Ferry-esque

On June 26th Bryan Ferry will release Dylanesque, an entire album of Bob Dylan songs. There is a racing, joyous intensity to Bryan Ferry's interpretations of the songs of Bob Dylan. Just as his legendary version of 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall', recorded back in 1973, exchanged apocalyptic vision for exuberant swagger, so at the heart of these new recordings lies Ferry's brilliance in both paying homage to the original track, and reinventing it as entirely and iconically his own. Back then, in 1973, he had an idea: "I just thought it would be great to make a whole album of Dylan songs. And at the end of last year, finally, it happened."

This strikes me as the Brits equivalent to the (also British delicacy) tunafish on pizza. Two combinations that just don't work. But what can I say, I'm a hater. Decide for yo'self.

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Positively 4th Street