{"id":2974,"date":"2014-11-08T18:22:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T23:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=2974"},"modified":"2014-11-08T18:22:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T23:22:57","slug":"covers-note-strangers-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2014\/11\/08\/covers-note-strangers-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Covers of Note: Strangers, Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"

So here is a story I have to tell you about Stay<\/i> by Shakespeare’s Sister<\/a>: The first time I heard it I was in the Arizona desert with my youth group, about three-fourths of the way through a week-long mission trip. We were out driving around looking at rocks, or something, I don’t remember, but it had been a long week. Tempers were fraying. Teeth were being firmly clenched. Required daily notes of affirmation to each other (yes, really) were becoming more difficult to compose.<\/p>\n

But we had the radio on, a) because it was 1992 and b) I think choosing one tape or CD to listen to might have been the last straw for all of us, and – this song came on:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/youtu.be\/Tosky-ZNbRw<\/p>\n

It was like someone had kicked down the door to a sex dungeon and it was full of fresh air. I didn’t quite understand what all was going on in there, but it surely was better than a car full of my seething peers.<\/p>\n

I bought their CD as soon as I got home (as well as a Patty Smyth CD; I was looking for Patti Smith and missed) and had that song on repeat for some time.<\/p>\n

Strangers<\/a> have just released a cover of it, which is less sex dungeon and more new wave dance party, but still very good:<\/p>\n