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Monday, August 13, 2012

History / Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Who Did It Better: "Credit in the Straight World"

Posted by on Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:06 PM

As an adamant life-long fan of the band Hole, I was bummed when I found out that one of my favorite Hole songs was not even theirs. "Credit in the Straight World" was originally penned and performed by British three-piece organ/bass/drum machine magicians The Young Marble Giants, who created music that makes me feel druggy and good, like my head is being held under a pool of warm saltwater. I prefer the original, but since Hole's is more familiar and rockin', I thought I'd put it to a vote!

 

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tallchris 1
YMG FTW.
Posted by tallchris http://policeteeth.bandcamp.com on August 13, 2012 at 3:38 PM
tallchris 2
I will cop to liking Hole's cover a lot when I bought "Live Through This" just after it came out.
Posted by tallchris http://policeteeth.bandcamp.com on August 13, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Kathy Fennessy 3
Colossal Youth lives up to that title.
Posted by Kathy Fennessy http://kathleencfennessy.blogspot.com/ on August 13, 2012 at 6:05 PM
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I like the percussive guitar in the YMG's version, but would probably listen to the Hole version more. I have a lot of YMG on my IPod and always end up skipping them when they come up on my shuffle. They're one of those cool but boring bands.

Posted by virginia mason on August 14, 2012 at 7:02 AM
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Tough call, but I like Hole's better. Probably because 14 year old me would have thought YMG sucked.
Posted by Coco Davies on August 14, 2012 at 10:26 AM

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