Friday, February 1, 2008

Class Participation

I do all the work around here. So. Follow the link below. You should find, attached, two versions of Fiona Apple's song "not about love". Homework is to give both a listen, and then discuss the merits of each, picking a favorite, in the comments section below. I'm honestly at a bit of a loss. And this is pertinent to me because the band is starting to mix songs, so I've been thinking about this sort of thing a lot...

Under the Rotunda - Fiona Apple

-Charlotte

1 comment:

gyra said...

narrowly prefer the album version. using a piano almost as a percussion instrument? fantastic.

i find the orchestration on the jon brion version distracting. or, well...somehow emphasizing strings transfers a lot of the tension changes to the music instead of letting it be carried by her voice. but maybe i just notice it more because i'm not as used to it. however, her voice on the last "this is not about love / cause i am not in love" cracks a little, and it's incredible.

really i'd love to hear this super minimalist.