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Monday, September 26, 2011

Love Sly Stone Vs. The Raincoats: "Runnin' Away"

Posted by on Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 4:21 PM

Even when the news is bad, a reminder of a legendary songwriter's work is a nice way to immerse your day in the sounds that they've created. But when it comes to Sly & the Family Stone's "Runnin' Away," I've always preferred the version by the Raincoats. Actually, listening to both right now, I might lean back toward the original version. Either way, whoa, what an incredible track.

Sly Stone always makes me think of the incredible music photography of Chicago's Jim Newberry, here's a classic shot from 1982.

Which do you prefer?

 

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Poor Sly! Thanks for the link to my picture. Never heard that Raincoats track.
Posted by newberry http://www.jimnewberry.com on September 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Summerisle 2
Never heard that Raincoats track either. Hope Sly finds his way out of his troubles soon.
Posted by Summerisle http://www.facebook.com/biggieJ?ref=name on September 27, 2011 at 6:59 AM
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Great song! Was doing a post about it myself - http://firstkisslips.blogspot.com/2012/0… - and very glad I came across yours. Thanks for the tip about The Raincoats cover! It's not on the version of Moving that I have.
Posted by Aug on March 14, 2012 at 9:29 AM

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