Steven Wilson covering Alanis Morissette's "Thank You"

[ProgMetalFan]

Has anyone ever heard Steven Wilson's (Porcupine Tree) cover of Alanis Morissette's classic "Thank You"?

I think it's a wonderfully frail and disarming recording. I think it's very interesting to hear Steven cover a mainstream pop hit like this. It's quite a melancholic tune.


How about getting off of these antibiotics
How about stopping eating when I'm filled up
How about them transparent dangling carrots
How about that ever elusive kudo

Thank you India
Thank you terror
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you frailty
Thank you consequence
Thank you thank you silence

How about me not blaming you for everything
How about me enjoying the moment for once
How about how good it feels to finally forgive you
How about grieving it all one at a time




Thank you India
Thank you terror
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you frailty
Thank you consequence
Thank you thank you silence

The moment I let go of it was
The moment I got more than I could handle
The moment I jumped off of it was
The moment I touched down

How about no longer being masochistic
How about remembering your divinity
How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out
How about not equating death with stopping

Thank you India
Thank you providence
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you nothingness
Thank you clarity
Thank you thank you silence

 

[NAD]

Sounds like it could be cool, I always really liked that song.

 

[ProgMetalFan]

Sounds like it could be cool, I always really liked that song.

But Steven Wilson ruined Opeth, dood!

 

[machine]

That Power Chord Academy place seems cool.

 

[Ellestin]

But Steven Wilson ruined Opeth, dood!

I think they ruined themselves on "Deliverance" by churning out their weakest riffs to date and repeating them way too often. All right, that's not the point of the thread, I pass...

 

[NAD]

I think they ruined themselves on "Deliverance" by churning out their EDIT: BEST riffs to date and repeating them way too often.

That's why that album is my favorite Opeth. Groove, hypnosis, repeat.

 

[machine]

It's a good album to do shrooms on.

 

[Demonspell]

I've heard it, but all that really matters to me is that I've heard all of Deadwing now, and it's exquisite. I don't know if I agree with Ellestin, but the title track does have at least two of the their best riffs ever...and until you've heard the closing section live, you don't know Opeth.

 

[ProgMetalFan]

I quite like "Mellotron Scratch".