The Garden, a PJ Harvey Discussion Site

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this but eh well, it'll get moved if I was wrong.

What are the best covers other people have done of Polly? I heard a good rock/upbeat/dance-ish remi of "Dress" in a club once, never found out who'd done it, was probably the closest I'll ever get to hearing PJ outside of my own house.

Although I never thought they'd pull it off, Placebo just did a cover of "Hardly Wait" for their new single:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RppIYSNZEU0

I was very surprised. I knew Brian Molko was a longtime Polly fan but still; he seems to have captured every essense of Polly from this era and "Rid of Me"'d it up in the chorus. I like hearing him trying to emulate her voice too, works strangely well I think.

Oh and as a musician I've always wanted to cover one, but always felt I'd never do it justice. Any suggestions of a song to try and cover?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auhBotbGzsQ

My favorite.

Along with pat mcDONALD covers, I love this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdm2UUXw4zQ

So Amos/Joplin : }

I love Juliette Lewis' Rid of me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg3s95KmE_w
and Hardly wait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EOGduOIYkw

Will check out the others covers later.

I remember reading that Placebo have been trying to persuade Polly to do a duet for years. Apparently she's said yes several times, then changed her mind at the last minute. Before this cover I never thought a duet would work, but now I'm not so sure. Defo think Placebo should cover "To Bring You My Love" live, they'd do it justice.

I enjoyed the cover Patrick Wolf did of Sheela-na-gig 10 days ago in Milan. so nice of him to satisfy my request.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4J5PdESK1Y

Tried to make a quick list. Did I forget something?

Adem – Oh My Lover
Ane Brun – The Dancer
Bonny 'Prince' Billy / Will Oldham – Sweeter Than Anything
Brooks – Man-Size
C.J. Cernier – The Desperate Kingdom of Love
Fluf – Sheela-na-gig
Giant Sand – Plants And Rags
Giant Sand – The Desperate Kingdom of Love
Jimmy Little – One Line
Josh Homme / Desert Sessions – The Whores Hustle and The Hustlers Whore
Juliette Lewis – Hardly Wait
Juliette Lewis – Rid of Me
Liberty 37 - Long Snake Moan
Mick Harvey – Slow-motion-movie-star
Pat McDonald – Meet Ze Monsta
Patrick Wolf – Sheela-na-gig
Placebo - Hardly Wait
Professional Murder Music – Big Exit
Redd Kross – Oh My Lover
Sarah Slean - Beautiful Feeling (never surfaced)
Spahn Ranch – The River
The Dresden Dolls – Rid of Me
The Feeling – This is Love
The Je ne sais quoi - Reeling
The Jim-Jams – Driving
The Jim-Jams – Snake
Tracy Bonham – 50ft Queenie

Teclo25 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auhBotbGzsQ

My favorite.

Ah yes, that one is excellent. The harmonica is perfect for the song... Sooo good.

I really like Placebo's Hardly wait, especially the "in my glass coffin" part.

The Dresden Dolls cover of Rid Of Me is pretty awful in my opinion. I normally enjoy Amanda's broken, rough voice but somehow it didn't work at all with ROM. :S

Ane Brun
The Dancer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh3U81fgNOQ

Without a doubt Pat McDonald's Working for the Man is a great cover. I didn't realize there was a Pat McDonald/John Parish connection.
http://www.ulftone.com/patmacdonald/index4-e.html

karloz wrote:Along with pat mcDONALD covers, I love this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdm2UUXw4zQ

Who is this girl?? I'd like to hear more of her.

Deftones - Teclo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eZu_42t10
Black Light Burns - Rid of Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k-CwBIJqEU
CJ Chenier - Desperate Kingdom of Love - http://www.last.fm/music/C.J.+Chenier/T ... om+Of+Love
New Young Pony Club - Dress - i think this is the one somme was talking about http://www.myspace.com/newyoungponyclub

i like the juliette lewis cover of hardly wait!

i also like juliette lewis covers.

here is one more i like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvcHPB6wb_E
(The Blue Ribbon Glee Club - Dress)

and i have to check out all the covers you've listed

i must hear the adem, ane brun, and bonnie prince billy covers! will get on this soon...

i agree with you supersonic, i really, REALLY hate the dresden dolls cover. I think it's terrible, I couldn't get through the whole thing.

Shadowboxer wrote:I love Juliette Lewis' Rid of me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg3s95KmE_w
and Hardly wait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EOGduOIYkw

I second that, love these covers and the Placebo one is very good also!