While it's creepy, I'm still not sure if it measures up to the original. One of the things I always liked about Bowie's version is the way it's quite two-faced; is the "You're not alone - give me your hands" a plea from Ziggy to his fellow suicides to help each other, save each others' life, or is he inviting them to join him in death? BBR seem to have picked a side; Sarah's detached voice and the general moroseness of the song sounds more like... well... "Life is unfair, kill yourself" to quote a phrase. It's beautifully done and everything, and BBR are the perfect band to do it, but it lacks the double-edged threat of the original.
Cover of the David Bowie song, of course.
While it's creepy, I'm still not sure if it measures up to the original. One of the things I always liked about Bowie's version is the way it's quite two-faced; is the "You're not alone - give me your hands" a plea from Ziggy to his fellow suicides to help each other, save each others' life, or is he inviting them to join him in death? BBR seem to have picked a side; Sarah's detached voice and the general moroseness of the song sounds more like... well... "Life is unfair, kill yourself" to quote a phrase. It's beautifully done and everything, and BBR are the perfect band to do it, but it lacks the double-edged threat of the original.