I've never heard of the cinematic masterpiece "Table 19," and, with its 25% score on Rotten Tomatoes, I'm probably not missing out on a whole lot.
But, the movie features this cover of 1983 hit "All Through the Night" by Brooklyn, New York based alternative pop artist Oberhofer. And Anna Kendrick. So, it can't be all that terrible.
I was surprised to find that the original was recorded by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania singer/songwriter Jules Shear. The much more popular version was released the same year by Cyndi Lauper.
One of the reasons that I mistakenly attributed the original to Lauper is that her co-writer on her signature single "Time After Time" was Hooters co-founder Rob Hyman.
Hyman appeared on Lauper's version of "All Through the Night" playing.... what else? The hooter.
Much as I like Shear's original and Oberhofer's cover, when Lauper sings "Until it ends, there is no end" and that hooter kicks in? Man, oh man. It's easily Cyndi Lauper's best song, and that instrument is the reason why.
Nice work on the cover, Oberhofer. But, you could use a melodica, good sir.
No comments:
Post a Comment