In the annals of poorly conceived cover songs, Duran Duran’s rendition of the Public Enemy classic “911 Is A Joke” deserves its own chapter. This atrocity appears on Duran Duran’’s 1995 album, “Thank You,” on which the band also brutalizes favorites ranging from Grandmaster Flash’s “White Lines” to Sly & The Family Stone’s “I Want To Take You Higher Again.”
I apologize in advance.
Here’s a live version:
And the version that appeared on the album:
Fight the power.
2 responses so far ↓
Janson // February 3, 2009 at 12:59 am |
I remember thinking whether or not “Thank You” was a some kind of ironic reverse slap in the face of all those bands and writers. A deliberate, mocking insult… But no, they were being sincere. Sad.
God, that album was dreadful. Just dreadful.
Trumps even the Pesci bit you tagged earlier.
The Hathos // February 3, 2009 at 1:14 pm |
They obviously spent too long in a bubble of groupies and yes-men. It had to pop eventually….