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From:
Jeff Birgbauer
To:
chthonic streams
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Date:
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 11:01:14 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] The Cure and hp
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On Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at 12:59 PM, chthonic streams wrote:
quoted 5 lines first two times I saw this commercial, it was an>> first two times I saw this commercial, it was an >> excerpt from The Cure's "Pictures Of You" used, but >> *every time since*, it has been a soundalike cover >> version instead ie someone who sounds sorta like Robert >> Smith and music that sounds like the original.
yeah but i think they are using the original version again
quoted 8 lines i saw that commercial on thanksgiving. it sounded like the "single"> > i saw that commercial on thanksgiving. it sounded like the "single" > or "video" mix, which makes robert's voice very loud and dry and the > music plodding, removing all the bells and guitar and synth overdubs. > they also only used the end part where his voice is low, which is very > unlike robert's usual strangled yelp. it almost sounds like a demo or > a bad cover, but i think it's really them. unless it's changed since > then.
robert re-did the vocals recently for a movie soundtrack i think. i'll post when i find that link again Jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org