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Grant-Lee Phillips — Age of Consent
Album: nineteeneighties
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Released: 2006
Length: 3:30
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Won't you please let me go?
These words lie inside they hurt me so
And I'm not the kind that likes to tell you
Just what I want to do
I'm not the kind that needs to tell you
Just what you want me to

I saw you this morning
I thought that you might like to know
I received your message in full a few days ago
I understood every word that it said
And now that I've actually heard it
You're going to regret

And I'm not the kind that likes to tell you
Just what you want me to
You're not the kind that needs to tell me
About the birds and the bees

Do you find this happens all the time?
Crucial point one day becomes a crime
And I'm not the kind that likes to tell you
Just what I want to do
And I'm not the kind that needs to tell you

I've lost you
I've lost you
I've lost you
I've lost you
I've lost you
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Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
hard-earned 7... likely to go up...
Posted 11 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly (back in 2006) wrote:
I didn't really like this when it first started, but I was won over by it as it progressed. Not a bad cover of a New Order tune.
 
I'm actually really enjoying this cover today, I don't know if it's my mood or if I've just come to enjoy covers that are different from the originals more, but I'm diggin' it.

Posted 13 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 nelsonha wrote:
This is not a very good remake of a New Order classic.
 
au contraire mon frere. . . this is an awesome remake of a much beloved New Order classic. . . IMHO, of course 
 
Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
There is only air where life once was.
Posted 13 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
This is not a very good remake of a New Order classic.
Posted 14 years ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
This sounds like a bad version of Can't always get want you want at the beginning and then goes down hill from there. What a waste of bandwidth...can I get those electrons back? {#Crashcomp}
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
good job!!! {#Clap}
Posted 14 years ago by shawshank    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:


Well said. I prefer the New Order version, but this is a welcome change from the frenetic teen angst of the original. If Phillips borrowed some chords from "You Can't Always Get What You Want"...big deal. I don't think he's trying to ride the Stones' coattails. Had no idea he had an album of 80s covers...I'll have to see what he did to "The Killing Moon." I really like his song "Mockingbird."
 
Big New Order fan....this is gggreat {#Meditate}
Posted 14 years ago by Glencoe_JC    [ Reply ]
 alux wrote:
What a cover should sound like.  I love how this improves on the original.
 
still waiting for that to happen.....nope, still not as good. 
Posted 14 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
 alux wrote:
What a cover should sound like.  I love how this improves on the original.

 

yeah, i like it!
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 alux wrote:
What a cover should sound like.  I love how this improves on the original.

  {#Think}


Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 bokey wrote:
"I saw her today at the reception"
 
I don't think it's a blatant or even an intentional rip-off, but I do hear the resemblance.

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 esotericderek wrote:
I agree that the New Order original is better, but give Grant Lee a break. At least it's a variation and not outright mimicry. I can't abide mimicry. And for what this is, it's not as bad as most of you are making it. It's at least a 6. Maybe a 7 for people who like Grant Lee's style (which I'm not partial to).
 

Well said. I prefer the New Order version, but this is a welcome change from the frenetic teen angst of the original. If Phillips borrowed some chords from "You Can't Always Get What You Want"...big deal. I don't think he's trying to ride the Stones' coattails. Had no idea he had an album of 80s covers...I'll have to see what he did to "The Killing Moon." I really like his song "Mockingbird."
Posted 15 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 alux wrote:
I love how this improves on the original.

 
Sacrilegious!


Posted 15 years ago by le_colonel    [ Reply ]
What a cover should sound like.  I love how this improves on the original.

Posted 15 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Gawd ,,,  >>>  Does he know he sounds like James Blunt .....   terrible ...
Posted 15 years ago by brians201    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

But if you try sometimes, you get what you NEED!
 
I heard it too...rip-off or homage? {#Curtain}
Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
I've always heard Talking Heads influence in this song.
Posted 15 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
 kindermanltd wrote:
Ya can't always get what you want... anyone else hear it?
 
But if you try sometimes, you get what you NEED!
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 elxibalba wrote:
Grant Lee Phillips does an amazing job on this song. If you like his voice, you should check out 1 Giant Leap, a fantastic documentary featuring some amazing talent, including GLP, Maxi-Jazzy from Faithless and numerous other artists I can't think of right now. Great Project.
 
