Song Of The Day 14/04/2011: Damon & Naomi - Eulogy To Lenny Bruce

In 2000, Damon & Naomi (ex-Galaxie 500, one of the best of the first wave of Slowcore bands in the late 80s) released a joint album with the Japanese psychedelic band Ghost, on which this was the last track. This version of the song, originally by Tim Hardin, is clearly modelled on Nico's version, which was used as a brilliant closer to her debut album, 'Chelsea Girl'. The song was apparently chosen as a cover by Ghost rather than the band themselves, along with Alex Chilton's harrowing 'Blue Moon', but works extremely well when put through the filter of their distinctive sound. 

The rest of the album, and indeed everything I've heard by D&N, is really good, carrying on the spirit of their previous band across more releases than they probably ever thought possible.

Damon & Naomi - Eulogy To Lenny Bruce

(note - I'm going to stop doing Spotify links and start doing more mp3s/Soundclouds/Bandcamps due to the fact that, as of May 1st, Spotify will be putting heavy limits on what they let people listen to for free. To be honest I don't blame them, I've got an awful lot of use out of their free accounts over the years, but it'll just make some songs slightly more awkward to link to. Oh well)