Bonnie Prince Billy (Superwolf) R. Kelly Cover

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You may have seen the Pitchfork track review (four stars) of Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Matt Sweeney (Superwolf)'s live cover of R. Kelly's "Ignition":

genre: "wtf"
"Certified weirdo-genius Will Oldham has graced us with some unique takes on songs by Prince, Mariah Carey and Madonna over the years, so this recent live version of R. Kelly's Chocolate Factory trifle isn't too surprising. What is a bit shocking, though, is how well he and his Superwolf cohorts sidestep the ironic trappings inherent in such an endeavor. Sanding against the grain, they tarnish the original's just-waxed surface with a foreboding greasy-spoon groove that conjures an unsettling backwoods freakiness."

Said the Gramaphone has the MP3. (via Prefix)

posted at 11:36 AM on July 13, 2005 in music | Comments (4)

Comments (4)

When Aqueduct opened for Pinback at Irving Plaza recently, he/they covered "Ignition." The place went nuts. They also opened their set by covering "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta."

Posted by Chris | July 13, 2005 11:47 AM

*whispers* it's R. Kelly

Posted by wes | July 13, 2005 12:04 PM

Kelly, Bonnie, Billy, Sweeney... way too confusing. fixed :)

Posted by brooklynvegan | July 13, 2005 12:07 PM

sleepin, sleepin, sleepin. . . from april:

http://suckapants.com/2005/04/trapped-in-place-i-call-home.html

Posted by ano | July 14, 2005 3:24 AM