http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go
Cry? Not really. It’s just not who I am. This song however does sting. When Trent Reznor first put it out, it was a good song. Fit into his catalog. Made perfect sense. It didn’t become a great song until Cash covered it. He gave it such weight and meaning. When I am at the end of my story I can only hope to put out something like this.
When the darkness descends this is one of my go to songs for mood re-alignment. Plus EBTG is so close to EGBT…
I was in sixth grade and the album was Cheap Trick At Budokan. At the time, there was some minor scandal going on with the band. They had either not played a show, or hadn’t delivered some merchandise, or something of that nature. During a local newscast, Los Angeles anchorman and broadcasting legend Jerry Dunphy reported on the story. Jerry was the inspiration for Kent Brockman on The Simpsons, and in that slightly bombastic tone, ended the piece with “It appears it was a very ‘Cheap Trick’, indeed!”.
There are a handful of bands that would count as my favorite, including The Jazz Butcher and The JAMMs, but throughout the years, it always comes back to New Order. Throw in their related acts – Joy Division, The Other Two, Electronic, Revenge, Monaco, and Bad Lieutenant - and the choice is easy.
This song is the natural choice. First recorded by Joy Division, then later recorded and released by New Order after Ian’s death, it was the transition from one group to the next.
