When Doves Cry
The Canadian folk/blues/country/gospel and distinctly unique threesome, the Be Good Tanyas, released their third CD, Hello Love, in October. Although I absolutely adore "The Littlest Birds Sing the Prettiest Songs" from their first album, Blue Horse, I normally would not have been drawn to this CD. It was the whimsical inclusion of a hidden track, a cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" that got me to listen to it at all.
I can't claim to like the whole album, and that is based far more on my personal taste rather than any argument about the talent of this group, but I do like "Ootishenia" a lot. And "When Doves Cry" gets my vote for Favorite Cover Song of 2006. TBGT manage to retain both the sinister qualities of the original while putting their own unmistakeable signature on it.
From Hello Love (2006):
The Be Good Tanyas: Ootischenia
Favorite Cover of 2006
The Be Good Tanyas: When Doves Cry
Current tour dates:
Nov 30, 2006 8:00 PM Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia
Dec 1, 2006 8:00 PM Alex Goolden Hall Victoria, British Columbia
Dec 6, 2006 8:00 PM The Venue Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dec 7, 2006 8:00 PM Knox United Church, Calgary
Dec 8, 2006 8:00 PM Myer Horowitz Theatre, Edmonton
The Be Good Tanyas MySpace page
Official Website
Buy at Amazon, iTunes, and eMusic.
2 comments:
thanks for turning me on to these women. i LOVE their cover of when doves cry. and i kicked around a few things on itunes, bought a couple. i like their voices and i don't generally like women singers (bad me).
Hey, you're just like me!! For some reason, I don't like women singers either. I think I've mentioned that somewhere around here.
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