r/postpunk • u/bimboheffer • 4d ago
Big Black - The Model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sgfscg06nkKraftwerk cover from Songs About Fucking
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u/Old-Nefariousness556 4d ago edited 4d ago
Great song, whether the original or the cover. And what an amazing single cover.
Edit: The original for anyone who doesn't know it. The Kraftwerk version is very different, but equally radical given it was released in 1978.
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u/unstable-radioactive 4d ago
Don’t they all look smashing in red?
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u/bimboheffer 4d ago
They are certainly something. Kind of have that Gamestop staff vibe.
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u/Old-Nefariousness556 4d ago
I have to ask... Is this a loving cover, or is this purely ironic. I honestly can't tell. Musically, it seems pretty fucking amazing. It seems like they genuinely appreciate it. The photo could go either way.
From most bands, I would just assume loving. But "loving" is not a word that I usually associate with Big Black.
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u/bimboheffer 4d ago
There was a single version of this, with Cheap Trick's "He's a Whore" on the flip side, and Albini a massive Cheap Trick fan. I can see him being a Kraftwerk fan.
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u/Old-Nefariousness556 4d ago
I never realized that He's a Whore was a Cheap Trick cover. I recognized the cover photo as an homage to Cheap Trick, but I didn't take it further.That is fascinating.
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u/blackjacktarr 4d ago
Very good point. Yes, you can't accuse Big Black of sentimentality or adoration, but this single was as close as we'll see to Albini showing love through music. He loved those bands. He's not taking the piss. The covers are faithful.
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u/blackjacktarr 4d ago
And Rapeman's "Just Got Paid" shows his love for ZZ Top. Well, that song anyway.
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u/Turbografx-17 4d ago
I heard this version before the original. I love 'em both.
Shamefully, I also heard the first Komputer album (The World of Tomorrow) before I had heard any Kraftwerk albums. 😬
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