Singer-songwriter takes on Massive Attack’s Teardrop and wins.
How do we know that Teardrop, the Liz Fraser-fronted ballad from Massive Attack’s 1998 album Mezzanine, has reached classic status? Because cover versions are beginning to creep out of the woodwork. First there was Northern gloom merchants Elbow, who substituted Fraser’s angelic warble with front man Guy Garvey’s mournful tones for a 2003 b-side. Now comes Surrey singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner, a dreadlocked, Jack Johnson-type who turns it into a slow acoustic blues. Taken from Faulkner’s debut album, Hand Built By Robots, which is released on 23 July.
Listen to[Teardrop]
Here’s the fantastic original, complete with slightly disturbing swimming foetus video:
2:29 PM | 30/05/2007
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Love this! A brilliant take. Would have thought this was an uncoverable classic but its good to see people like Faulkner and Mark Ronson approaching covers in a fresh way. Not sure about the dreads but hey, you can't have everything eh?
Posted by Jonathan Rush at 3:57 PM | 30/05/2007 | Report Abuse
cool version, didn't expect anyone to do this justice given it's such a classic but this is very interesting. Not heard of this guy before but will definately check him out
Posted by Gemma Gooding at 4:05 PM | 30/05/2007 | Report Abuse
genius! saw him live a couple of weeks ago, he was wicked!
Posted by twig at 5:07 PM | 30/05/2007 | Report Abuse
This guy is unbelievable! Seen him live a couple of times now - awesome. Never thought I'd hear a decent cover of this classic, but, if anything, his version is even better!!!
Posted by Josh Tuckfield at 6:58 PM | 30/05/2007 | Report Abuse
Listen to[Teardrop] link is dead...
teardrop is splet wrong in the address... corrected thatbut itstill wont work...
Posted by Mark at 7:29 PM | 30/05/2007 | Report Abuse
never thought this track should be covered as it@s a classic>
this guy sound as good as the might liz frazer on vox
Posted by herr flick at 3:33 PM | 31/05/2007 | Report Abuse
Seen this guy live and he's totally awesome! Amazing guitarist. Fantastic cover and his own stuff is brilliant too! Gonna be gig v. soon.
Posted by James Tindale at 5:22 PM | 31/05/2007 | Report Abuse
Seen this guy live and he's totally awesome! Amazing guitarist. Fantastic cover and his own stuff is brilliant too! Gonna be gig v. soon.
Posted by James Tindale at 5:22 PM | 31/05/2007 | Report Abuse
Don't usually like covers, but this one is the DB's. Newton Faulkner is one talented guy.
Posted by Lucian at 5:26 PM | 31/05/2007 | Report Abuse
Love this cover and saw it live at the Metro last night YAY! - completely awesome performance. He's so good and so funny. I'de heard a lot about him, but didn't really believe it until last nigh. He will be HUGE very soon.
Posted by Tiffy at 10:37 AM | 01/06/2007 | Report Abuse
Link still not working, but hey ho I've got it on his UFO EP and it's on his myspace too. Utterly brilliant cover - how many covers are better than the original? Well this one is! Can't say more, except see him live, while you can still get tickets.
Posted by Naomi at 4:21 PM | 01/06/2007 | Report Abuse
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