whereas the Veronicas' singing makes them fill me with disgust.

I've decided this song is like a catalog of what the vines do with songs like this, all the hooks and everything, all those tricks. They're all in this song and it works. fucking well.

doesn't change the fact that the lyrics are still shit though. They honestly could have been written by a 13 year old. Maybe this is an illustration of the fact that it doesn't matter too much what you sing as long as the melody is good and its sung with some sort of feeling.

Make such a bullshit song with ridiculous lyrics so natural and sweet sounding? Yes the lyrics are still the same, but I'm too distracted by all the beautiful melodies to even care, which I didn't even notice in the original for some reason. Maybe because Craig's voice sounds so real and compliments the music so well, it let's the melody shine through more or something.

The lyrics are shit, but I like it when Craig sings em.

I love the chorus and the harmonies are brilliant, though I thought the verses sounded a little empty and even though the lyrics are shit

Just went to check out how many plays the song has so far, and yes, still on top! I hope the record company can tell that this was all because of the Vines and their talent...And hopefully sign the boys, so that the album can be out earlier?

I'm telling you that won't happen because that's simply not how it works.

It would be great if it's released as a single.

The Vines turn to pop

7 September 2007

The Vines

Sydney band The Vines will turn to a pop song for their new single.

The band will tour Brisbane pop duo The Veronicas’ debut single 4Eva.

The cover will be released as part of the upcoming album, No Man's Woman (A Tribute to Women in Voice).

Commenting on the cover, The Veronicas' Lisa and Jess Origliasso said: "We're so stoked."

"We heard it this morning. I love all the harmonies (Craig Nicholls) does. They've so completely made it their own but they've kinda stayed true to the foundation of the song. They've definitely put their edge to it," Lisa said.

The compilation album, which features Australian male artists interpreting songs made famous by female singers, will be released on October 20th through Dew Process/UMA.

Source: http://www.elevenmagazine.com.au/content/n.../the_vines.html

Does Eleven magazine know more than we do or is all just speculation?

Please, I'm not that thick enough to not know that. I was just interested in what other people think when they see the statistics: was the song appreciated because of the Veronicas or because of the improvements the Vines made on it? That's all. But I still hope the new album comes out soon.

I think most of those plays will have come from us listening to them repetitively, don't you think? not necessarily from the myspace surfing public. Vines fans care about their band more than anyone else!

thankyouu

the song is awesome by the way

You reckon its better than the original?

I think they definitely made it their own.

And another first – The Vines have possibly become the first band ever to cover a Veronicas song. "Possibly", he agrees. "That one really came as a surprise to us. I was talking to their management and they came back and said Craig (Nichols) and the band are huge fans of The Veronicas and have a lot of respect for them. We thought it would be interesting to hear. I didn't even know the original. It just sounded like a great new Vines song to me".

I guess this belongs in this thread. I'm only posting the bit about The Vines, the whole article is available here:
http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3074
So I guess it's official then. The Vines actually like The Veronicas. And what's worse, they aren't afraid to admit it. Whhhy? *siiiiiiigh*
And they misspelt 'Nicholls'.

I guess this belongs in this thread. I'm only posting the bit about The Vines, the whole article is available here:
http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3074
So I guess it's official then. The Vines actually like The Veronicas. And what's worse, they aren't afraid to admit it. Whhhy? *siiiiiiigh*
And they misspelt 'Nicholls'.

So I guess it's official then. The Vines actually like The Veronicas. And what's worse, they aren't afraid to admit it. Whhhy? *siiiiiiigh*
And they misspelt 'Nicholls'.

Check it out:

Check it out:

I'm all for people who admit to liking horrible music, but this is pushing it a little.

I love Joni Mitchell!!!!!

I don't think it's ashaming that the vines suposedly like the veronicas....sure i don't like them (the veronicas that is)...but i feel it could be a lot worst...say for example fergie.

I just hope they don't own the Cd's
and why do the other bands have such a better choice

Who cares if they like the Veronicas.

Saturday, October 20, 2007
No Man's Woman

I’m not sure if a CD that has me singing The Veronicas’ songs is good thing. It may be testimony to the quality of this particular album, but it certainly doesn’t do much for my credibility. For those who aren’t aware of what this album is, it’s basically Australian men covering female artists. All the artists, on both sides of equation, are quite high profile and it’s pretty impressive for Dew Process to have assembled such a line up and made this CD happen. I must admit, I wasn’t very optimistic going into this CD. To me it seemed like a bit of gimmick; an intriguing gimmick, but not much more that. However, after listening through it a number of times, I’ve actually found myself impressed on a number of fronts. For starters, most of the songs being covered (and their respective artists) are ones that I’m not particularly familiar with. So in that sense, I’ve found it enjoyable purely on the basis of it being a nice mix of music. But it actually offers much more than that. It’s great to hear some of my favourite Australian artists, one after another, applying their signature sounds to these songs. Even artists I’m not particularly fond of, such as End of Fashion and Gyroscope have managed to impress me. In fact, there’s only really one track that I don’t thoroughly enjoy. This album provides a great snapshot of Australia’s varied music scene and does so whilst celebrating some music's most prolific female artists. It certainly is much more than just a gimmick.

