Courtesy of my friend Scott (Hi, Scotty!) enthusing about his record label‘s latest musical acquisition, Livingstone Daisies, I got to hear what Scotty was enthusing about. And I heard a musical coincidence.
Livingstone Daisies are being compared to Teenage Fanclub mercilessly at the moment (pretty much every review of the Livingstone Daisies debut album mentions that dreaded* Scottish band) but when I heard “Blue Solitude”, the Livingstone Daisies song being promoted as the album’s first single, I didn’t hear Teenage Fanclub – I heard Glen Campbell.
When I heard this…
Livingstone Daisies – “Blue Solitude“ (2013) (excerpt 1)
…I heard this…
Glen Campbell – “Galveston“ (1969) (excerpt)
Here are the full versions of those two tracks:
Livingstone Daisies – “Blue Solitude“ (2013)
Glen Campbell – “Galveston“ (1969)
I can see why some people everybody is comparing Livingstone Daisies to Teenage Fanclub. For example, “Blue Solitude” begins like this:
Livingstone Daisies – “Blue Solitude“ (2013) (excerpt 2)
And Teenage Fanclub’s “What You Do To Me” begins in a somewhat similar way:
Teenage Fanclub – “What You Do To Me” (1991) (excerpt)
Here’s the full Teenage Fanclub song:
Teenage Fanclub – “What You Do To Me” (1991) (excerpt)
It’s just occurred to me that, considering all the current buzz surrounding Livingstone Daisies’ debut album (it’s getting reviewed left, right, and centre), I hadn’t mentioned them at all on this blog up until now. I could have sworn I had.
Ah well.
Remind me to feature one of their other songs as a Song of the day some time. Any requests?
(*I say “dreaded” because I think the members of the Livingstone Daisies would dread the prospect of being compared to Teenage Fanclub yet again.)
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