Jarvis Cocker - Cossacks Are - Scott Walker

Jarvis performs the opening song at the first night of 'Drifting & Tilting: The Songs Of Scott Walker' at London's Barbican, 13/11/08, with Scott himself up at the mixing desk.

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Music

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• Jarvis
• Cocker
• Scott
• Walker
• Drifting
• Tilting
• Barbican

[poorshakes]

you are all so off the mark. Jarvis did a really good job. he had the swagger, obviously he isn't doign a scott walker impersonation, and he doesn't sound the same, but none of the performers did at the show. but that didn't matter at all. I think jarvis was spot on

[deletedartist]

He has a limited voice, but somehow it works. I dunno, i think its the britishness about him.. anyway, I love Jarvis and this show was wonderful.

[FungusMossGnosis]

Anybody who judges a performance based on terrible audio quality videos is a shitehead.

[zazeify]

me loves me some Jarvis, but this kind of thing just makes me so much more conscious of the fact that Scott's voice is irreplaceable.

[jarvizcocker]

lol at anyone who expected jarvis to sound like scott walker on this song

i mean.

come on.

[Trevoirio]

Very happy to see these clips. For what it's worth I thought the Opera singer did the best on the evening I saw it. I've got to admire Jarvis Cocker and even Damon Allbran for trying to sing these songs; Scott being one of the best recorded voices ever and the technical demands, re-creating what (as I heard) Scott only ever does once. An amazing evenng which I never thought I'd see / here again. I'm very happy I have – the rest of my office is not so sure!

[luistownmassacre]

Hmm I wish he'd record it.

[StellaPolaris07]

Dunno if it is pure - it is just ordinary shite to me. But shite it is, with a capital S.

[angus147258]

The music is great. The vocalist is so far off that it hurts.

[randykawasaki]

This is what happens when the great and the good rush in to pay homage........there's a dark comic irony at work here which I think Scott would appreciate.......

[ronkelly52]

Pure shite.

[TheFingerbang1]

Jarvis sucks here but it does make you think its possible for Scott to do something live...like the newspaper reading though since all the lyrics are reviews.