The One Giant Leap soundtrack is fantastic, I couldn't agree more.

Posted 15 years ago by posworld    [ Reply ]
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Posted 16 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]
Grant Lee Phillips does an amazing job on this song. If you like his voice, you should check out 1 Giant Leap, a fantastic documentary featuring some amazing talent, including GLP, Maxi-Jazzy from Faithless and numerous other artists I can't think of right now. Great Project.
Posted 16 years ago by elxibalba    [ Reply ]
Ya can't always get what you want... anyone else hear it? It sounds like a "girly-song" sort of a day today, no?
Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
this is my favorite song from the album, and I love the album. am somewhat surprised by the comments on this song, but I suppose people can be a bit precious about their favorite songs when another artist covers them. word to the poster below who said GLP is great in concert. I haven't seen him on his own, but saw him on a tour with others (the brother and sister from Nickel Creek, Glen Phillips from Toad the Wet Sprocket and a young fiddler/singer who is very talented) and he was terrific - very funny and chatty with the audience and, of course, that voice...
Posted 16 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
heinous
Posted 17 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
esotericderek wrote:
I agree that the New Order original is better, but give Grant Lee a break. At least it's a variation and not outright mimicry. I can't abide mimicry. And for what this is, it's not as bad as most of you are making it. It's at least a 6. Maybe a 7 for people who like Grant Lee's style (which I'm not partial to).
I agree. If someone had never heard the New Order song, they would just think this was another good Grant Lee song. By the way Grant Lee Phillips is great in concert.
Posted 17 years ago by akstephens    [ Reply ]
"You can't always get what you want"
Posted 17 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
I agree that the New Order original is better, but give Grant Lee a break. At least it's a variation and not outright mimicry. I can't abide mimicry. And for what this is, it's not as bad as most of you are making it. It's at least a 6. Maybe a 7 for people who like Grant Lee's style (which I'm not partial to).
Posted 17 years ago by esotericderek    [ Reply ]
Yes, I know some decry the use of emoticons as being the death of the English language. I'm here to tell you that some things aren't worth words.
Posted 17 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
this CD is an interesting concept but not sure of his execution on this song. You really need to "own" a unique reading like this, and I don't think he found the pink slip...
Posted 17 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
AliGator wrote:
I gave this a 6 at some point, but right now I'm just not feeling it. Meh. Give me some New Order.
Count me in the New Order crowd. I'm not feeling this cover.
Posted 17 years ago by jsjacob    [ Reply ]
I gave this a 6 at some point, but right now I'm just not feeling it. Meh. Give me some New Order.
Posted 17 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
coloradojohn wrote:
YEAH, no kidding! Can you believe it? I'm surprised they haven't slapped him with a lawsuit, it's such a blatant steal of it!
Well, you know, you can't always get what you want. For me, GLP has been on a slow downward descent ever since Mobilize. Maybe I'm just nostalgic for the Buffalo days... Decent, anyway.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
originals are always default better than a cheapened remake
Posted 17 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
a cover should add something new and not reduce or "cheapen" the original. i suppose this one succeeds
Posted 17 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
"I saw her today at the reception"
YEAH, no kidding! Can you believe it? I'm surprised they haven't slapped him with a lawsuit, it's such a blatant steal of it!
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
...meh...go write your own song...haha!...
Posted 17 years ago by Sean-E-Sean    [ Reply ]
I really enjoyed this cover. While I love the orginal, I can't complain about this guy's vocals. Good stuff.
Posted 17 years ago by EchoTony    [ Reply ]
Monoman wrote:
IMHO covers need to be dead-on copies or unique to stand on their own. I think Grant did a fine job with this one.
I agree!
Posted 17 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
Maybe it's just the fact that it's 2 am, but this song sounds a lot better than i remember it the last time i rated it. Good enough that I'm gonna look into the album.
Posted 17 years ago by jenseda    [ Reply ]
"I saw her today at the reception"
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
I think this does justice to the original, it emphasizes the words well and the song's mood. But who would desecrate their own work years later in a new version? 'Highly unlikely. Recently an acoustic 80s album came out. My response is similar to Dee Snyder's response to the acoustic tunes at the end of metal's heyday--WTF?!
