What is sad though, is that James Wilsey in his solo career never finished a recording of his own “Superstar.” And that’s the motivation and gist of it for our recording.īelow, hear the Holy Motors version of “Superstar” along with Wilsey’s live take. inducing a supergroup cum pickup band comprising Sonic Youths Thurston Moore. They titled it “Groupie.” It’s definitely not a lament. Performance Warner Bros., 1970 B- Jesus Christ Superstar Decca. 2 3 James Jackson Toth of Stereogum stated that the album 'sounds like the dark, post-punk cousin of Thurston 's spunky new wave band the Coachmen. But originally the song wasn’t written by a sibling duo, as you might have heard or known from yer own previous existence, but rather by Leon Russell and a married couple of soul and country music named Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. 1 Background edit Sonic Youth is the only Sonic Youth release in which the guitars predominantly use standard tuning. And then Karen sang it in for the Carpenters. Neutral Milk Hotel - Communist Daughter 85 bpm G Maj 01:57 Violent Femmes - Please Do Not Go 85 bpm C Maj 04:15 Sonic Youth - Superstar 85 bpm F min 04:06 Heatmiser - Plainclothes Man 84 bpm A Maj 03:28 Buzzcocks - Why Can't I Touch It - 2001 Remastered. In a strangely similar fashion in ’71, Richard Carpenter happened to hear Bette Midler sing this same song on late night television. The melody was spaced out in echo and beautiful and he was just pushing it down hard on the vibrator bar of his silver-sparking fender Stratocaster. Some years back I saw James Wilsey’s performance of “Superstar” on the internet. Here’s Raus with some context on the cover: Today that latest version of “Superstar” is out in the world along with news of a fifth-anniversary reissue of Holy Motors’ debut album Slow Sundown on red vinyl. That rendition of the song made its way to Lauri Raus, guitarist for Estonia’s woozy Western-psych band Holy Motors, inspiring yet another cover in the same spirit. Although he was a member of the early LA punk band the Avengers, Wilsey is best known as a member of Chris Isaak’s band - that’s him making the guitar gently weep on “Wicked Game.” Ten years ago he published a live recording of his stirring instrumental version of “Superstar” to YouTube, showcasing those same eerie slide-guitar and tremolo skills. A10: Kimya Dawson Sleep (Instrumental) Written-By Kimya Dawson. Written-By Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell. who later became a superstar, appearing on the cover of Time magazine. Written-By Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell. The married couple, who performed as Delaney And Bonnie, recorded the first version of the song in 1969 under the title “ Groupie (Superstar),” but it’s since been covered by countless acts, most famously the Carpenters in 1971 and Luther Vandross in 1983, though everyone from Bette Midler to Sonic Youth has taken a crack at it over the years. Sonic Youth began in 1981 in downtown New York City with Thurston Moore on guitar and. The old standard “Superstar” originated with Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, who wrote it with an assist from Bramlett’s husband Delaney. Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981.
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