09/24/2005: "Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma"

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Hey there, swingin' bachelors. On Friday afternoon I formed a new band
called Mike Hunt's Honorable Discharge. On Friday Night we recorded
a cover of Blair's mega(s)hit "Good Girl" (my idea). On Saturday morning,
just as the sun was rising and we were edging towards sobriety, the band
broke up (not my idea).

I'd like to thank everybody else who played on this song but they
specifically asked not to be named, so I'll just thank EW who for loaning
me Stiv Bator's old mic ("It's the worst mic in my collection; it'll be
perfect for this song") and AC who suggested that I should sing like a
"junkie-queen". Fans of Burn Witch Burn will recognize the voice of the
young lady on backing vocals.

Anyway, you now have something to listen to while you wait for me to
finish Part VII of the God series. Here's the one & only recording of
Mike Hunt's Honorable Discharge playing "Good Girl".

Oh, if ya' scroll down a couple of posts you can find the words.

Replies: 20 Comments

on Saturday, September 24th, jimbob said

Thanks for giving me something to hum all night at work...the tune won't leave my head.
(Also, It sounded like the same mic that was used for Spit Sink...lol)

on Saturday, September 24th, Grundy Sherwood said

Here is Blair's version of "Good Girl" for you to compare and contrast. I would have to say I like Rodney's version better, although I feel that it is lacking the obligatory guitar solos that give Blair's version a certain je ne sais quoi.

on Sunday, September 25th, Christine said

I actually liked Blair's version better - it was a great parody of itself

on Sunday, September 25th, jimbob said

OK... after listening to the original, I think that Blair needs a good grudge fuck.

on Sunday, September 25th, Rodney said

In fact (quidem), my version originally included a lengthy guitar solo which was cut for obvious reasons (like the fact that I was playing the solo). It’s a pretty smooth edit (if I do say so myself) but if you listen carefully to the “mass of verses” section you can detect the splice. I wanted to overdub it with a “noise solo” but dropped that idea as well.

Had I heard Blair’s version first I’m certain that I would’ve had the drummer stick closely to the beat of the original, which I actually like (the beat that is). And what’s with this 4:10 length? Mine was over in half that time (including 11 seconds of Blair’s Magnum Opus “Obey”.

on Sunday, September 25th, ebbv said

amazingly Rodney, even trying to make your vocals sound as horrible as you could, Blair's are much, much worse.

it's too bad MHOD didn't get a chance to cover "Let the Eagle Soar"....