All For The Best
Version originale : 1987 (Surprise, Surprise, Surprise, Miracle Legion)
Reprise : 2009 (Thom Yorke)
08 septembre 1987
Miracle Legion sort l’album “Surprise Surprise Surprise” avec la chanson “All for the Best”.
En 1997, Time Out citera l’album comme une influence possible pour OK COMPUTER :
Jangly Boston four-piece who emerged in the shadows of REM. Released five albums of lachrymose pop brilliance, but never got the credit they deserved. You can hear a lot of Thom in the tearful, plangent tones of ML singer Mark Mulcahy, especially on the later ‘Me And Mr Ray’ album. ‘They were a huge influence,’ he admits, ‘There’s a song off “Surprise Surprise Surprise” called “All for the Best”, which is just one of the purest things I’ve ever heard – that was my introduction really. For me, the only voice that’s come close to Mark Mulcahy’s is Tim Buckley’s. I was so excited when Mark came to our Boston date. He’s recorded a solo album, but he can’t get a deal for it. Which is a fucking tragedy, because he’s a genius.’
et Colin confirme, Thom et son frère adoraient ce groupe :
Interviewer: “No
Colin: “They’re really good first two albums on Rough Trade, really good. People like that. I didn’t meet him though. Thom and Thom’s brother are really big fans of his, so… Oasis. It’s just courtesy, really, you know’
En 2001, dans Q Thom descend Miracle Legion : oui il a aimé l’album, l’a même écouté frénétiquement, mais bon… ça ne lui plait plus à présent :
There’s an album by a band called Miracle Legion, called Surprise, Surprise, Surprise. They were on Rough Trade. The singer’s a man called Mark Mulcahy, who has an album out now. I bought the Miracle Legion record in London, because we couldn’t get it in Oxford. And me and my brother wore it out. I hadn’t played it in 10 years, but I’ve got a tape of it in my car now, and I’ve been playing it compulsively, because it has a very particular mood that you get sucked into. And now I think, No more, I can’t bear it anymore.
En août 2006, Thom rend un nouvel hommage à la voix de Mark Mulcahy :
2009
En 2008, Mark Mulcahy, le chanteur de Miracle Legion perd sa femme Melissa, et doit élever seul ses jumeaux de 2 ans. La nouvelle émeut pas mal de monde dans le showbizz et en 2009, une idée est lancée : enregistrer un album de reprises : Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy . De grands noms s’associent au projet, dont Thom Yorke. Tous les bénéfices seront reversés à la famille.
Le 25 juin 2009, on apprend la tracklist complète, et que la reprise de ‘All for the Best” par Thom Yorke inaugurera l’album :
- “All for The Best” (Thom Yorke)
- “Ashamed of the Story I Told” (The National)
- “Everything’s Coming Undone” (Michael Stipe)
- “Loves the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up” (David Berkeley)
- “The Backyard” (Dinosaur Jr.)
- “Micon the Icon” (Chris Harford & Mr Ray Neal)
- “Bill Jocko” (Frank Black)
- “Little Man” (Vic Chesnutt)
- “Ciao My Shining Star” (Unbelievable Truth)
- “I Have Patience” (The Butterflies of Love)
- “Cookie Jar” (Chris Collingwood)
- “The Quiet One” (Frank Turner)
- “In Pursuit of Your Happiness” (Rocket from the Tombs)
- “Wake Up Whispering” (Ben Kweller)
- “I Woke Up in the Mayflower” (Josh Rouse)
- “Paradise” (Autumn Defense)
- “Happy Birthday Yesterday” (Hayden)
- “We’re Not in Charleston Anymore” (Juliana Hatfield)
- “Sailors and Animals” (Mercury Rev)
- “She Watches Over Me” (Elvis Perkins)
- “A World Away from This One” (Sean Watkins)
Le 15 juillet, la reprise de Thom Yorke est dévoilée.
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