The times we had
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had, had to go
Never to go
The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
at those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times
And I will love to see that day
That day is mine
When she will marry me outside with the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine
We briefly mentioned ‘Paper Heart’ a few weeks ago but just as I thought the film already had everything going for it, I’ve just found out that the amazingly talented Zach Condon and Perrin Cloutier of Beirut have written a song just for it! It’s entitled ‘”The 11th Arrondissement“.
Much of the soundtrack is actually made up of songs by Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi themselves (with various other musicians helping them out) and it’s due to be released on August 4th by Lakeshore Records.
You can hear little snippets of a few songs here, but you’ll have to wait a few days for the Beirut song (and song’s with vocals) unfortunately!
If you didn’t catch it before, watch the trailor below:
Filed under: Covers, Music | Tags: Arcade Fire, Beirut, Covers, Fanfarlo, Glen Hansard, Johnny Flynn, Jonathon Coulton, Laura Marling, Monk, Ryan Adams
I’ve always loved this cover of Oasis’ classic hit – ‘Wonderwall’ by the ever so talented Ryan Adams. I even think it’s better than the original, not only because Ryan Adams has a much prettier voice than Liam Gallagher but Ryan Adams’ take on it seems so much more passionate.
Ahh! I have to admit, I do have a soft spot for Glen Hansard. I think he’s an immensely talented singer and musician in general and I love how he manages to sing his heart out all the time. He’s done quite a few covers and I was going to write about his Britney Spears cover of ‘Everytime’ but I just thought the comedic value of this video was too much to turn down. Incase any of you didn’t know, It’s a cover of Justin Timberlake’s ‘Cry Me A River’.
A lovely cover of Jeffrey Lewis and Diane Cluck’s – ‘Travel Light’ performed by Laura Marling and Johnny Flynn. Both versions sound almost identical but It’s still a very nice song. I’m a big fan of both Laura Marling and Johnny Flynn so It’s nice to see them singing together. Oh, and I love the guitar part! Though Jeffrey Lewis always writes awesome guitar riffs so It’s not at all surprising.
Fanfarlo performing a cover of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s – ‘A Minor Place’. It’s a nice little cover but I think I’m leaning towards the original more. Fanfarlo are such an awesome band though.
Ohh oh! Cue musical heart attack once again! Beirut’s cover of ‘La Javanaise’ by Serge Gainsbourg. I haven’t actually heard the original but i’m going to go ahead and say this version is much better ;) Because well, who could resist Zach Condon singing in French?
Okay, Okay, I just couldn’t resist. A folk version of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s – ‘Baby Got Back’?!! Crazy. Here’s Jonathon Coulton sporting those famous lines….’I like big butts and I cannot lie’.
I verrrrry nearly forgot the incredible cover of The Clash’s – ‘Guns of Brixton’ by the amazing amazing AMAZING Arcade Fire. It needs no words, none of their music does :) So just watch, listen and enjoy!
Man, I love them.
Aaah! I was just exploring La Blogotheque and I stumbled across their French section – My middle school French lessons have left me with absolutely no knowledge of the French language but luckily, I noticed the words ‘Beirut’ – La vidéo’ in the corner of the screen and of course I had to click it. You fine readers should probably know that the people of Super Who’s Parade are majorly obsessed with this sensational band and we’ll be writing a full, in-depth review of them sooner than soon.
I’m soo insanely jealous of the people in that room! We saw Beirut at The Forum in May and we just neeeeeed to see them again.
The moment when Zach Condon speaks in French and when the brass players lift up their instruments into the air is enough to give me a musical heart attack. SO, here’s 26 minutes of sweet, sweet music. ENJOY!
