I personally think the album version is superior to this one, in that they're both excellent, but Claudia's vocals blend better with the sort of uptempo rendering in this version. I think Stephin Merritt's vocals, with a slower acoustic version, is certainly the tops, however.
Merritt's voice fucking owns and he can goddamn drip sarcasm and irony and hurt and all that shit off anything he sings, but yeah, i like the chick's version better. just hits the notes better and more tenderly i think.
I don't like this version too much. Lacks the dynamics, haunting-ness, sassiness and overall emotion felt in Shirley Simm's singing (or was it Claudia Gonson's?).
I like both of them, to be honest I prefer the Simms vocals but I put this up here because not everyone agrees (and for some reason this wasn't on youtube)
I personally think the album version is superior to this one, in that they're both excellent, but Claudia's vocals blend better with the sort of uptempo rendering in this version. I think Stephin Merritt's vocals, with a slower acoustic version, is certainly the tops, however.
tregnier279 6 months ago
Is there a way to make one of the M. Feilds funniest and best songs, better? By Stephin Merrit singing? Yes.
Daleksec100 1 year ago
i just love this!
akb333 1 year ago
Please send this to me! I love this version
juttman 2 years ago
If you have his version of "California Girls," can you upload that too?
fums63 2 years ago
@fums63 yeah i would like that too
Sprinkles12345 2 years ago
@fums63 I'll see what I can do.
SAtrenchfoot 2 years ago
@fums63 Hey, I just uploaded that version - you'll find it on my channel.
TehCheeseweasel 1 month ago
so addicted to this song
BBalmost 2 years ago
Merritt's voice fucking owns and he can goddamn drip sarcasm and irony and hurt and all that shit off anything he sings, but yeah, i like the chick's version better. just hits the notes better and more tenderly i think.
mseales 2 years ago 2
Stephin is awesome! I like Shirley's version but I can't really hear the lyrics that well.
BethGoth15 2 years ago
Where can this version be found officially? Where did YOU get it??
JrCashLovecats 2 years ago
Bought it off iTunes. It was on the single of Please Stop Dancing, I don't know where else it might be.
SAtrenchfoot 2 years ago
Gasp! That EP is not on Discogs! ... I wonder what else I'm missing...
JrCashLovecats 2 years ago
Hah, 69 views. :3
PedanticPig 2 years ago
i loved that album too
JBrrou 2 years ago
I don't like this version too much. Lacks the dynamics, haunting-ness, sassiness and overall emotion felt in Shirley Simm's singing (or was it Claudia Gonson's?).
Too monotonous.
brightsuperstition 2 years ago
I like both of them, to be honest I prefer the Simms vocals but I put this up here because not everyone agrees (and for some reason this wasn't on youtube)
SAtrenchfoot 2 years ago
@SAtrenchfoot I agree, but the acoustic version with SM's vocals is the very best of all.
PenguinJockey 11 months ago
the one were he sings is so much better
mcdutchboy 2 years ago
first post
Surgleh 2 years ago
lie
RetardRage99 2 years ago