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GUITAR COVER - “THE BIG BANG THEORY” THEME
Ludmila Oliveira’s delightfully tapped rendition of the Barenaked Ladies’ tune “The History of Everything.”
6/25/11
Barenaked Ladies - Break Your Heart (original lyrics)
I did not know there was a version from before Born on a PIrate Ship, but here it is. I really, really wish I could sing this. But you’ll hear something around the 5-minute mark that indicates why I can’t.
Any time you hear a live BNL song like this one, you hear why they are (were?) one of the most fun bands to see live. No song is ever the same. I say “were?” because the stuff I’ve heard from them following Steven Page’s departure is somehow… lacking. It’s not bad, but it’s not the same, you know? And the fun seems to have been hit pretty hard. I hope they can find it again. I know it’s in there somewhere.
Not many bands can make you laugh before breaking your heart like this. Not many songs describe me so perfectly. No one else can be BNL, ever.
This is awesome, never heard this version before!
iTunes (Canada) has selected “Four Seconds” to be included in their ‘69 Tracks for 69 cents’ Get your copy here: http://bit.ly/c5lHu0
What I plan on doing:
When Steven Page’s new album comes out, I’m gonna play it and All in Good Time at the same time just to see how it would sound.
Steven Page won't rejoin Barenaked Ladies
I know it’s sad, but I kind of agree with Steven here. I was listening to every BNL album on shuffle on my iTunes library not too long ago, and it went from playing one of my favourite tracks from Maroon, to a song from All in Good Time, and I was so startled with the change, I had to take All in Good Time out of my iTunes library (plus I don’t particularly enjoy that album in the first place). I would have appreciated BNL much much more if after the split, the remaining four changed their name and stopped playing old songs at their concerts, I’ve said that since the beginning. It’s a sad fact, but I think we should all respect the name of BNL from what it was before the split and nothing more. Totally agree. I don’t think a band is just one person. Band line-ups change all the time. When Andy Creeggan left and was replaced with Kevin Hearn, the band didn’t change their name. Sure, you might say, Andy wasn’t a lead singer or a main writer, and those roles are more central to the overall “voice” of the band. Alright, well, after Kevin joined, they recorded songs where he was the lead vocalist, and ones where he was the main writer. They didn’t change their name then, or stop playing songs from before. Besides, more recently in the band’s history, the writing process has become much more of a group process instead of individual. They all became main writers for the band. And yet they continued to play their older stuff, and didn’t change their name. So I don’t see why it’s strange for them now to not change the name and to continue playing older songs. Yes, the new album is different. It sounds different, it feels different. But to me, it still feels distinctly Barenaked Ladies. I think each of their albums feels different to the others. It is something I love about them. They change. It’s fine to not like this particular one (or any particular one/s). People have individual tastes. Alright. But this has been taken beyond individuals’ preferences, and become an imposition of beliefs onto other people: “I think we should all respect the name of BNL from what it was before the split and nothing more,” is saying that you think your personal opinion should be the opinion of everyone else. Well, I am going to continue loving each and every Barenaked Ladies album and each and every Barenaked Ladies band line-up, and if anyone thinks that is “disrespectful” to the name of BNL, then so be it. But I don’t have to agree. Very valid points. In my opinion, Steve was one of the most important members of the band, both because of his distinct operatic voice, and because he was a founding member with Ed. The new album does sound very BNL, yet it just feels different and weird since Steve left. To me, the album is about how Steve isn’t there anymore and how they’re trying to compensate without him. The reason I said that I totally agree was from what Steve said in the article: it is kinda weird to hear them perform songs in which Steve’s voice was very important. He just made the harmonies work out, whether as lead or as backup. I think it’s fine when they perform their new songs (like I really enjoy Summertime) but then I hear Maybe Katie and get sad when I don’t hear Steve. I don’t know, to me the whole thing is like seeing your two best friends fight and wishing that they’d make up. But everyone has their own opinions, it’s not wrong to like or dislike the new album, or whether or not to believe it fits in with the name of Barenaked Ladies.
Steven Page won't rejoin Barenaked Ladies
I know it’s sad, but I kind of agree with Steven here. I was listening to every BNL album on shuffle on my iTunes library not too long ago, and it went from playing one of my favourite tracks from Maroon, to a song from All in Good Time, and I was so startled with the change, I had to take All in Good Time out of my iTunes library (plus I don’t particularly enjoy that album in the first place). I would have appreciated BNL much much more if after the split, the remaining four changed their name and stopped playing old songs at their concerts, I’ve said that since the beginning. It’s a sad fact, but I think we should all respect the name of BNL from what it was before the split and nothing more. Totally agree.
"I could hide out under there
Adjust my juicy underwear"
