Thanks to my good buddy Matt at Skatterbrain for excitedly sending me this song the moment he got it. The Pipettes are one of my favorite gifts that 2006 has given me so far, and this cover tops the list of reasons why.
MP3: The Pipettes – I Think We’re Alone Now (Tommy James)
What is it about girls that makes guys go ga-ga? I don’t know, but whatever it is, this recording has captured it. Their harmonies are so sublimely beautiful that I’ve fallen in love all over again. I’ve always been a fan of the original version, but there’s something so innocent, yet seductive, about their delivery that they’ve made a song that I’ve heard since birth seem alive and new again.
Holy @$@#! Why didn’t anyone tell me that Chris from GvB went off and became Mr. Hugey McSuccessful? He and BV on Sirius, Matt Fluxblog writing for Urge…I smell a blogger fever sweeping the nation.
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1 You Can Take The Boy Outta Brooklyn… » News for the Day, 5/23 // May 23, 2006 at 10:10 am
[...] New mp3 goodness: Gorilla vs. Bear posts a most excellent mix of summer songs, which features tracks from the Flaming Lips, John Lennon, Jurassic 5, and Broken Social Scene; My Old Kentucky Blog posts 18 (!) different versions of the Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows,” including the original and covers by David Bowie, John Brion, Joss Stone, and Mandy Moore & Michael Stipe; and You Ain’t No Picasso posts neo-girl-group The Pipettes’ decent cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now”; [...]
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