I'm sorry, I have to admit it
I'm in love with Mandy Moore. That's right, Mandy Moore. Apparently a few years back there were some guys in Minneapolis who wanted to do a really good covers album, and not only did they get Mandy Moore to do the singing, but they got it released as a Mandy Moore album.
So, apparently Mandy Moore tells people not to listen to her first two albums because they're so terrible, an admirable decision, and she makes up for it with the cover album. There are a few songs most people would recognize (Carole King's "I Feel The Earth Move" and Blondie's "One Way Or Another" are both on there), but the striking track to me is the single, XTC's "Senses Working Overtime." Now, this is a semi-obscure song, in that you'd probably only know it if you like XTC or happened to listen to alternative rock in the 80s. "Senses Working Overtime" is one of my favorites, so I was thrilled to discover this song was remade, and more thrilled to discover the remake is pretty good. I found the video of Mandy Moore doing the song live on Craig Kilborn's show in 2003, and it is awesome. She sings it more clearly than XTC, so I can finally figure out more of the words, but better yet, she does it sincerely, like she genuinely appreciates the song.
I think I'm in love. Anyone know if she lives in the West Village?
Comments
I think I was in love with Mandy Moore once. I met her in the bathroom of a K-Mart and we made out for hours. Then we parted ways, never to see each other again.
Posted by: Galvin | May 25, 2005 2:04 PM
I'm pretty sure that's not love.
Posted by: camouflagepants | May 25, 2005 3:48 PM
My motto's always been: when it's right, it's right. Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
Posted by: Terry | May 25, 2005 5:24 PM