2011-02-06

Saigon Sunday

Here's a pretty bizarre rendition of a great song by Elton Motello from a German TV show:



The song was later repurposed by Plastic Bertrand as the French language nonsense song "Ca Plane Pour Moi":


It's pretty amazing how two artists can take the same material, and in this case basically the same backing track, and come away with such a radically different interpretation.

Apparently the later track was used in the film 127 Hours. I'm not sure exactly how it would fit in, but nothing says a guy stuck under a rock like some new wave kitchiness. Guess I'll reserve judgment til I see the movie!

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