December 20th, 2006
Belle and Sebastian – “Santa Claus”
What you gonna put/Under my Christmas tree?
Four years and two days ago, Belle and Sebastian played a blinding set consisting mainly of Christmas tracks for John Peel’s yuletide show. I don’t know how many times I’ve played that album, and I’ve grown to love a lot of their covers.
Among them is this classic, The Sonics‘ “Santa Claus”, which B&S churns out in a true-to-word garage version. Even though the double-A-side of the original track is “I Don’t Believe In Christmas”, this should be a modern classic next to “A Christmas Gift To You From Phil Spector“.
Pardon me for the glitches in the track, and it’s snagged over analogue radio, so expect no DAB. As usual, the track will be deleted in a week.
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P.s. Don’t miss out on DJ Riko’s “Merry Mixmas 2006” for a newish snowy treat!
edit: another compilatious mix is found right here!
December 20th, 2006 at 21:51
Thanx for the DJRiko link, I haven’t had the time to make my own compilation this year so they’ll be the perfect substitute, excellent duuuude! take care, later!
December 21st, 2006 at 15:47
Dj Rikki =D
December 21st, 2006 at 18:14
DJ Rikki, that was most funny you little mud!
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:06
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Get drunk for me, broe everywhere that you’ll busted your balls out of drink.
December 25th, 2006 at 18:52
[...] edit: Chromewaves have posted this, a little tribute to JB, proffering his “Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto” both in his own voice and a cover by Belle and Sebastian, from the same session I posted “Santa Claus” from, a few days ago. [...]