Gylne Tider – Let It Be
Many times cover songs can be even better than the original and possibly I’ll be posting about covers more in the future. Coverville is an excellent podcast searching for good covers and from time to time its host Brian Ibbott stumbles into a video and posts it to his blog. Like the one below.
In 1987, a group of musicians got together and recorded a cover of the Beatles’ “Let It Be” for Ferry Aid, a charity to benefit victims and families of the Zebruggee Disaster. The line-up included Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Boy George, Andy Bell from Erasure, and a few of my favorites, Mark Knopfler, Mark King (of Level 42) and Nik Kershaw.
Fast forward 23 years, and the song has resurfaced. As lip-synch fodder for a few “where are they now” actors and musicians for a Norwegian entertainment show called “Gylne Tider”. What’s odd is that, with a few exceptions, most of the folks in this clip choose to lip-sync their lines instead of singing them. Including the musicians! Yes, that’s Huey Lewis – who can sing – mouthing the words to Paul McCartney’s intro. And Rikki Lake channelling Boy George. Best one? Hard to decide, but I think it might be between Kelly “Top Gun” McGillis as Kate Bush and George “Norm” Wendt as Level 42 lead Mark King.
And here’s the original for you to see as well.
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