Thursday, February 10, 2011

Song(s) of the day

First, we have the song that samples the other song: "Lord Knows Best", by Dirty Beaches.



Then we have the song that is being sampled: "Voila", by Francoise Hardy.


Francoise Hardy - Voila from Know Phase on Vimeo.


Which do you prefer? I have heard the Dirty Beaches track criticised on the basis that the person doing the criticising would rather be listening to Francoise Hardy. And while that's a sentiment I can generally endorse, there is something genuinely haunting and unsettling about "Lord Knows Best" which one doesn't come across much these days, that voice is in the rich tradition of Lee Hazlewood, Johnny Cash and Stephin Merritt, and the piano sample is put to good use.

I think I prefer them both, actually.