Desolation Row (cover)

Am I nuts???!!!! How could I forget to review My Chemical Romance's cover of Desolation Row? MCR (as you should all know) covered Bob Dylan's Desolation Row for the end credits of the upcoming movie Watchmen. The cover was released on January 26 and became available in vinyl the next day. The video just came out on February 3rd and I completely forgot to post about it!

It's so good to see MCR back onstage (even of it is in a video). It's like, 'The boys are back!". I thought that everyone looked good in the video. It was great to see Gee put on the amazing performance he always does.

I thought his voice was really good and my favorite thing about him is how much energy and emotion he puts into his singing.

I DEFINITLY like My Chem's cover of Desolation Row much better than the original. I know that's probably outlawed in the world of music or something (lol) but it's true!

Great cover, great video, need I say more? Enjoy ;)

Desolation Row (cover by MCR)

My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row


Desolation Row (cover version)- My Chemical Romance

They're
Selling postcards
Of the hanging
Well they're painting
The passports brown
And the beauty parlor
Is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
And now here comes
The blind commissioner
Well they got him in a trance
One hand is tied
To the tight-rope walker
The other is in his pants
And the riot squad
They're restless
They need somewhere to go
As Lady
And I look out tonight
From Desolation Row

Cinderella
She seems so easy
"Well it takes one to know one"
She smiles
And she puts her hands
In her back pockets
Bette Davis style
And now in comes Romeo
Moaning
"You Belong to Me I Believe"
And someone says
"You're in the wrong place
My friend
You better leave"
And then the only sound that's left
After the ambulances go
Is Cinderella sweeping up
On Desolation Row

Now at midnight all the agents
And superhuman crew
Go out and round up everyone
That knows more than they do
They're gonna bring them to the factory
Where the heart-attack machine
Is strapped across their shoulders
And then the kerosene
Is brought down from the castles
By insurance men who go
Check to see
That no one is escaping
To Desolation Row


'Cause right now I can't read too good
Don't send me no more letters no
Not unless you gonna mail them
From Desolation Row

Never Think

This song is a gorgeous guitar/vocal piece sung by Robert Pattinson. My interpretation of this song is how much he loves a girl, but he can't be with her. He wants her, but he knows he'll hurt her. He wants her to run, to stay away from him because he's no good for her, but he's admitting that he's not strong enough to stay away from her. He shouldn't even think about being with her because they can't be together, but she loves him, too. He doesn't want her to love him, but at the same time, he does. And she'll loose everything for him, but it's her choice because he's too selfish and weak (in a good way) to stay away even though he knows he should.

This song is so emotional, at least for me. It's about hurting and anger and selfishness and weakness and giving up and holding on and dreaming and loving. It's about love, but the real kind. Pain and hurt and sacrifice and weakness. But there's a sort of peace and happiness to the song. Like he wants to be mad at her for loving him, he wants to hate her, he wants to make her understand how they can't be together, he wants to be strong, but he's relieved and happy that neither of them have the strength.

The music and lyrics just paint a beautiful picture and in that whole description I don't think I was even close to capturing the full essence and full meaning of this beautifully sung piece: Never Think.

Never Think (unofficial video)- *****


Never Think- Robert Pattinson

I should never think
What's in your heart
What's in our home
So I won't

You'll learn to hate me
But still call me baby
Oh love
So call me by my name
And save your soul
Save your soul
Before your to far gone
Before nothing can be done

I'll try to decide when
She'll lie in the end
I ain't got no fight in me
In this whole damn world
So hold off -wrong- (Tell you to hold off)
She should hold off-wrong- (You choose to hold on)
It's the one thing that I've known

Once I put my coat on
I coming out in this all wrong
She standing outside holding me
Saying oh please
I'm in love
I'm in love

Girl save your soul
Go on save your soul
Before it's to far gone
And before nothing can be done

Cause without me
You got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
Without me you got it all
So hold on

Another Way To Die

This is a duet by Jack White (from The White Stripes) and Alicia Keys made for the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. It's a beautiful combination of alternative and pop. I think their voices really compliment each other. Her smooth and powerful voice matches beautifully with his rough and mysterious voice.

There has never been a duet song made for a Bond movie, so I thought it was very smart to put these two together. The song is really about trust and how James Bond can't trust anyone, not even himself. I really like the lyrics.

One part I love is when Jack screeches these guitar riffs and Alicia answers with her matching and yet contrasting voice.

I hope you appreciate this wonderful, um, musical paradox? I don't know if that makes sense, but it does to me. Then again that doesn't mean much :P

Enjoy!

Another Way To Die


Another Way To Die- Jack White and Alicia Keys

Another player with the slick trigger finger
For Her Majesty
Another one with the golden tone voice
Poisoning your fantasy
Another bill from a killer
Turned a thriller into a tragedy

A door left open
A woman walking by
A drop in the water
A look in the eye
A phone on the table
A man on your side
Oh, someone that you think that you can trust
Is just
Another way to die

Another tricky little gun
Giving solace to the one
That will never see the sunshine
Another inch of your life sacrificed for your brother,
In the nick of time
Another dirty money “heaven sent honey”,
Turning on a dime

Well, a door left open
A woman walking by
A drop in the water
A look in the eye
A phone on the table
A man on your side
Someone that you think that you can trust
Is just
Another way to die

Hey! Another way to die!
(Another way to die…)
Shoot ‘em, bang bang!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh…

Yeah
Hey hey hey!

Another girl with her finger
On the world singing too
Don’t you wanna hear?
Another gun thrown down and surrendered
Took away your fear
Hey!
Another man that stands right behind you
Looking in the mirror

Oh, a door left open
A woman walking by
A drop in the water
A look in the eye
A phone on the table
A man on your side
Someone that you think that you can trust
Is just
Another way to die

It’s another way!
Shoot ’em up, bang bang!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
(Another way, another way…)
Yeah!
(Another way, another way…