10E2482: Cat Power - Fool

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Released in 1959 as B-side to "Peggy Sue Got Married". There are actually three versions of Buddy Holly's Crying, Waiting, Hoping in circulation: the 1959 commercial release, the 1964 reissue with different orchestration, and Holly's original, private home recording. -via wikipedia

This later cover is pretty damn good though...

cat power

Big fans of Cat Power here at the 10engines kitchen, and no particular newsflashes here, but a couple of nuggets from the internets; that first record sleeve of The Greatest was envisioned by Chan Marshall as mirrored so you could see yourself with the gold necklace on... an instant confidence boost, like it. Also a thing about You Are Free being influenced by GVS's Good Will Hunting. (Further reading) GWH is a bit of a guilty pleasure, so 2 worlds collide...

Sidenote: Chris Isenberg of No Mas talking about his first creation, a Cassius Clay shirt. Interesting read.

Further related: on the youtubes, glastoglasto has unearthed a bunch of very early Cat Power performances, as below. That Kingsport Town almost verging on Nebraska territory to me...