"Bad Cover Version" is a song by Britishrock band Pulp, from their 2001 albumWe Love Life. It was released 15 April 2002 as the second single from the album, charting at #27 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2002 in British music). It was the band's last single before their eight-year hiatus, which ended in 2011. CD1's B-sides appear as bonus tracks on the US release of We Love Life. The B-sides to CD2 are cover versions of Pulp songs performed by other artists.
Lyrics
The song details the protagonist's belief that his former partner's current relationship is inferior to what she had with him. The latter part of the song is a list of things the narrator likens said relationship to, including The Rolling Stones since the 1980s, the TV adaptation of Planet of the Apes, and later episodes of Tom and Jerry where Tom and Jerry could talk.
Most notable is the reference to and "The second side of 'Til The Band Comes In", a 1970 album by Scott Walker. Walker was the producer of Bad Cover Version, along with the rest of the We Love Life album. 'Til The Band Comes In contains original songs on side 1, and cover songs on side 2. Critical reaction was that the covers let the album down, an opinion which Walker himself has now admitted he shares, stating that the inclusion of covers was a compromise with the record company. Pulp singer and lyricist Jarvis Cocker has stated that the lyrics were written and finalised before he knew that Walker would be involved.
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Music video by Pulp performing Bad Cover Version. (C) 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
published: 05 May 2011
Bad Cover Version
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Bad Cover Version · Pulp
We Love Life
℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Released on: 2001-01-01
Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer, Associated Performer, String Arranger: Scott Walker
Producer, Co- Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: Peter Walsh
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Peter Walsh
Associated Performer, Percussion: Julian Poole
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Beverly Skeet
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Sylvia Mason-James
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Claudia Fontaine
Associated Performer, String Arranger: Brian Gascoigne
Associated Performer, String Arranger, Keyboards: Candida Doyle
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Tim Burrell
Associated Performer, ...
published: 24 Jul 2018
Pulp - Bad Cover Version - Top Of The Pops - Friday 26th April 2002
Taken from TOTP (BBC1) on Friday 26th April 2002
published: 19 Sep 2012
Pulp Bad cover version Lyrics
Bad cover version one the best i ever heard
published: 30 Jun 2013
Pulp - Bad Cover Version (live)
Performed live in 2001.
published: 19 May 2014
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Discover more about Pulp here: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artists/pulp/
Listen to more from Pulp: https://pulp.lnk.to/Essentials
Stream a playlist of Pulp’...
Discover more about Pulp here: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artists/pulp/
Listen to more from Pulp: https://pulp.lnk.to/Essentials
Stream a playlist of Pulp’s biggest tracks: https://Pulp.lnk.to/BestOf
Follow Pulp
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Music video by Pulp performing Bad Cover Version. (C) 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Discover more about Pulp here: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artists/pulp/
Listen to more from Pulp: https://pulp.lnk.to/Essentials
Stream a playlist of Pulp’s biggest tracks: https://Pulp.lnk.to/BestOf
Follow Pulp
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Music video by Pulp performing Bad Cover Version. (C) 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Bad Cover Version · Pulp
We Love Life
℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Released ...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Bad Cover Version · Pulp
We Love Life
℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Released on: 2001-01-01
Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer, Associated Performer, String Arranger: Scott Walker
Producer, Co- Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: Peter Walsh
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Peter Walsh
Associated Performer, Percussion: Julian Poole
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Beverly Skeet
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Sylvia Mason-James
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Claudia Fontaine
Associated Performer, String Arranger: Brian Gascoigne
Associated Performer, String Arranger, Keyboards: Candida Doyle
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Tim Burrell
Associated Performer, Drums: Nick Banks
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Steve Mackey
Associated Performer, Strings: Mark Webber
Associated Performer, Vocals: Jarvis Cocker
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Rob Lewis
Producer, Co- Producer: Tony Scott
Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Christian Hutter
Associated Performer, Additional Vocals: Andrew Bagnall
Associated Performer, Guitar: Taniesha Carnagie
Associated Performer, Vocalist: John Mainwaring
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Francis White
Associated Performer, Vocals, Guitar: Adriana Forster
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Chris Fielding
Associated Performer, Violin: Perry Montague-Mason
Associated Performer, Violin: Peter Hanson
Associated Performer, Violin: David Woodcock
Associated Performer, Cello: Naomi Wright
Associated Performer, Cello: Anthony Pleeth
Associated Performer, Cello: Everton Newson
Associated Performer, Violin: Jim McLeod
Associated Performer, Violin: Mark Berrow
Associated Performer, Viola: Robert Smissen
Associated Performer, Viola: Bruce White
Associated Performer, Viola: Bill Benham
Associated Performer, Viola: Garfield Jackson
Associated Performer, Viola: David McVay
Associated Performer, Viola: Catherine Bradshaw
Associated Performer, Violin: Rachel Stephanie Bolt
Associated Performer, Double Bass: Mary Scully
Associated Performer, Double Bass: Chris Laurence
Associated Performer, Violin: Steve Morris
Associated Performer, Double Bass: H. Paul Morgan
Associated Performer, Double Bass: Leon Bosch
Associated Performer, Violin: Helen Hathorn
Associated Performer, Violin: Rachel Allen
Associated Performer, Violin: Eddie Roberts
Associated Performer, Violin: Emlyn Singleton
Associated Performer, Violin: Dermot Crehan
Associated Performer, Violin: Rita Manning
Associated Performer, Violin: Simon Fischer
Associated Performer, Violin: Benedict Cruft
Associated Performer, Violin: Liz Edwards
Composer Lyricist: Nick Banks
Composer Lyricist: Jarvis Cocker
Composer Lyricist: Candida Doyle
Composer Lyricist: Steve Mackey
Composer Lyricist: Mark Webber
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Hi, i dedicate my free time to remaster almost all Pulp content i see on internet, so if you have...
