Draking Sides: "Black Eyed Dog" vs. "Pink Moon"

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Ruminations on impending premature death versus predictions of unrelenting, merciless apocalypse. Both misappropriated and misinterpretted (the former used to score John Cussack's romantic endeavors in the abortive romantic comedy, "Serendipity," the latter used to hawk Volkswagons), these two arguably signature songs by troubled troubadour Nick Drake are beloved for their folky delicacy and languid splendor, but belie their gentle acoustic charm in doomy foreboding.

Which do you pick?

Also, "Black Eyed Dog" has been covered by everyone from JJ72 (to no great effect) through the Swans. Has anyone dared to cover "Pink Moon"?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 October 2005 11:39 (twenty years ago)

Let's be honest - "Pink Moon" is undoubtably the better song.

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Sunday, 23 October 2005 11:57 (twenty years ago)

....says you.

"Pink Moon" is a lovely song, but I find "Black Eyed Dog"'s stark mystique far more affecting.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 October 2005 12:05 (twenty years ago)

Black Eyed Dog for me is the better song.

― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Sunday, 23 October 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)

"Pink Moon", for me. It's those sudden, almost superfluous bursts of tinkling piano.

I find "Black Eyed Dog" too cold and alienating in its starkness.

― Roz (Roz), Sunday, 23 October 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

Sebadoh covered Pink Moon.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Sunday, 23 October 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

Any good?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 October 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

I've never heard the Sebadoh cover, but I've heard Robyn Hitchcock cover it live with nought but a massively distorted electric guitar, and I don't guess I need to tell you it sounds pretty f-ing apocalyptic.

― owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Sunday, 23 October 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

Wow. That I'd love to hear.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 October 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

Sebadoh do it in on of their noisy punk like moments.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Sunday, 23 October 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

It's not good, no.

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Sunday, 23 October 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

Sebadoh Pink Moon Cover

hope this works I've never used YSI before.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Sunday, 23 October 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)

Walt Mink have a pretty great Pink Moon cover.

http://idisk.mac.com/mysticalbeast/Public/PinkMoon.mp3

― dlp9001, Sunday, 23 October 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

"Pink Moon", live, solo Robyn Hitchcock

― shanecavanaugh (shanecavanaugh), Sunday, 23 October 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

Wow, thanks for these. Not wild about the Sebadoh one, Robyn's is amazing.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 October 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

Christopher O'Riley has a couple Nick Drake covers (among many others), including "Pink Moon", in the Multimedia section of his shitty flash-based site.

― shanecavanaugh (shanecavanaugh), Sunday, 23 October 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

I pick Black Eyed Dog. Pink Moon may have apocalyptic lyrical content, but Drake's desperate sound on those last four demos has never been equalled.

BTW, Alex, when I get my DVD drive fixed I have a copy of that BBC doc I can burn for ya if it's still unavailable, saw that on the other thread.

― sleeve (sleeve), Sunday, 23 October 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

1. thou shall never choose in between two nick drake songs...

2. according to the nick drake files the following other not yet mentioned artists have covered pink moon:

- loop
- no-man
- nick's
- bugs
- ray
- syd straw

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Sunday, 23 October 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

"Pink Moon" every time. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

I like the harmonics on "Black Eyed Dog," but for "stark"/"harrowing" Nick Drake I prefer "Know," and for late-late Nick Drake I prefer "Rider on the Wheel."

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 23 October 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

BTW, Alex, when I get my DVD drive fixed I have a copy of that BBC doc I can burn for ya if it's still unavailable, saw that on the other thread.

Thanks, Sleeve!!!!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 October 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

argh I want.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 23 October 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

pink moon

serendipity is teh rub

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Sunday, 23 October 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

all these covers y'all have posted are worthless.

Robyn Hitchcock's "I saw nick drake" however is fucking awesome

― craptain crunch, Sunday, 23 October 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

I like Gomez's cover of "Black-Eyed Dog"

― Jason Dent (jason dont), Sunday, 23 October 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)

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