Umbrella – Manic Street Preachers
So as i do every monday, i grabbed myself a copy of the latest NME magazine. This week i found myself with a nice surprise. Not only did i get my NME fix, but i also got a free CD. Usually i’m quite wary about free CD’s, because they involve shitty songs that i can’t be arsed piddling about with, but this one was different. It featured musicians covering popular songs of recent times. It ’s a mixture of mint and gold.
Most importantly it featured The Manic Street Preachers covering a song which was all know too well, and that song is “Umbrella” by Ribena or whatever the shit her name is. Now, i’m not a fan of the original version of this song. I think it mainly stems from a long, deep hate for Jay-Z and anything Jay-Z related…but this version rocks. Just goes to show that some pop songs can be great, all they need is some gonads and distorted guitars.
The Manic Street Preachers..handsome sons o’ bitches..
Who knew that twenty years on Manics could still record gold?, even if it is a cover of a pop song…this shits brilliant, seriously download it. Its Rock N Roll to illegally download music.
Manics perform “Umbrella” live @ NME BIG GIG 28 Feb 2008
Other songs on the CD that gave me a hard-on -
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly covering D.A.N.C.E by Justice
The Kooks covering Young Folks by Peter, Bjorn and John
