"An arbitrary succession of more or less irritating sounds"

Friday 18 April 2008

Mice Elf Agin


Awesome photo by Warren P. Harris

Funk archaeology: three contrasting versions
that take a Sly Stone classic ever further, mining deep strata of bitterness & isolation.

The original was never as guileless as it sounds at first. But Sly's spacier, slower, angrier retake & Magazine's ironic, haughty appropriation explore its genius more fully.

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Sly & The Family Stone: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (from Greatest Hits)


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Sly & The Family Stone: Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa (from There's a Riot Goin' On)



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Magazine: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (from The Correct Use of Soap)



Original performance video here.

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