The Velvet Forum

fracas64 wrote:The compiler made a huge work so if there are duplicates, it's not very important...
I think you must thank him...

Yes, the collection of VU covers presented on Dime in the form of "Another Point Of VU" is excellent: 54 Volumes so far.

Thank You for collecting and presenting them. You have made an excellent job Pat (fracas64)

Check out his blog also: http://fracas64.blogspot.se/

Upon purchasing a 4 track recorder with my first student loan, the first song i ever recorded was a cover of 'Here She Comes Now'. Not a straight cover, but a mix of the original and the demo version so it has that arpeggiated guitar in it. It's as shonky as hell and i'll admit, i'm no singer and end up sounding half Lou Reed and half Ian Brown. All wounded yak, in other words.

I then went on to do a version of What Goes On which remains unfinished (with no solo lol!) and then, bravely, Lady Godiva's operation which i was happy-ish with, but could never lay down the vocal properly. Living in Wales, it shouldn't be too hard to find someone with a Cale-esque accent to maybe finish it one day.

All very amateur, but reading about the Velvets sometime after discovering them, i'm thrilled that i was inspired to not so much form a band immediately after hearing them, but to at least start emulating them. They really are that instant. Happy days..

Posted somewhere before I think... but not on this thread. Aloe Blacc's soulful cover of Femme Fatale, for those who haven't heard it.
I like it. He's done sth different with it. Proves a great song can survive different treatments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nsh1bLIp-o