Tuesday's Cover

I am not the one that is very deep in soul music but I always loved great female voices. One of those that I ever loved listened to was Mavis Staples. Formed by her fathers she grew up with gospel and blues and got famous by The Staple Singers. During her career lasting for decades she always made cover versions and played with younger and older artists. In 1983 Talking Heads released their fifth album Speaking in Tongues with a few of their best songs in their later career. Slippery People was one of the early 80's songs that made a lot of fun with it's tribal rhythm combined with classic NYC funk. Mavis Staples took this song for her own and made some cover versions. Once live a few years ago and another longer version a few years earlier. What this song makes great is the fantastic bass line and the way Mavis turns this song into a superb soulful and funky way.

Mavis Staples - Slippery Peoples (live)
The Staple Singers - Slippery People (Attention Seeker re-edit)

I Give The Power

One more song against what happened since D.T. sits on the regulators. Never thought that Arcade Fire made a statement against what happened in the USA weeks ago. It was no accident hat they released this song was published by chance on the day by Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony to the president of the USA. It celebrates the power of the people, the democracy, besides, lets already also rather clearly play the muscles and is ready for battle. From whom goes the power out? We can also take away differently - namely the power also again.

Instead of with guitars, string players and choirs he comes along with sluggish industrial beats– and with a guest singer: Mavis Staples sings together with Win Butler, among the rest, the lines "I can take it all away - watch me!". There is so many hope in songs these days that we all can stop him and his barbarous politc.