Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

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Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

Postby Quiet Visitor on Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:52 pm

Although I noticed the cover Duncan Sheik did of David's Opheus on his Humming Along promotional mini-album, I think it's nice to give it a thread of its own.

Here's the youtube.

I finally managed to buy the promo and it came from Hong Kong!

Duncan had at this early point in his carreer a somewhat lazy sounding voice, which suits these songs well.
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Re: Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

Postby Fire Rose 45 on Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:59 am

Like most covers I don't care for it. Can't touch Sylvian, but thanks for sharing. :)
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Re: Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

Postby Simonp on Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:23 pm

I beg to differ. I like it. It reminds me a little of Nick Drake. It's nice to hear stripped back version of this. No one CAN touch Sylvian but I don't think he's trying to with this cover.
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Re: Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

Postby depeon on Sat Feb 07, 2015 4:25 pm

http://helloblueroses.bandcamp.com/album/wzo

A cover version of Ghosts can be found if you follow this link, i hope. ( sorry i'm a bit of a technophobe )
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Re: Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

Postby Quiet Visitor on Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:37 am

depeon wrote:http://helloblueroses.bandcamp.com/album/wzo

A cover version of Ghosts can be found if you follow this link, i hope. ( sorry i'm a bit of a technophobe )


Scary version! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

Postby Tin Bird on Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:17 pm

Thanks for sharing...neither cover does much for me, but cool to hear.
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Re: Duncan Sheik's cover of Orpheus

Postby Quiet Visitor on Sat May 08, 2021 10:19 am

Simonp wrote:I beg to differ. I like it. It reminds me a little of Nick Drake. It's nice to hear stripped back version of this. No one CAN touch Sylvian but I don't think he's trying to with this cover.


Nice coincidence: Duncan Sheik covered both Nick Drake's River Man and Sylvian's Orpheus on the promotional EP Humming Along mentioned in the OP.
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