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
oh the yearning for the original. Sure, the cover is better than average... as covers go... but I can't stop wanting wanting to hear all the things I LOVE about the original. le sigh.
Posted 17 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
Grant-Lee Phillips doing New Order? Next up, Matthew Sweet doing Joy Division!
Posted 17 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
either i'm getting used to this album, or this one isn't so bad, or i'm not as in love with the original as i am the others. gotta say this tho, i do like the originals for every track on this album. i should really like to hear the cover of South Central Rain on this album...
Posted 17 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
OK for a remake of New Order which is a 10.
Posted 17 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
I rolled my eyes when I first heard this, but quickly came to like it. It's nice to hear a cover that takes chances instead of just "freshening up" an old track with currently popular devices.
Posted 17 years ago by drocto    [ Reply ]
vandal wrote:
wow - this is great! very subtle. solid 8.
Same here!!
Posted 17 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
Yamson wrote:
"I saw her today at the reception..."
ROFL. You're right.
Posted 17 years ago by rluking    [ Reply ]
I didn't really like this when it first started, but I was won over by it as it progressed. Not a bad cover of a New Order tune.
Posted 18 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
wow - this is great! very subtle. solid 8.
Posted 18 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
IMHO covers need to be dead-on copies or unique to stand on their own. I think Grant did a fine job with this one.
Posted 18 years ago by Monoman    [ Reply ]
Professor_C wrote:
Great cover. I hear The Cure in the music, which is why I like it so much, I guess.
there's a nice cover of "Boys Don't Cry" on this album.
Posted 18 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Great cover. I hear The Cure in the music, which is why I like it so much, I guess.
Posted 18 years ago by Professor_C    [ Reply ]
loving this CD - esp. this track
Posted 18 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
Eesh. Not sure about this.
Posted 18 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Grant-Lee Phillips AND New Order together! Now there's a winning combination! Yessiree.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
"I saw her today at the reception..."
Posted 18 years ago by Yamson    [ Reply ]
i like when covers highlight how good the original song really is, maybe in a way ya didn't see before. 7.
Posted 18 years ago by supergroverx    [ Reply ]
Wow, a New Order cover that doesn't suck! I'm not gonna run out and buy the cd, but I'm not offended, either.
Posted 18 years ago by formersnowbug    [ Reply ]
handyrae wrote:
Wow! This is a cover I really like. I think I might like it better than the original. And that's saying something.
That's what I was thanking. Veery fine cover. I had to grab my guitar.
Posted 18 years ago by keith_mineo    [ Reply ]
New Order meets "Wild Horses".
Posted 18 years ago by Harpua    [ Reply ]
He looks like an Amish guy in a bad disguise...
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
This song just makes me want to reach out and hit the snooze button...
Posted 18 years ago by pikester    [ Reply ]
Wow! This is a cover I really like. I think I might like it better than the original. And that's saying something.
Posted 18 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
I thought his cover of Love My Way was pretty poor (but everyone else seemed to like it), but this cover I really like (yet it seems to be getting pretty poor remarks). He's really made it into his own song. I didn't even realize what it was until the chorus. Good job!
Posted 18 years ago by byrd    [ Reply ]
You can't always get what you want... So you steal it
Posted 18 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
I love the original, but this is pretty 'wow' too. What a cover should be...
Posted 18 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Gribnif wrote:
Ugh. Way to ruin a perfectly good New Order song, Grant.
Yeah, the original with Bernard Sumner seems to have more emotion in it, but Grant sounds like he's trying for more emotion. Maybe I just don't know his voice very well.
Posted 18 years ago by johkir    [ Reply ]
Captain_D0D00 wrote:
I disagree. This brings something new.
i second this emotion.
Posted 18 years ago by damo    [ Reply ]
Gribnif wrote:
Ugh. Way to ruin a perfectly good New Order song, Grant.
I disagree. This brings something new.
Posted 18 years ago by Captain_D0D00    [ Reply ]
just wanted to be the first to post a comment :) i guess this is as good as the last band - a soft 6">
Posted 18 years ago by kaszowicz    [ Reply ]
I recognize this tune, prob from RP. This is not the original, is it?
Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Ugh. Way to ruin a perfectly good New Order song, Grant.
Posted 18 years ago by Gribnif    [ Reply ]