{"id":13526,"date":"2012-11-11T08:38:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T16:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=13526"},"modified":"2012-11-11T21:32:37","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T05:32:37","slug":"after-hurricane-sandy-listen-to-allo-darlin-cover-the-touching-wu-tang-clan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-11\/after-hurricane-sandy-listen-to-allo-darlin-cover-the-touching-wu-tang-clan\/","title":{"rendered":"After Hurricane Sandy–Listen to Allo Darlin’ Cover the Touching “Wu-Tang Clan” and Watch Aftermath Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Allo Darlin’<\/strong> can do no wrong in our book. As we’ve written, earlier this year they released one of the (if not THE) best albums of 2012,<\/a> Europe<\/strong>. In honor of the success of Europe<\/strong>, Rough Trade Records<\/strong><\/a> will soon release the band’s Covers<\/strong> EP featuring songs by AC\/DC, The Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, Eux Autres, The Go-Betweens<\/strong> (natch) and Darren Hayman<\/strong>. Check out below the band’s touching and incendiary cover of Hayman’s<\/strong> Wu-Tang Clan<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Check out the cover’s spot-on singing by Elizabeth Morris<\/strong> set against the incendiary guitar playing of Paul Rains<\/strong> and drumming of Michael Collins<\/strong>.\u00a0 And go pre-order the EP HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The song’s lyrics follow the song below.<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/em> In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy<\/strong>, the song’s lyrics of a lass from London seeking solace and escape through the music of the Staten Island<\/strong> hip-hop group, Wu Tang Clan<\/strong>, are given added charge (see the videos at bottom by Casey Neistat<\/strong> <\/a>featuring Wu-Tan Clang’s song Can It Be All So Simple<\/em><\/strong>).\u00a0 And please do donate to the Hurricane Sandy<\/strong> relief efforts HERE<\/strong><\/a> or at your preferred non-profit.<\/p>\n