Its The End Of The World As We Know It - Julee Cruise (R E M )

[slowdiving]

This is probably the very last song I would ever expect Julee to cover...but she makes it work. It surely won't replace the original, but I like it just fine. Right? (whisper)Right(/whisper)

[futuristlimited]

you think as an R.E.M. fan I'd hate it but I am a huge Julee Cruise fan. I love this ALOT.

[shadowwyrm457]

She's a Siren.

[WhitesAwaken]

Total opposite to REMs frantic panic filled rant..This is sublime...

[ravebritt]

RIP REM

[TheObknox]

This song is the aural equivalent of boiling a filet mignon.

[BennOliverr]

Sounds worse than bad. It sounds boring. It sounds lukewarm. not good, not bad. Just *there*. Hmmmm, what would I have rather seen her cover...let...me ....think.... how about a less well known cover of REM? Cruise kinda missed the boat with covers, she was a shoe in for the Naouvelle Vauge vogue a few years ago...anyways, how about that one song, "My Penis" that came out in 1989?

[eliasath]

like it or not is subjective.

[Purplecatsoup30]

@pigallewunder your face destroyed humanity as we know it, yet we survived, didn't we? So, music will survive Julee's unique interpretation.

[ForrestFox]

Why cant I find this song by Julee Cruise on Spotify? :(

[cyberactive8]

go cry about it on your blog? I love it. a new diss for the age. something always in demand

[MultiSlei]

wonderful song

[cepson]

You know. . . I can see why someone might not like it. But. . . I gotta say I don't think it's that bad. I might like it more it if she changed the lyrics a bit. The choppy stream of conscious works better with the frenetic pace of the original; this slow, moody cover should have lyrics that cohere a little more tightly.

[technocrash09]

Julee is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too special to be commercialized *looking for a bag to puke in*

[cullyvan]

Love Julee Cruise, hate this. It sounds cheap , rushed and nasty. Not her voice of course but the instrumentation is shit awful. Piss awful.

[dryadStone]

In many ways I prefer this to the original.

[AdamCaine]

I think I've found my new favorite female vocalist.

[SuperMicahel]

nice voice !...

[RevDooDatt]

IMHO it feels like the mellow vibe brings out the lyrics a little more vibrantly and clearer to understanding the message of the song. Her voice has an hypnotic quality to add as well. I loved it. Shes great on Handsome Boy2.

[chiburui6]

Different fer shure, not bad but nowhere near as good as the original, still laid back and listening was enjoyable

[spaceboy537]

I like hearing covers and I like Julee but this doesn't work for me.

[halycon404]

This is absolutely horrible. The original is a patter song, it rushes headlong and breakneck speed to get itself out and explains why there is so much urgency in the chorus. This on the other hand is a travesty. It keeps the same verbal cadence, but then slows it down, which robs the song of two things. Its urgency, and its sense of humor at its own expense. Instead of a complex song, we're left with a song which relies completely on the pretty, but soulless, vocals.

[RivenWine]

Go cry about it on your blog.

[DerKonschti]

Soooo wunderful!!!

[kafadarcheto]

somewhat reminiscent of a Nick Cave song with some chick touching upon cities "burning with the flesh of men" and the seas boiling and other likewise discomforts :)

[03swalker]

A very different feel to REMs version. Despite having the same lyrics I don't think it would be fair to compare them as they both evoke very different emotions successfully.

[kafadarcheto]

Must agree completely my friend. I've had admiration, bordering personal obsession with both, but that is not to say that if I like ice cream and pizza, I'd like to have them both at the same time :) Nevertheless, that has been somewhat a succesful mix, I rather like it but will not discard the original.

[JohnSmiththe66th]

The difference between the effect she has on this song vs. Madonna's on American Pie: This one worked very well, and I was able to listen to it the whole way through... Madonna's American Pie? Could not listen to it. Still won't. Putrid.

[trgzbaby]

Like Madonna's cover of American Pie this also helps to focus on the lyrical content in a way I just can't put my finger on, maybe it's the simple act of another artists interpretation causing the listener to listen to the words rather than the whole ensemble.

[5unsailor]

did she sing more that style?

[brendonwife]

Thank you so much for posting this. Now I finally know the singer's name of this wonderful song.

[mmachazire]

amazing

[saulcandia]

very!