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Old 04-24-2008, 05:15 PM   #24 (permalink)
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MARTINA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her album Quixotic was in a local charity shop a couple of days ago but I was potless. Went back next day as I remembered you mentioning her a while ago and the fecker had gone

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Big Star "Thirteen"


Elliott Smith "Thirteen"


They're not too different aside from Elliott's version having one guitar but I think Elliott's version provided an intimacy that is absent in Big Star's version which adds a more honest level to the song and since its so simple it works so much better.
You are a troubador Ethan! I can see that Smith's version is more intimate but I think the upbeat edge of the original aligns itself with the lyrics better.
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