We’ve Got You Covered: Scissor Sisters and Franz Ferdinand
How much change do the Scissor Sisters put into 'Take Me Out?'
I really have no idea of the public opinion of Franz Ferdinand. I know I like them, and I always figured everybody else likes them, too. I figure someone is trying to play the “too popular for me” card when they say they don’t like Franz Ferdinand. I do know, however, that the critics love them like nobody’s business. Franz Ferdinand won the Mercury Prize in 2004 for their debut album – along with a couple BRIT Awards and a ludicrous amount of praise from NME.
Scissor Sisters are a less popular than Franz Ferdinand (at least in the United States), but have garnered huge success in Europe, Canada and Australia. Scissor Sisters actually achieved fame in the UK when club DJs started playing their cover of “Comfortably Numb.” And now here they are, covering Franz Ferdinand.
Scissor Sisters take the Franz Ferdinand hit “Take Me Out” and give it a sound you’d most likely hear at a shitty lounge somewhere near an airport. Does it work? Well, yes – completely. While it’s not nearly as dance infused as most of the Scissor Sisters’ catalog – the song does entice a tad bit of toe tapping. And I don’t just toe tap for anything.
Posted by Wes Soltis on Sep 29, 2009 @ 9:00 am
