The Scarlett Johansson listening party

she can sing whatever the fuck she wants as long as she takes all her clothes off. goddamn is she banging.

his voice is so distinct

If this is what you like about Waits, wouldn't that be an argument not to cover his songs?

steve shasta super otm re: green grass.

Scarlett Johannson Listening Party is a good band name
i actually clicked on this thread because i was not sure if it referred to a band named The Scarlett Johansson or if she had actually released an album.

"Cough medicine/Tinker Bell" vibe is pretty much dead on; now imagine that as an album of Tom Waits covers and put Scarlett's speaking voice on top and you're pretty much there. Didn't do a lot for me; but I won't speak ill. I can kind of imagine your response, Tza.

i really don't know how to take that...

Not badly. I can just imagine your reaction and it woulda been fun to see it.
I love the running comments here:
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/682386/Scarlett_Johanssons_Album_May_20th.html

<i>Posted by sps73 - Saturday, January 26, 2008 6:25 PM
Who the f#ck is Tom Waits? If he's punk that explains why i don't know, because i don't listen to punk it stanks! It stunk in the 80's and it still stanks. But will someone enlighten me to who Waits is please?

Posted by sps73 - Saturday, January 26, 2008 6:38 PM
Hey ignore my previous post,i know who Waits is know! He wrote songs for a lot of people including Bruce, Rod steward, and The Eagles just to name a few.

I had a brain fart, i just wokeup, sorry!

Punk still stanks though!!

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oh teh lols

i swear i'll learn to use bbcode one day

this album might sound like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F_yCFtFn24

(her cover for "summertime).

Little more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lh-YPLKJo4&feature=related

OK, everyone's going to d/l "I don't want to grow up" by Tom Waits, originally performed by The Ramones, sung by Scarlett Johansson, in the manner of New Order...

right?

Stephin Merritt should get her to cover him next.

Doesn't singing "I Don't Want to Grow Up" in your early 20s make about as much sense as "I'm Still Here"?

I actually quite like her version of Summertime

How old were T.Waits/J.Ramone when they sang it? (actually, does that make her too old or too young?)

They weren't 23! No, you haven't grown up, young lady.

Just because a song was written and most famously covered by a bunch of 40-year-olds doesn't mean a younger person can't sing it, especially since the whole idea of the goddamn song is that it's from the perspective of a child.

None of my favorite Tom Waits songs are covered on this album. So I'll never listen to it. But it's okay by me that it exists.

I can see this becoming a novelty dinner-party album for ageing hipsters (ie. me)

next: Scarlett & Shatner

Scar J feat. J Lo

Tom Waits played "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" before the Ramones, right?

yeah, his original was 3 years before their cover.

Thanks for the Beavis & Butthead memory.

her voice on summertime is unbelievably good.

this record is great and I wasn't expecting it to be really (I like Sitek but thought Cookie Mountain was kind of cluttered and lacking in good songs, and I'm not Johansson fanboy). Her voice works exactly as it's supposed to in the context of these versions of the songs.

And how is that?

Individual tracks are OK but taken as a whole it sounds like a kitschy/awful version of a Beach House record.

it's a shame that so many people's response to this album is solely based on a knee-jerk reaction to the idea of Johansson doing anything music-related. Anthony Miccio was on point in Idolator when he said it's best enjoyed as a TV on the Radio side project, which, considering the fact that Sitek's production is at least as much on display as Johansson's voice, is pretty much what it is.

except that some of the production is awful.

also it's billed as a Scarlett Johnansson record, so it's fair game to judge it that way.

right -- i'm just saying that people's preconceived notions re. a "starlet making an album" etc. etc., are generally leading them to dismiss the album out of hand w/out even giving it a fair shake. which is silly.

i agree that some of the production isn't the best; that's definitely a fair criticism.

TS: Jena Malone vs Zooey Deschanel vs Scarlet Johanssen

When for the Maggie Gyllenhaal Paw Tracks?

this is way better than that zooey deschanel record, which is annoying. I don't find the production annoying at all, it's actually less cluttered than Cookie Mountain. I can see someone being predisposed to not liking this style of production at all though, I guess.

but is it as good as the Paris Hilton album??

or Vanessa Paradis?

or Carla Bruni?

or Eddie Murphy?

Scarlett should do a Rick James cover album next.

or Robert Downey, Jr.'s?

"right -- i'm just saying that people's preconceived notions re. a "starlet making an album" etc. etc., are generally leading them to dismiss the album out of hand w/out even giving it a fair shake. which is silly."

