Kempa.com » MP3 of the Week: Holy Cripes.

12.8.04

I lied. Here are a few (emphatic) christmas music recommendations. My friend Jason sent me a link to Pledge Drive’s “X-Mas Rhapsody” (Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ reimagined as a christmas carol). Totally good. Here’s a link to Pledge Drive’s site. [via jason, via fluxblog.org]

Pledge Drive – ‘XMas Rhapsody’
From: Here (2003)

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Also recommended by me is that ‘Where Will You Be Christmas Day?‘ comp that Pitchfork wrote about last week. Good stuff for fans of all things archival and old-timey.

Comments

12.9.04

Zach Curd says:

I disagree about “X-Mas Rhapsody” being totally good. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is good, and that’s why you like it, I think. This song is just different lyrics over the exact same music, and the new lyrics are often awkward. Lame, I say!

12.15.04

Libby says:

I have been searching for 2 Gayla Peevey songs, one is The Angel In The Christmas Play and the other is I Got A Cold In The Node For Christmas. Do you have them? I’ve searched the entire net and everyone has lyrics and ways to buy the record, but I need it as an mp3/wav. Someone please help! If you have it, please send it to me!!

12.17.04

Michael says:

Zach, it sounds as though you described this track as being nothing more than a parody. The funny thing is that this track really IS a parody and I doubt that the creator’s had anything else in mind.

The music was re-recorded by new artists and done brilliantly, in my opinion. That it sounds like “the exact same music” speaks volumes about their talent as, let’s face it, nobody was ever better than Queen. Ever.

Ever.

12.19.04

Zach says:

I totally agree about Queen being awesome. I guess my point was that a Christmas Queen tribute is just kind of pointless. I don’t really feel that passionately against it or anything, its just not my cup of tea.

11.27.06

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