Gnarls Barkley, “Gone Daddy Gone”
It takes a lot of guts to cover anything from the sui generis Violent Femmes. It’s such a beloved album, and such an iconic set of performances, that you’re very much always going to be compared against perfection. I think the only way to go would be to really re-imagine the songs, but Gnarls Barkley doesn’t do that. So, uh, I’d rather just be listening to the Violet Femmes.
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