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Discover more about Pulp here: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artists/pulp/
Listen to more from Pulp: https://pulp.lnk.to/Essentials
Stream a playlist of Pulp’s biggest tracks: https://Pulp.lnk.to/BestOf
Follow Pulp
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https://twitter.com/pulp2011
Music video by Pulp performing Bad Cover Version. (C) 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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Hi, i dedicate my free time to remaster almost all Pulp content i see on internet, so if you have any file you want me to restore, you can e-mail me ([email protected]). I also have social media. @dailypulp on X (formerly Twitter) and @hugomrtnzz__ (or @pulpspain) on Instagram. Hope you like my content :).
"Bad Cover Version" is a song by Britishrock band Pulp, from their 2001 albumWe Love Life. It was released 15 April 2002 as the second single from the album, charting at #27 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2002 in British music). It was the band's last single before their eight-year hiatus, which ended in 2011. CD1's B-sides appear as bonus tracks on the US release of We Love Life. The B-sides to CD2 are cover versions of Pulp songs performed by other artists.
Lyrics
The song details the protagonist's belief that his former partner's current relationship is inferior to what she had with him. The latter part of the song is a list of things the narrator likens said relationship to, including The Rolling Stones since the 1980s, the TV adaptation of Planet of the Apes, and later episodes of Tom and Jerry where Tom and Jerry could talk.
Most notable is the reference to and "The second side of 'Til The Band Comes In", a 1970 album by Scott Walker. Walker was the producer of Bad Cover Version, along with the rest of the We Love Life album. 'Til The Band Comes In contains original songs on side 1, and cover songs on side 2. Critical reaction was that the covers let the album down, an opinion which Walker himself has now admitted he shares, stating that the inclusion of covers was a compromise with the record company. Pulp singer and lyricist Jarvis Cocker has stated that the lyrics were written and finalised before he knew that Walker would be involved.
The word's on the street: you've found someone new. If he looks nothing like me I'm so happy for you. I heard an old girlfriend has turned to the church - she's trying to replace me, but it'll never work. 'Cos every touch reminds you of just how sweet it could have been And every time he kisses you it leaves behind the bitter taste of saccharine. A bad cover version of love is not the real thing. Bikini-clad girl on the front who invited you in. Such great disappointment when you got him home - the original was so good; the one you no longer own. And every touch reminds you of just how sweet it could have been And every time he kisses you, you get the taste of saccharine. It's not easy to forget me, it's so hard to disconnect When it's electronically reprocessed to give a more life-like effect. Aah, sing your song about all the sad imitations that got it so wrong It's like a later "Tom & Jerry" when the two of them could talk Like the Stones since the Eighties, like the last days of Southfork. Like "Planet of the Apes" on TV, the second side of "'Til the Band Comes in"
A post shared by Pulp (@welovepulp) ... Pulp have been touring all over the world; they recently visited Argentina, where they played ‘Joyriders’ and ‘Bad CoverVersion’ for the first time in 11 years in November.
Pulp played a raucous live show in Argentina, and aired ‘Joyriders’ and ‘Bad CoverVersion’ for the first time in over a decade – check out footage of the moment below ... Bad Cover Version Pulp.
The video for Pulp’s ‘Bad CoverVersion’ is a spoof of an all-charity record featuring celebrity lookalikes ... name both the pop stars who cover Pulp songs on the B-sides to ‘Bad Cover Version’.
... gave their seventh album a more uplifting air and filled Pulp classics like ‘The Night That MinnieTimperley Died’ and ‘Bad CoverVersion’ with the elation of wide horizons and the panoramic wilds.