Violent Femmes perform Gnarls Barkley's CRAZY

Remember how awesome and cool it was to hear Gnarls Barkley's cover of the Violent Femmes' classic anthem "Gone Daddy Gone?" Two great summer debut albums, separated by decades, featuring the same song, done two different ways.

This summer, the Violent Femmes have released their own smoky, slow cover of Gnarls Barkley's high energy falsetto anthem "Crazy" and it's exactly as great, in reverse. Link (via Salon)

[#1 posted by UrinalPooper , June 21, 2008 4:00 AM]

Well, this is pretty much the greatest thing ever.

[#2 posted by pigasus , June 21, 2008 6:02 AM]

"Gone Daddy Gone" is a simple song, so Gnarls Barkley covered it simply, and it sounded terrible. The best thing about "Crazy" is how Cee-Lo sings it, and because Gordon Gano can't sing – and never pretended he could – it sounds terrible. WHAT A MESS.

[#3 posted by waded , June 21, 2008 6:41 AM]

That's about 200 times better than the original. Gano's edge is that he could actually be crazy. I don't believe Cee-lo when he warbles about it.

[#4 posted by SpigotHead , June 21, 2008 7:50 AM]

The difference between these two bands was brought home at Lollapalooza '06. The Violent Femmes played on Friday, and included Gone Daddy Gone in their set. On Saturday it was Gnarls Barkley's turn. My friends and I couldn't help but laugh. The Violent Femmes show had the excitement and energy that a good live band can bring. Gnarls Barkley? Let's just say they're more of a "studio band"...

[#5 posted by The Rabbit Ambulance , June 21, 2008 8:16 AM]

Really cool. And eMusic doesn't have it yet. hmph.

[#6 posted by UncommonSense , June 21, 2008 8:30 AM]

The Flaming Lips do it better...

[#7 posted by rac , June 21, 2008 9:22 AM]

I love the Violent Femmes, but their version really didn't do it for me; for a really great cover of the song, check out Ray LaMontagne's version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjAxABua3RA

[#8 posted by billydeville , June 21, 2008 10:42 AM]

I remember the first Violent Femmes album as one of the first edgy things my sister brought home from her first year of college. I sometimes enjoy their music, but not always. This was interesting, and good too. Too bad they don't allow me to add it to my myspace page. That's one way to make sure nobody hears it.

[#9 posted by hagus , June 21, 2008 11:42 AM]

What exactly is different about the way Gnarls Barkley does "Gone Daddy Gone"? It's always sounded completely by-the-book and straightforward to me.

[#10 posted by globule23 , June 21, 2008 1:48 PM]

I love this. I hope it means a new album to follow.

[#11 posted by Anonymous , June 21, 2008 3:16 PM]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mW0B1sipLBI

Theremin cover of Crazy, which is pretty incredible.

[#12 posted by Rick. , June 21, 2008 5:43 PM]

#5: DownloadHelper

[#13 posted by eustace , June 21, 2008 9:56 PM]

The potential for getting rickrolled in this thread is so high that I'm not following any links.

[#14 posted by dunnright , June 22, 2008 7:07 PM]

I like it, but what are the chances of seeing Gordon Gano in a Darth Vader costume?

[#15 posted by Agent 86 , June 25, 2008 3:48 PM]

I love it, in a WTF sort of way.

...RAC, you really know how to make a man wet.