which is the best "creep"?

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Chino XL

Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 11:59 (eighteen years ago) link

The Radiohead one may be in the top100 songs about going to a stripclub.

peepee (peepee), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 12:04 (eighteen years ago) link

TLC

The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 12:06 (eighteen years ago) link

tlc, radiohead, and the fall versions are all great. i havent heard the chills' version or the afghan whigs' version...

petesmith (plsmith), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 12:09 (eighteen years ago) link

The Afghan Whigs version is a cover of the TLC song. It's just about the greatest thing ever (2nd only to their cover of "Easily Persuaded").

If you haven't heard it, you really owe it to yourself:

http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=150RAP23RXSSB3BIQL8T27B83K

casey (t. fiend), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 14:44 (eighteen years ago) link

Time for a mash-up. Somebody please do this.

Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:52 (eighteen years ago) link

TLC, by a country mile. And I'm not just saying that because of the name.

O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 17:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Idaho, off their first ep.

zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link

I don't see what's so bad about those STP lyrics.

I had Chino XL in mind when I posted this thread, as well as "Negative Creep" by Nirvana.

billstevejim (billstevejim), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:05 (eighteen years ago) link

I like Stone Temple Pilots. "Creep" is something I really wish they'd never recorded.

The Afghan Whigs' version of TLC's "Creep" is a very interesting take, and I love how well the song works both as alt-rock and with a male singer, but it doesn't even come close to the unforced crazysexycoolness of the original.

But Radiohead's "Creep" is just absolutely perfect, a song that distills self-loathing down to its bare essentials and kinda makes every song written after it on the same subject unnecessary. One of the great novelty rock hits of all time.

My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Thursday, 22 September 2005 05:18 (eighteen years ago) link

And personally, I think The Whigs' version of "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" trumps their "Creep" by miles.

My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Thursday, 22 September 2005 05:19 (eighteen years ago) link

I really don't like Radiohead's "Creep". Really, everything they released circa Pablo Honey can go fuck itself as far as I'm concerned.

The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:45 (eighteen years ago) link

see "Cyclo" and you might change your mind.

Nirvana "Negative Creep"

Old School (sexyDancer), Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:47 (eighteen years ago) link

Bush Tetras seconded.

Ian Riese-Moraine: Let this bastard out, and you'll get whiplash! (Eastern Mantr, Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:59 (eighteen years ago) link

The Fall trumps them all.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 22 September 2005 15:27 (eighteen years ago) link

TLC and the Fall's songs are good, Radiohead's isn't, didn't like the Whigs' version, not heard STP or Dannii Minogue's.

Tom (Groke), Thursday, 22 September 2005 15:37 (eighteen years ago) link


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