no, I ain't lyin'

[freckles_and_doubt]

I keep vaguely telling people about this, and not being able to remember any of the artists involved, so let's make it real by blogging it. Shane MacGowan, Nick Cave, Chrissie Hynde, Johnny Depp, Mick Jones (on fire extinguisher) and others cover "I Put a Spell on You" in aid of Haiti relief. It's a snarly, growly, bluesy, ballsy rendition which makes the horrible self-congratulatory celebrity pap of "We Are The World" and its noxious ilk look like the flaccid, saccharine syrup they are.

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[grumpyolddog.livejournal.com]

So, I showed this video to some friends on a mainly US-based forum. Cue endless snide comments about Shane McGowan's teeth and zip about the actual single.

I swear, these people DESERVE their boy bands.

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Shane MacGowan's teeth are certainly disconcerting, but what the hell has that got to do with the music? Honestly, US tooth-fetishists... Although I'm inclined to think that no-one truly deserves the Jonas Brothers.