You see, as for now we have the term “junkie” applicable for anything, the title above is not an exaggeration for me. I’m the worst addict who will take literally anything, ANYTHING, as long as a kind of intoxication acquired from it and I could never get enough of it. And this post is a solid proof of that.
Sacrifice
Original Artist: Elton John
Cover Version by Sinead O’Connor
Sacrifice is one among many Sir Elton John’s classics and it is simply one of the best pop ballads ever, for me. Elton John is…Come on. I’m sure you know who he is. Sacrifice was a number from his 1989 album, Sleeping with the Past. The song achieved major success after it’s being released in a double-sided single with Healing Hands.
Sinead O’Connor is absolutely, absolutely brilliant in this song. The first time I got this song from YouTube, it became the only song in my playlist for couple of days. (As I said before, I’m a terrible addict.) Even when my player was off, the song kept echoing in my head. It’s just beautiful how Sinead O’Connor performs this song. Her emotion and the way she “whisper” every line of the lyrics is awesome. It twists me inside like crazy.
Kick Out The Jams
Original Artist: MC5
Cover Version by Rage Against the Machine
Now, here comes the second part of this special MM edition. You better be prepared to rock, because right now, right now…it’s time to…Kick out the jams motherfucker!! I really love that exclamation, because it is what always said every time MC5 or any other band performs the song, so it becomes kind of essential part of the song itself (which actually it is, at least in the cover of the album).
MC5 was a protopunk band from Detroit that rock America music scene around mid 60’s to early 70’s. The band was pretty influenced with political issues and Kick Out The Jams is no different. The song was released in an album with the same title in 1969 (the golden historical year for rock music). It is a ground breaking and influential song, with amazingly wild guitar riff and sound. In 2005, Q Magazine put the song at 39 in their 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks and Rolling Stones magazine placed this song at number 294 in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It is indeed one of the greatest (if not the greatest itself) rock ‘n’ roll songs.
There are so many bands, rock especially, do covers of this song. (No wonder huh?) From Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Silverchair, etc., but the best comes from Rage Against the Machine. RATM was a rap-core band (I’m not that interested with the term Hip Metal) and probably one of the greatest rock bands in the last two decades. Just like MC5, the band was heavily influence with political issues. In fact, politic is the only thing they’re interested in, and music is merely a medium for them. RATM’s version of Kick Out The Jam was part of their Renegades album, released in 2000. This video was taken from their performance in the famous Reading Festival.
Sacrifice
Original Artist: Elton John
Cover Version by Sinead O’Connor
Sacrifice is one among many Sir Elton John’s classics and it is simply one of the best pop ballads ever, for me. Elton John is…Come on. I’m sure you know who he is. Sacrifice was a number from his 1989 album, Sleeping with the Past. The song achieved major success after it’s being released in a double-sided single with Healing Hands.Elton John
Sinead O’Connor is absolutely, absolutely brilliant in this song. The first time I got this song from YouTube, it became the only song in my playlist for couple of days. (As I said before, I’m a terrible addict.) Even when my player was off, the song kept echoing in my head. It’s just beautiful how Sinead O’Connor performs this song. Her emotion and the way she “whisper” every line of the lyrics is awesome. It twists me inside like crazy. Sinead O'Connor
Kick Out The Jams
Original Artist: MC5
Cover Version by Rage Against the Machine
Now, here comes the second part of this special MM edition. You better be prepared to rock, because right now, right now…it’s time to…Kick out the jams motherfucker!! I really love that exclamation, because it is what always said every time MC5 or any other band performs the song, so it becomes kind of essential part of the song itself (which actually it is, at least in the cover of the album).MC5 was a protopunk band from Detroit that rock America music scene around mid 60’s to early 70’s. The band was pretty influenced with political issues and Kick Out The Jams is no different. The song was released in an album with the same title in 1969 (the golden historical year for rock music). It is a ground breaking and influential song, with amazingly wild guitar riff and sound. In 2005, Q Magazine put the song at 39 in their 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks and Rolling Stones magazine placed this song at number 294 in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It is indeed one of the greatest (if not the greatest itself) rock ‘n’ roll songs.
MC5
There are so many bands, rock especially, do covers of this song. (No wonder huh?) From Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Silverchair, etc., but the best comes from Rage Against the Machine. RATM was a rap-core band (I’m not that interested with the term Hip Metal) and probably one of the greatest rock bands in the last two decades. Just like MC5, the band was heavily influence with political issues. In fact, politic is the only thing they’re interested in, and music is merely a medium for them. RATM’s version of Kick Out The Jam was part of their Renegades album, released in 2000. This video was taken from their performance in the famous Reading Festival.Rage Against The Machine
I guess now you see how terrible of a junkie I am.
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