Old Man cover

[Brill]

Do you approve of this remake?

"Redlight King's "Old Man" grabs the 1972 classic by Neil Young, who approved a sampling of the song for the first time, and launches it into the 21st century. Young's song is sped up and updated with heavy percussion, while singer/songwriter Mark Kasprzyk's vocals are laid over the track and present an ode to the singer's father. Somehow Kasprzyk's gruff voice and Young's think warble blend seamlessly in the chorus, and "Old Man" ends up as the first single since puff Daddy's 1997 hit "I'll Be Missing You" to immerse itself in a sample of another track without sounding unoriginal. Redlight King has achieved the near-impossible - and might have scored his first hit--with this respectful, modern reworking."
---Billboard 2011

 

[great bear]

Fuck these remakes, especially by a guy on a skateboard.

 

[dirkd101]

Yeah, it's not a bad for using Neil's riff. They had contacted Neil asking his manager if they could use this and he flat out said NO. Somehow they got a demo to Neil and he full heartedly endorsed the use of his riff with these lyrics.

 

[wigglee]

they added enough of their own arrangement to make it a unique song on its own.....i approve

 

[Insidious Von]

I approve

Neil and Redlight are in perfect harmony - just like Burton and Wes.

 

[Brill]

If Courtney Love played the song, would it be an Old Man Hole cover? :eyebrows:

 

[simon482]

song is more than a few months old already. i didn't think much of it at first but it has now grown on me and i like it. it's not a cover song, he just sampled it. i could be wrong but i think the redlight king dude is canadian.

 

[Brill]

Yes, he's from Hamilton.

Here's another song by him, lots of Steeltown scenes in the video that are easy to recognize.

 

[simon482]

hey has another good song called bullet in my hand. he is like a canadian everlast.