John Cale “All My Friends” (LCD Soundsystem cover)
There are days, though they are few and far-between, when I think that this is the best version of this song that currently exists. That may well be because of the crackle of age, wisdom and regret that Cale’s voice brings to the song (on a tangential note, imagine Leonard Cohen tackling this!), the gorgeous countermelody he chucks in at the end (“Where are your friends tooo-niiiight?”), or just fact that I’ve been listening to a fucktonne of John Cale lately. I don’t know.
Of course, then I remember that the original is probably my song of the decade.
Either way, listen and enjoy, especially if you’ve never heard Cale’s version before. Franz Ferdinand’s cover ain’t got nothin’ on this…
STRAIGHT. TRUTH. The LCD one is my favourite song ever but the Cale take is absolutely worth it for his voice and the stuff you have said, yes. So so wonderful. There’s a great Puritan Blister column about that cover.
i don’t have anything remotely intelligent about this song like alex or miles. but i like it.