Tracklist
1. Angus Stone – River (Joni Mitchell)
2. Powderfinger – Glorybox (Portishead)
3. The Vines – 4Eva (The Veronicas)
4. Expatriate – Missing (Everything But The Girl)
5. Lior – Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
6. Bob Evans – Cars Wheels On A Gravel Road (Lucinda Williams)
7. End Of Fashion – Hanging On The Telephone (Blondie)
8. Dan Kelly – Nothing Compares To You (Sinead O'connor)
9. Whitely – Hyperballad (Bjork)
10. Josh Pyke – Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush)
11. Paul Kelly – To Bring You My Love (Pj Harvey)
12. Gyropscope – Cannonball (The Breeders)
13. Grinspoon – Boys In Town (Divinyls)
14. Tex Perkins – I Am Woman (Helen Reddy)

The CD is out now and comes with a bonus disc containing nine of the tracks by their original artists. You can also catch some of the artists performing these songs as part of the Legs 11 concert. Click here for details

Released: 20/10/07 | Myspace

their cover must have been the best to get that much air time

Oct 16, 2007
The Vines cover The Veronicas as part of a tribute to female artists

Occasional rock outfit The Vines have covered the track 4EVA by talentless pop darlings The Veronicas as part of a new compilation album called No Man's Woman.

The album features several male artists, such as Josh Pyke, Expatriate, Paul Kelly, Bob Evans and Powderfinger, covering classic female tracks by Bjork, PJ Harvey, Sinead O'Connor, Portishead and .. the Australian pop twinz.

Suprisingly, The Vines' spaced-out take on the pop-shit-tastic track is fairly entertaining - somewhat reminiscent of a few years back when they made Outkast's Miss Jackson sound like a drugged-out lullaby.

Anyways, judge for yourself...

No Man's Woman is in stores from this Saturday, October 20.

Tribute albums generally break down into two categories: covers that tell you something about the subject and covers that tell you something about the performer. No Man's Woman, a collection of Australian male voices interpreting songs made famous by women, is no different. In terms of self-reflection, Powderfinger manage to find the epic in Portishead's Glory Box, the Vines reduce the Veronicas' 4Ever into a droning ganja groove, and Josh Pyke manages to remove the magic from Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights. So far, so so. But there are some genuine reinventions. Dan Kelly adds years, and what sounds like a ukulele, to Sinead O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U, giving it a tropical innocence far removed from the original's pain, while the up-and-coming Whitley strips back Bjork's Hyperballad, making it a solemn study of everyday hope and despair. It's noticeable that few of those involved have opted to augment their choice - it's either dutiful or reduced for introspection. Existing outside such concerns is the closing track, where Tex Perkins struts and snarls through a garage jam of Helen Reddy's I Am Woman. It's beyond classification and thankfully so.

Tex Perkins sings “I am Woman” on No Man’s Woman
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Other worthy efforts include Bob Evans’s interpretation of Lucinda Williams’s “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” and The Vines doing “4Ever” by The Veronicas.

However, if The Vines are being sarcastic when they proclaim on the CD cover; “We think this is a great song and The Veronicas make great albums. We’re lucky to have them”, they’re mocking the reason for No Man’s Woman existence.
[...]blah blah blah[...]

The Vines Do The Veronicas 25Sep07


So far, 2007 has been a relatively quiet year for Sydney rockers, The Vines. Besides a slot on last summer’s Big Day Out circuit and an appearance at the Great Escape festival earlier in the year, the normally loud lads have hardly made a peep - but all of that is soon to change.

Vines-fever officially will begin-again on October 20, with the release of the upcoming compilation album No Man’s Woman - A Tribute To Women In Voice. An album of songs performed by Australian male vocalists, originally made famous by women, across the history of music - or so the press release would have me think - The Vines will offer up their version of The Veronicas’ shitfest “4ever”, alongside the likes of Tex Perkins, Whitley and Paul Kelly.

The band will then play as part of Ivy League’s 10th Birthday celebrations at the Metro Theatre on November 2nd, before wrapping up work on their next untitled album, which the little internet bird keeps telling me will be released “before the end of the year”.

The Vines - 4ever.mp3 (Veronicas Cover)

Surprise ! The Vines, of all bands, has done a cover of The Veronicas' hit '4Ever', for a compilation released in Australia called No Man's Woman, in which male artists cover women's songs. And it is very good, a bit psychedelic, but the harmonies are sweet. By the way, The Veronicas' new single 'Hook Me Up' is one electro corker. Nice change in the twins' direction...