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Hootie & the Blowfish cover "Please, Please, Please..." (vote, soundclip)
posted by davidt on Friday August 25 2000, @09:00AM

 An anonymous person writes:

Found in the L.A. Times Sunday (Aug. 19) Calender section:
Hootie & the Blowfish aren't going to let a little thing like an extended band vacation stop them from releasing a group album. The band--which contrary to rampant rumors has not broken up--is preparing "Scattered, Smothered & Covered," a collection of B-sides and rarities all written by other performers for release Oct. 24 on Atlantic Records.

But the band needs some help from its fans. The group has picked 10 tracks for the album. For the remaining five, it is asking fans to vote among eight tracks, including Led Zeppelin's "Hey Hey What Can I Do" and the Smiths' "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want."

To vote go to http://www.hootie.com/unshocked/album/
Here's a soundclip of the Hootie cover (36 sec. wav format), as provided on the Budweiser voting page.

 
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    Stay Away!!! (Score:1)
    Hootie, Hootie, stay away!!! Please, please, please, go Blow yourself away.
    Golden Lights -- Friday August 25 2000, @09:30AM (#1735)
    (User #100 Info)
     "There were 2 many of us.We had access 2>2 many of 2 much money...2>much equipment and little by little we went insane."
      And Driver 8, too? (Score:1)
      The band with a sound even more wretched than their name are back to maul and butcher, once again--Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want--a swift disbanding on their part...
      green crooner -- Friday August 25 2000, @10:24AM (#1740)
      (User #27 Info)
       "I'm chilled to the bone, and I'm going home--alone"
        Hootie and the blowjobs (Score:1)
        Repulsive commercial butchers vying for credibility through vague association. Hootie and the blowjobs are the CANCER of the music industry. Morrissey/ Marr should NEVER grant permission.
        Mannix -- Friday August 25 2000, @12:25PM (#1745)
        (User #1379 Info)
          Actually, that cover is pretty damn good I think.. (Score:0)
          a lot of covers I have heard on that song suck so hard..

          Hootie did a very nice job on that cover, I think.. He doesn't sound fake like most people do when they sing that song.. He kinda captures the essence of that song I think..

          Anonymous -- Friday August 25 2000, @12:35PM (#1746)
          Please please please tell me this is a joke! (Score:1)
          And pardon me now while I go kill myself!
          Mike Mozfan -- Friday August 25 2000, @12:59PM (#1748)
          (User #442 Info)
            dead boy holding his head (Score:0)
            who is this Hootie guy? Anyone who sings with shorts a baseball cap and some old converse should not sing a MoZ/Smith's song. It's does not go.
            Anonymous -- Friday August 25 2000, @01:01PM (#1749)
            Dear God Help us All!!! (Score:1)
            Make it stop......Horror. Blasphemy. Shame. Leave the Smiths alone, Hootie!
            handsomedevilboy -- Friday August 25 2000, @01:47PM (#1755)
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              I Like It! (Score:1)
              I actually liked it. I was drinking my Jamba Juice and I listened to the clip, and I thought it was a real treat to hear Hootie do such a righteous redition of a Smith's Classic!
              KennithMullins -- Friday August 25 2000, @03:27PM (#1760)
              (User #1365 Info)
              • Re:I Like It! by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday August 26 2000, @06:19AM
                hoochie and the blowfish (Score:1)
                you mean these guys are still trying?

                suzanne <{suzsch} {at} {sbcglobal.net}> -- Friday August 25 2000, @03:39PM (#1762)
                (User #36 Info | http://www.myspace.com/snootywriter )
                 I scare dead people.
                Hootie (Score:1)
                God I hate Hootie and the Blowfish.
                wonderfulwoman <supercommunist@billy-idol.com> -- Saturday August 26 2000, @08:23AM (#1789)
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                 'It comes to this,' Tarrou said almost casually; 'what interests me is learning how to become a saint.' 'But you don't believe in God.' 'Exactly! Can one be a s
                  the worst (Score:3, Funny)
                  After downloading that sound clip, I can delightfully report that there is a new and effective treatment for constipation.

                  jungfiend <jungfiend@hotmail.com> -- Saturday August 26 2000, @05:08PM (#1799)
                  (User #580 Info)
                    Sounded o.k. (Score:0)
                    I though it was o.k. I think it is nice to see newer bands cover Smiths/Morrissey songs. I don't care who it is! It still pales in comparsion to the original.

                    What is sad to see though, is all of you people being so angry over a stupid cover song.

                    Seems that you don't have the strenght to be gentle and kind!
                    Anonymous -- Saturday August 26 2000, @11:26PM (#1802)
                      Come on! Vote for the song (Score:0)
                      Well,well,well some of you are death.
                      You look like very old people
                      Open your mind and let SMITHS a little more known!
                      I am really dissapointed!

                      Otto Luna
                      Lima,Perú
                      Anonymous -- Sunday August 27 2000, @06:57AM (#1804)
                        Nice Cover (Score:0, Redundant)
                        Its amusing to see how most of you are reacting to Hootie's cover. I realize the band's own material Blows.(no pun intended Hah!) But instead of acknowledging the band's good taste in a Smiths cover, we're bashing them. I just heard the cover and its very listenable.
                        edgar -- Sunday August 27 2000, @08:14AM (#1805)
                        (User #1267 Info)
                          hootie & the ......... (Score:1)
                          Please stop them now.......
                          What's next???Melanie C singing ASK ?????
                          LucaVialli -- Sunday August 27 2000, @01:53PM (#1813)
                          (User #1307 Info)
                            No, it's just BAD. (Score:0)
                            Having taste is not reactionary. It's simple: their version stinks. It's "listenable"? Well if that's the nicest thing anyone can say about it! They've made it sound just like every other awful piss take of theirs, and the singing is the worst part, just typical bad singing, from bombast to a Sensitive Whisper for no reason other than 'making the song their own'. And who cares if this creates more Smiths fans? That's like calling blasphemy a form of missionary work.
                            Anonymous -- Sunday October 08 2000, @03:24PM (#2997)

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