This is the standard M.O. on ILX. There's plenty of smart people on here, but when a celebrity (especially on considered uncool) decides to make a record, everyone turns into high school-level hipster douchebags.

"OMG Paris Hilton made a record LOL! It must totally suck balls. Look at this funny .gif I made!

PS The Fall rulez!"

i confess that my initial response when hearing about this album was kind of a 'oh that won't be good' and then when I heard a few tracks and they were good (or at least, I liked them) I then wanted to give all the credit to Sitek.... but then I had to confront the sexism in that judgement. I mean it's entirely possible that he drove every idea on the album and it's, for all intents and purposes, a Sitek album; but I don't have any proof of that.

I'd rather have more Scarlett Johansson albums than movies starring Madonna.

i really really like the zooey record.

PS The Fall does rulez!

"This is the standard M.O. on ILX. There's plenty of smart people on here, but when a celebrity (especially on considered uncool) decides to make a record, everyone turns into high school-level hipster douchebags.

"OMG Paris Hilton made a record LOL! It must totally suck balls. Look at this funny .gif I made!"

You must not read any Lex threads.

the lex isnt around any more. perhaps this fellow can take his place?

Has the whole album leaked? I <3 what I've heard from it!

ilx is so mean to over-reaching celebrities!

perhaps this fellow can take his place?

nah tape store is lex jr right?

"You must not read any Lex threads."

The response to his threads is exactly what I'm talking about. People who haven't listened to an album mocking someone for liking it.

i dunno ilx has a solid history of enabling listeners of some pretty wack music

seriously. i have no opinion on this album, but the idea that ILM is more of a bastion of conservatism in music than most other forums in which music is discussed with any seriousness (web, press, wherever) and doesn't give stuff a fair crack of the whip is, well, ... if you think this is bad you should try everwhere else.

yeah no, ILX is nicer than most places; the basic comment reaction to this in most places online has been "WAHT ABOUT HER TITS?"

since you brought it up, how would you rate the record in relation to the awesomeness of her breasts (assuming you think her breasts are awesome)

tv on the radio is fucking terrible btw. thanks for asking, everyone.

This is false.

Maybe this just isn't the record you're looking for, seeing it's a pop record you're looking for?

this too is false.

(i mean, i am ALWAYS looking for pop records. but that is not all i am looking for. and i wasn't expecting this to be one, exactly. i was just hoping it would be, ya know, good.)

I don't find the production annoying at all, it's actually less cluttered than Cookie Mountain.

OTM

Also, this weirdly reminds me of the Cocteau Twins

OTM OTM

It also has a real 80's feel in the production.

OTM OTM OTM

PS The Fall rulez!

did u cum yet?

baby you don't even know

most unfairly maligned album in recent memory

most undeservedly talked about like it's a big deal album in recent memory

did u cum yet?

-- strgn, Saturday, August 9, 2008 4:41 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Link

OTM shot

it's not a "big deal" album at all, i think it's a pretty low key affair. but akm is right, it does NOT deserve the hate it's getting. it's a perfectly fine, enjoyable record for what it is.

i really like this album.

The beginning of Falling Down's "Go on down and see that wrecking ball..." verse is so incredible...

omg, really, it's like there's this gorgeous explosion of noise. it sends chills down my spine!

if you want to experience, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GIQnLhXWBI&feature=related

guys, this new song is amazing, soooo psyched for album

http://www.thebreakupalbum.com/

nothing like the last one, obv

she's covering "I Am The Cosmos," omg

i liked her karoke number in lost in translation, and the producer was an interesting choice, and she has nice tits, so i was ready to give that tom waits cover album a shot. unfortunately, it was totally bland and i just didn't like it at all.

she was the weak link in the prestige too. guess i gotta find a new starlet to wank off thinking about...

and she has nice tits

Yeah, but so does Frank Black, and he hasn't made a great album in years, so there.

she's covering "I Am The Cosmos," omg

wait, what?

Not digging the single so much -- most of the magic in "Anywhere I Lay My Head" was in the production -- but I'm still curious about what the entire album will be like.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/tapestore/relator.jpg

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/08/13/scarlett-johansson-relator-music-video/

that's really not that bad, could do without that other guy and his harmonies but this kinda blows in comparison with the waits thing which I liked a lot

uh on second thoughts this is a pile of ass but at least her voice is better than i realised it was

holding out for the megan fox/teddy geiger album

mediocre songwriting + forgettable singing. bollocks.

i'd like to relate 'er