic nod to the ballad-y version of ‘Like Spinning Plates’ off 2001′s I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings. Either way, the track’s slow build manages to become more and more atmospheric as it progresses. The half whispering of the line ‘I wish I was special’ towards the end, in combination with the slight glimmers of accents throughout the whole song just make it for me. A delightful take on a well established classic.
Scala & Kloancy Brothers – Creep (Live)
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this was the perfect song to listen to upon waking up this morning… thanks for that. love the blog.
i think i’d prefer their cover of the clean radio version.
This is so “FUCKING SPECIAL” and beautiful!
¡BRAVO!
it is/was ‘fucking beautifull.. a real life/song … cheers to all out there with ‘some’ life mature/experience
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Sounds great! And yeah, I don’t like the Cure either!
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AWESOME! Just wonderful.
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WOW! thats all i got.
the voices are so pure, even when reaching the f word. :]
i hate this song… these girls make it sound better than it is.
alot better.
good work.
it took over sixty people to accomplish that? There could have been much more layering…
omt i love this song and this is beautiful. this makes me cry :’(
This is a real find, brilliant, just brilliant!
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This is…different. However, Thom Yorke’s feeling and emotion is lost in sixty droaning women. Not a fan.
Very different, but I like it. The emphasis is a little different, gives it a different feeling. You don’t hear ‘coarse’ language in choir ensembles very often, at least I don’t. Nice.
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wow 60 lesbians half singing a depressing radiohead song. this is probably the biggest load of shit i’ve heard in a long time. well done
Haha awesome – 60 women singing a fantastic song… amazing
This version is used to fantastic effect in the trailer for the new David Fincher movie about the creation of Facebook. 500millionfriends.com
it is! thanks for letting me know about that.
David Fincher, you done it again! Nice job on the cover song Scala & Kolacny Bros!
Love this version so much. Visit the new official introduction to radiohead site, radioheadcreep.com
Enjoy!
It’s Amazing. I love it)))
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