Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Tweedy On T.V.

 

One more tribute to Tom Verlaine, this one from Jeff & Spencer Tweedy.

I think this is quite lovely.

(h/t DHandel)

4 comments:

steve simels said...

Terrific.

BTW, check out Patti Smith’s tribute to Tom in the New Yorker. It’ll bring a tear to your eye.

Anonymous said...

That's beautiful, and Jeff's comments at the end about Tom's impact on Jeff's songwriting are intriguing.

Here are a couple of worthy Television covers.

Luna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aseX4V4QgFY
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh25dcmXfKc

- Paul in DK

heartsofstone said...

Beautiful rendition. I saw Jeff Tweedy do an acoustic cover of Marquee Moon in Philadelphia over a decade ago and he spoke about how important the song was to him. In my opinion this is also a good read.

https://www.theringer.com/music/2022/4/13/23022787/television-marquee-moon-tom-verlaine-richard-hell

Anonymous said...

Very, very nice, thanks for posting.

That made me think - did Tom ever record an acoustic song?

Randy