Some stray comments on a post-holiday Tuesday morning. I picked up the 
Shrek 2 soundtrack after seeing the movie the other day. As usual, the 
movie and CD feature a variety of covers (I've always wondered why 
movies don't more often use the originals - I can only assume it has to 
do with $, but am willing to be educated). I've always thought the best 
movie for quality covers had to be CLUELESS, but that's just me.

Somebody here had mentioned Butterfly Boucher, and her cover (with 
Bowie) of "Changes" is nice enough. Of course, I always wonder when I 
hear covers that are THIS faithful what the point really was - see also 
Doubt, No - "It's My Life").

Pete Yorn's take on the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen in Love" is worthy 
enough, although not in the same class as the original.

The real revelation here, while a furlong or so off-Audities, is still 
cool as hell. The Brit group Frou Frou does this downbeat, trip-hop 
cover of "Holding Out for a Hero" that takes the song places it has 
never been before. Best thing on the CD by far.

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...it's a lonesome thing to be passing small towns with the 
lights shining sideways when the night is down, or going in 
strange places with a dog nosing before you and a dog nosing 
behind, or drawn to the cities where you'd hear a voice 
kissing and talking deep love in every shadow of the ditch, 
and you passing on with an empty, hungry stomach failing 
from your heart. 

                    - John Millington Synge