Neko Case covers Aretha Franklin's Running Out of Fools
Aretha's version is kind of an upbeat jazzy number, standard to the early 60s. the way she sings it, you feel as if she's shrugging off the fact that she's refusing the advances of a former lover. very cool, and subtle. maybe subtle to the point that you might not even listen to the words. the song is uptempo, giving the listener the impression that she's having a bit of flirty fun with the idea of virtually telling this guy to talk to the hand.
Neko Case's version is a reverberated, slightly slowed down indie rockabilly take produced in the early 2000s. it's very remeniscent of an Everly Brothers production, but with strong female vocals that give the listener the impression that she's a force with intellect who could probably drink you under the table. in her version, the emphasis on the title is sung with bitterness. she's angry that his perception of her is that she's just another fool. she refuses to be one more notch in his belt. and she laments over the fact that she was ever a fool for him in the first place.
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