{"id":263,"date":"2008-02-04T14:32:19","date_gmt":"2008-02-04T13:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/2008\/02\/04\/how-to-butcher-a-song\/"},"modified":"2008-02-04T14:32:19","modified_gmt":"2008-02-04T13:32:19","slug":"how-to-butcher-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/how-to-butcher-a-song\/","title":{"rendered":"How to butcher a song ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twelvemajorchords.com\/wp-trackback.php?p=864\" target=\"_blank\">12MC<\/a> has this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twelvemajorchords.com\/?p=864\" target=\"_blank\">\u00fcber-post<\/a> about a random singer called Nikka Costa covering \u201cThe Denial Twist\u201d by The White Stripes. Here\u2019s the full post :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Filing this one under \u201cWTF\u201d is an understatement. Nikka Costa\u2019s jive talkin\u2019 take on \u201cThe Denial Twist\u201d is hands down the most <em>unnecessary<\/em> White Stripes\u2019 cover this side of Jack Johnson\u2019s sleep-inducing rendition of \u201cWe\u2019re Going To Be Friends\u201d from the <em>Curious George<\/em> Soundtrack. Admittedly, I have no idea who Nikka Costa is. But after a few seconds of hearing her totally funked up, bam-chicka-bam butchering of the <em>Get Behind Me Satan<\/em> classic \u2013 it sounds like some kind of nightmare episode of <em>Idol<\/em> circa 2017 with the unimaginative theme of \u2018Funkin\u2019 Up Noughties Garage Rock!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Further Costa research (aka \u2013 Wiki-stalking) reveals that one of her songs <em>\u201cfeatured extensively in the critically-acclaimed television series \u2018Arrested Development\u2019<\/em>, so she can\u2019t be <strong>that<\/strong> bad. Oh wait, she can \u2013 <em>\u201cIn 2006 Nikka and her husband Justin recorded and performed the theme to the short-lived CBS sitcom \u2018Courting Alex\u2019, which starred Jenna Elfman.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/the-denial-twist-white-stripes-cover.mp3]\nNikka Costa \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/the-denial-twist-white-stripes-cover.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">The Denial Twist (White Stripes cover)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You gotta love the fact that a few chosen words can have a massive impact. Thanks Angus for brightening up our days and making us laugh ! 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