Taking Sides: Psychedelic Furs, "The Ghost in You" and Siouxsie & The Banshees' "The Ghost in You"

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The P-Furs, no contest.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, as much as i love me some siouxsie... no contest. the furs!

― ebenoit, Friday, 27 May 2005 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Furs.

― ffirehorse (firehorse), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

OT: Wasn't there an Adam Duritz acoustic cover of this? I actually remember it was pretty good.

― BlastsOfStatic (BlastsofStatic), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes. On the "Clueless" soundtrack.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I love both tracks, but the `Furs have the edge on this one.

Adm Duritz shouldn't be allowed to cover the `Furs....let alone anywhere near a microphone.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh believe you me, I've got no love for the pudgy Duritz. But I enjoy his cover. It's my cross to bear.

― BlastsOfStatic (BlastsofStatic), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Robyn Hitchcock covers the PFurs song too -- I like it but simultaneously fail to feel strongly that it needed to exist.

― Guayaquil, Friday, 27 May 2005 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a lovely song – maybe the P-Furs best ballad (even more than "She is Mine"). I eve dig the twinkly keyboards (which Tears for Fears would hijack for their "Big Chair" singles).

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Friday, 27 May 2005 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG.

I was going to do this thread!

The only reason I didn't get to start it when I wanted to was because I didn't feel it fair to put my opinion about the songs until I had heard Siouxsie & The Banshees' version.

I still have yet to listen to it completely.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 28 May 2005 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Siouxsie & The Banshees' version.

It's not a version, it's just a different song, Aja.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 28 May 2005 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, sorry.

See, this is the exact reason why I wanted to listen to it. I thought it was a cover, especially when I started listening to it, but when I heard her start singing, I got pissed off. I thought I was in for a cool cover, but got a rip off instead!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 28 May 2005 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

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