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Tuesday 14 June 2022

Nineteen

Today is my daughter Eliza's nineteenth birthday. She'll be spending it in Liverpool where there's a week of partying going on, end of  the first year university partying and birthday partying. I spent my nineteenth birthday in Liverpool too, back in May 1989 so there's funny circular/ history repeating itself thing going on for us. With everything that we've gone through since the end of last year, the fact that she's gone back to university and made a success of it is incredible in itself- we're very proud of her (obviously) and how she's dealt with things since Isaac died. Happy birthday Eliza, have a blast and hopefully you won't be too hungover when we arrive to take you out for tea tonight. 

One of our songs is Halo by Beyonce. Our shared vocal take on it, usually when in the car with us switching lead and backing vox effortlessly and intuitively, is probably the definitive version of the song. Unfortunately it remains unrecorded so here's the original from I Am... Sasha Fierce in 2008 instead. 

Halo

Back in May 1989 Dinosaur Jr had just released their cover version of The Cure's Just Like Heaven. Last year they released a live album, Emptiness At The Sinclair, recorded in Boston. The version of Just Like Heaven on it is a blistering, sonic assault, J Mascis' guitar and wah wah pedals feeling the heat while drawls his way through one of Robert Smiths' finest moments. 

Just Like Heaven (Live At The Sinclair)

6 comments:

keepingitpeel said...

Birthday Eliza.

keepingitpeel said...

*Happy

Rol said...

Happy birthday, Eliza.

Khayem said...

Belated best wishes to Eliza on her 19th birthday, I hope you all had a great time last night. I love the Liverpool connection and synchronicity.

You've just hit on a brilliant idea for your Sunday-themed series. Don't just stop at the definitive version of Halo, how about Thirty Minutes of Adam & Eliza Sing The Classics?!

I didn't think I could love Dinosaur Jr's cover of Just Like Heaven anymore than I already did but that live version is a fantastic, joyous thing.

Adam Turner said...

Ha ha. The Sunday suggestion is worth thinking about Khayem.

londonlee said...

Happy birthday Eliza!

I’ve seen a lot of gigs at The Sinclair. Really nice venue