[MUSIC] Róisín Murphy, "Slave to Love"
Nov. 7th, 2008 03:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldBryan Ferry's 1985 "Slave to Love is a beautiful song, a love song sung with a dinner-jacket elegance.
I was quite surprised to find out that Róisín Murphy, whose CD Overpowered I keep playing over and over again, has herself done a cover of the song for a fashion commercial featuring James Franco. The commercial is the first YouTube video below this text, and a fan video of the entire song is the second.
She does interesting things with the song, problematizing it in much the same way that Tori Amos did with '97 Bonnie and Clyde" by introducing the female perspective. Certainly Ferry's lyrics sound newly ominous delivered with Murphy's throaty voice and the sketchy trip-hoppish background
I think I like it, but I'm certain that I'm not sure that I can forgive her for doing that to the original beautiful song. I liked the uncomplicated dinner-jacket elegance of Ferry and his song.
I was quite surprised to find out that Róisín Murphy, whose CD Overpowered I keep playing over and over again, has herself done a cover of the song for a fashion commercial featuring James Franco. The commercial is the first YouTube video below this text, and a fan video of the entire song is the second.
She does interesting things with the song, problematizing it in much the same way that Tori Amos did with '97 Bonnie and Clyde" by introducing the female perspective. Certainly Ferry's lyrics sound newly ominous delivered with Murphy's throaty voice and the sketchy trip-hoppish background
Tell her i´ll be waiting
In the usual place
With the tired and weary
There´s no escape
To need a woman
You´ve got to know
How the strong get weak
And the rich get poor
You´re running with me
Don´t touch the ground
We´re restless hearted
Not the chained and bound
The sky is burning
A sea of flame
Though your world is changing
I will be the same
I think I like it, but I'm certain that I'm not sure that I can forgive her for doing that to the original beautiful song. I liked the uncomplicated dinner-jacket elegance of Ferry and his song.
