Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

This single isn't from their 2nd album "Swoon" which has been hammered on Triple J for the last 3 months and which I've only got around to writing about on this blog today. I chose this song for this write up because it evokes a band I've loved since I was in 1st year Uni - everything in this clip from the teen angst angle to the female bassist, chords, licks and singing style just screams Smashing Pumpkins, the similarities being both obvious and intentional. It's also good to see an asian guy on drums, I don't think I've seen an asian drummer since Air Supply. Incidentally, that drummer, Rex Goh, is a distant uncle from my grandmother's side although I've never met the guy.

Check out Silversun Pickups' official site here.

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Version Part 2

Simon Owens over at his blog Bloggasm was nice enough to let me know that he has actually interviewed David Scott, the creator of Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Version. David shares some tidbits about his inspiration and the making of the Youtube video which has now had over 2 million hits. He also writes about the next 80's music video to be getting the literal version treatment.

Head over to Bloggasm to read more!

Worst Cover Song Ever

So bad it hurts! See how long you can last to Avril's absolute hack job of System of a Down's Chop Suey.

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Version

Things have come a long way since the first "literal Version" music clip A-ha's Take on Me became the template for the internet meme of re-writing the lyrics of 80's music videos with a jaded generation Y outlook.

This one of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart is, in my opinion, the best one to date. Big props to Persephone Maewyn (Cool name btw) and Dascottjr for putting it all together.

Click here to read part 2 and get an insight into the mind behind this literal version clip.