Comments on: Machinehead

Question: Machinehead

blim8183 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:31:53 -0800

I was at a restaurant recently and they were playing a foreign language cover of Bush's "Machinehead." The cover version was much slower but the melody was recognizable and every once in awhile the singer would say "machinehead" in english. Does anybody have any idea who this is by?

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:44:41 -0800

Any idea whatsoever what language it was in? If you didn't recognize the language, what other languages did it sound like, or what language did the cadence remind you of? It might help.

By: blim8183

blim8183 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:46:51 -0800

It sounded German or Eastern European.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:00:14 -0800

Was it kitsch/camp sounding? It might be Mambo Kurt.

By: blim8183

blim8183 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:29:42 -0800

Hmmm, I don't think I'd call it kitschy or campy in any way although I did find it kinda silly. I just listened to some Mambo Kurt on Amazon.com and it's definitely not him. In the version of Machinehead I heard the lyrics had been translated into another language except for the word "machinehead." It was very slow and electronic.

By: nevercalm

nevercalm — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:37:37 -0800

Maybe call the restaurant and ask? It might be something they keep in a somewhat regular rotation. I've done this in the past and almost always got an answer.