BAD COVER VERSION 043: EVERYTHING’S BETTER WITH CLINT RUIN

[defrog]

bedsitter23  has done a great job continuing the Bad Cover Version series that I started ages ago, and I’ve been meaning to add to the series every once in a while whenever I come across something nifty.

This is one of those times.

Some of you may be familiar with Suicide, a.k.a. Alan Vega and Martin Rev, who were one of the first bands to adopt the term “punk” to describe their music. Suicide are easily one of the most influential bands of the proto-punk scene, and their influence is still apparent today – just ask M.I.A., who not only sampled their classic “Ghost Rider” for her song “Born Free”, but even got Martin Rev to join her on Letterman to play it.

That said, definitive covers of “Ghost Rider” are almost as obscure as the original song. In fact, until this afternoon, the only one I could have named off the top of my head was the version recorded by Rollins Band for the soundtrack to The Crow.

Then someone sent me this version by Soft Cell.

With guest vocals by Clint Ruin (a.k.a. Jim “Foetus” Thirlwell).

Which is, of course, the most awesome thing ever.

Screaming the truth,

This is dF