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seedarklyxeroWelcome to SeeDarkly Sunday DisCOVERies:
a weekly exploration of goth, industrial, & dark alternative cover songs!
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It's time for another Third Sunday Throwback to the twentieth century! Last week I decided "riders" had become a theme and fully intended to offer up something specific that fit by way of its title. And my tease for this week probably sounded like I was going to do something with a spirit of vengeance in mind, but I actually had another plan. What "burned my chaps" was the fact that NEITHER options for the feature have viable sources I could share. So I had to rethink the approach...and remembered I've been sittiing on this industrial remake of a late 50's country western TV theme song that adequately describes the consequences of long term ridin'.:
Deathline International– Rawhide (Frankie Laine)
Rawhide was written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin as the theme song to the 1959 television show of the same name. The song was recorded and released as a single in 1958 by Frankie Laine, who already marked his career in the 50's performing other notable TV and movie theme songs: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, 3:10 to Yuma, Bullwhip, etc... He was also called upon to do the theme for Mel Brooks's country western comedy Blazing Saddles in 1974. Rawhide, starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, aired for eight seasons between 1959 to 1966, and ran in syndication for years after. Laine actually guest starred on the show once in 1960. In 1961, Laine included Rawhide on his album, Hell Bent For Leather, the title derived from the lyrics of the song.
It's been covered nearly 50 times, by various country western artists and the occasional oddity (Jackson 5, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Sublime, and Reizstrom to name a few.)
German electro-industrialists Deathline International released their cover of Rawhide in April 1995 on the five-track E.P. Venus Mind Trap. Later that year it was included on their second full length album Zarathoustra. The album also features their cover of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones. Other covers in their discography include Wild Boys by Duran Duran, Troops of Tomorrow by The Vibrators, and Paradise City by Guns And Roses.
Where Laine's rendition is loaded with the twang of country western styling and the sound effects of herding cattle and cracking whips, Deathline International's version is a gritty stomper reminiscent of early Ministry. The remake certainly might give you the sense of being pistol-whipped with addition of a grim sample from the 1990's gangster film Miller's Crossing. Of course, if you're "hell bent for leather," this will probably speak to those desires better than the original.
The Cover:
The Original:
Next week:
One last "rider" to cover... with a recent retro synthwave remake of another TV theme song, this time from the 80's.
Feel free to tell me what you think about today's cover! Comments, suggestions, discussions, etc... welcome! You do NOT need a Dreamwidth account to comment, but all comments are screened for spam prevention.
(And if, after 4 years and 212 weekly entries, you find this blog of any value, please click over to my profile and find out how you can leave us a tip if you like...)
Thanks for reading and keep exploring the darkness,
-Xero
Previous DisCOVERies
May 12 - Covenant – A Rider On A White Horse (Lee Hazelwood)
May 05 - The Death Riders – Mexican Radio (Wall Of Voodoo)
Apr 28 - Caustic – The Humpty Dance (Digital Underground)
Apr 21 - Klaus Nomi – Ding Dong (The Witch Is Dead) (The Munchkins)
Apr 14 - Discohen – Like A Virgin (Madonna)
Apr 07 - Front Line Assembly w/ Jimmy Urine – Rock Me Amadeus (Falco)
. Directory of All Previous DisCOVERies .
a weekly exploration of goth, industrial, & dark alternative cover songs!
First time here? Click here for details from first entry.
It's time for another Third Sunday Throwback to the twentieth century! Last week I decided "riders" had become a theme and fully intended to offer up something specific that fit by way of its title. And my tease for this week probably sounded like I was going to do something with a spirit of vengeance in mind, but I actually had another plan. What "burned my chaps" was the fact that NEITHER options for the feature have viable sources I could share. So I had to rethink the approach...and remembered I've been sittiing on this industrial remake of a late 50's country western TV theme song that adequately describes the consequences of long term ridin'.:
Deathline International– Rawhide (Frankie Laine)
Rawhide was written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin as the theme song to the 1959 television show of the same name. The song was recorded and released as a single in 1958 by Frankie Laine, who already marked his career in the 50's performing other notable TV and movie theme songs: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, 3:10 to Yuma, Bullwhip, etc... He was also called upon to do the theme for Mel Brooks's country western comedy Blazing Saddles in 1974. Rawhide, starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, aired for eight seasons between 1959 to 1966, and ran in syndication for years after. Laine actually guest starred on the show once in 1960. In 1961, Laine included Rawhide on his album, Hell Bent For Leather, the title derived from the lyrics of the song.
It's been covered nearly 50 times, by various country western artists and the occasional oddity (Jackson 5, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Sublime, and Reizstrom to name a few.)
German electro-industrialists Deathline International released their cover of Rawhide in April 1995 on the five-track E.P. Venus Mind Trap. Later that year it was included on their second full length album Zarathoustra. The album also features their cover of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones. Other covers in their discography include Wild Boys by Duran Duran, Troops of Tomorrow by The Vibrators, and Paradise City by Guns And Roses.
Where Laine's rendition is loaded with the twang of country western styling and the sound effects of herding cattle and cracking whips, Deathline International's version is a gritty stomper reminiscent of early Ministry. The remake certainly might give you the sense of being pistol-whipped with addition of a grim sample from the 1990's gangster film Miller's Crossing. Of course, if you're "hell bent for leather," this will probably speak to those desires better than the original.
The Cover:
The Original:
Next week:
One last "rider" to cover... with a recent retro synthwave remake of another TV theme song, this time from the 80's.
Feel free to tell me what you think about today's cover! Comments, suggestions, discussions, etc... welcome! You do NOT need a Dreamwidth account to comment, but all comments are screened for spam prevention.
(And if, after 4 years and 212 weekly entries, you find this blog of any value, please click over to my profile and find out how you can leave us a tip if you like...)
Thanks for reading and keep exploring the darkness,
-Xero
Previous DisCOVERies
May 12 - Covenant – A Rider On A White Horse (Lee Hazelwood)
May 05 - The Death Riders – Mexican Radio (Wall Of Voodoo)
Apr 28 - Caustic – The Humpty Dance (Digital Underground)
Apr 21 - Klaus Nomi – Ding Dong (The Witch Is Dead) (The Munchkins)
Apr 14 - Discohen – Like A Virgin (Madonna)
Apr 07 - Front Line Assembly w/ Jimmy Urine – Rock Me Amadeus (Falco)
. Directory of All Previous DisCOVERies .