Comments on: BONUS! Secret Chord Blogging

By: Dara Lind

Dara Lind — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:37:07 +0000

Helen, I’m a bit amused that you managed to use the phrase “Don’t judge me” while writing a series of posts on shame culture.

By: NoahK

NoahK — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:01:50 +0000

Oh, Helen, you just got judged. Hard.

But of all people to appreciate Elton John of all people singing a song about masculine roles, I’d think it would be you.

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:18:28 +0000

“Couldn’t qualify as an improvement?” What IS that thing at the beginning of the original, anyway? A Casio keyboard? A synth accordion? Is this a sultry ballad or the world’s saddest ice cream truck?

I’m okay with saying that Elton John fails to understand that “I’m Your Man” is not a song to which one ought rock out, which is why I think this is the definitive version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ep2lzX2EG58

Don’t judge me.

By: Noah

Noah — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:20:47 +0000

Grumpy rockist Noah says: Don’t fuck with Leonard Cohen. Just don’t do it. He’ll fucking knife you. His version IS the best. It is the only one that puts defiance into the chorus, so far as I know. Don’t fuck with him.

Caveat: Elton John singing “I’m Your Man” shouldn’t be missed, though it couldn’t qualify as an improvement. Perhaps Antony and the Johnsons singing “If It Be Your Will” is better, though 20 years of training reminds me that the cover is never better than the original, man.