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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: "Chocolate Cake" (Crowded House) |
| Date | Tue, 09 Dec 2003 21:47:43 -0600 |
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Actually, "CC" is a co-write -- Neil and Tim Finn -- and it's really more
Tim's song -- the lyrics and general tone fit his M.O. Moreover, Tim will
do it solo, and Neil never does it. I think CH fans would have a higher
opinion of it if it: a) wasn't the lead cut on WOODFACE, and, b) had not
been the first single off the album in the States -- not the best choice at
all. It was original written to be a song for the Finn Brothers project,
and would have fit better in that context. Good song, not a great one...
Mike Bennett
NP: Toots and the Maytals -- ANTHOLOGY
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: deedlemusic@sbcglobal.net
>
>I haven't heard anyone cover that track before. I love the cynical humor
>of it. I've heard other people say how much they dislike that track who
>are also huge CH fans, but it surprises me. Neil Finn has always been
>honest and sometimes really biting in his lyrics -- that song didn't seem
>to me to be so much of a departure, just a bit different subject matter.
>And I think it's a fairly accurate assessment of how much of Europe feels
>about the U.S.A., probably now more than ever. Good cover choice, I'd say.
> You'll have to get permission from him (via his publisher, of course) to
>change the lyrics on your version if you're planning on releasing it.
>
>W.
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