ERASE YOU

ESG could never happen again. There are just too many bands trying to be weird, and they are way too public. Too many outlets for weird bands to trust them, that they really are weird. They're too self-conscious. ESG were weird back when it meant something. Percussion, bass, and vocals, In the start, that was it (they later added guitar). But in the midst of post punk, early hip hop, and primitive synth stuff, things were already getting stripped down. They remind me of a Black Uhuru show I saw, years ago. The whole band left the stage, one by one, until it was just Sly and Robbie. I was amazed at how the crowd continued to dance and sway. Anyway, ESG get under something. I hadn't heard "Moody" in a long time, and I still remembered it, before I recently heard it again (tonight).

Total credit, for making me even think about the song again, goes to Versions Galore, who just posted five covers of the song, including one by ten year old twins from Ghana, the Green Door Kids. The five covers vary wildly, but all work on some level. I just posted one below, but they're all worth a listen, if ESG's original gets under your something. Definitely check "Erase You," the third ESG cut below. It is so rad. Seriously, you don't want it to end.

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Listen:
ESG - Moody mp3 at Loft and Lost
ESG- It's Alright mp3 at DJ or No DJ
ESG - Erase You mp3 at DJ or No DJ
Bomb the Bass - Moody mp3 at Versions Galore
Five covers of Moody at Versions Galore
Video:
ESG - Moody (live, from some movie, 1989) at YouTube
Visit:
ESG at Wikipedia