Celebrating David Lynch, born 20th January 1946, whose death was announced on Thursday, days before what would have been his 79th birthday.
This wasn't the Friday post I originally had in mind, and is a hastily cobbled together selection of a dozen of David Lynch songs, remixes (of and by), cover versions and mash-ups.
The collection starts and ends in possibly predictable fashion, Pixies' cover of In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song) in 1988 making as much of an impression on my teenage mind as the opening minutes of Lynch's 1987 film Blue Velvet.
And yes, I know it's a cheat including Lana Del Rey's version over Bobby Vinton's cover, which was the inspiration for the film, but the latter makes a cheeky appearance in Voicedude's contribution to the intriguing (and sadly no longer available) 2008 compilation Mashed In Plastic: The David Lynch Mash-Up Album.
I got to see nearly all of David Lynch's films on the big screen, including a re-release of Eraserhead in the early 1990s, and with the exception of Dune (1984) and Inland Empire (2006). And on the small screen, I was left with an agonising wait to complete the Twin Peaks experience, as I headed off to Australia for a year after Season 1's cliffhanger ending on BBC2.
Edisrehtoehtnoees
1) In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song): David Lynch & Alan R Splet ft. Peter Ivers (1976)
2) This Is David Lynch: Neiltomo (2008)
3) Pinky's Dream (Trentemøller Remix): David Lynch ft. Karen O (2012)
4) Girl Panic! (Remix By David Lynch & Dean Hurley): Duran Duran (2011)
5) Fuel To Fire (David Lynch Remix): Agnes Obel (2014)
6) I Know (Jon Hopkins Remix): David Lynch (2011)
7) Velvet Dreams: Voicedude (2008)
8) The Big Dream (Moby Reversion): David Lynch ft. Mindy Jones (2014)
9) Rockin' Back Inside My Heart (Tibetan Single Mix By Greg Royal): Julee Cruise (1989)
10) Blue Velvet (Single Version) (Cover of Tony Bennett): Lana Del Rey (2012)
11) Falling (Cover of Julee Cruise): The Wedding Present (1992)
12) In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song) (John Peel Session) (Cover of David Lynch & Alan R Splet ft. Peter Ivers): Pixies (1988)
1982: Eraserhead OST: 1
1989: Rockin' Back Inside My Heart EP: 9
1992: Silver Shorts EP: 11
1998: Pixies At The BBC: 12
2008: Mashed In Plastic: The David Lynch Mashup Album: 2, 7
2011: Girl Panic! EP: 4
2011: Good Day Today / I Know EP: 6
2012: Pinky's Dream EP: 3
2012: The Paradise Edition EP: 10
2014: Aventine: 5
2014: The Big Dream Remix EP: 8