Rough'n'ready Suzanne Vega cover by the original indie rock incarnation of the Lemonheads.
Before Evan Dando found fame off the back of a cover of 'Mrs. Robinson' - and the admittedly wonderful 'It's A Shame About Ray' album - the Lemonheads were a scrawnier, rougher-around-the-edges indie rock proposition. And a bit more ACDC than Big Star.
They still had a way with a good cover version as evidenced by their soaralong version of (ex-Monkee) Mike Nesmith's Country Rock classic 'Different Drum' (a post for another day I guess).
This version of Suzanne Vega's child abuse tale 'Luka' ditches the sweetness of the original for a knock-about, almost dirgey in places, version that probably suits the subject matter better than the original. The boxing and fighting footage in the video is pretty direct too.
Download Lemonheads 'Luka (Suzanne Vega cover)' (indie rock mp3 download, Mediafire)
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