Illume, alternative version

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by SmileAtYou

I caught the Police show at Bonnaroo last summer. It was pretty rockin'... I did enjoy the reggae sound, but when Sting started yodeling I had to leave.

~Bahaha Exacally. Im all for artist "mixing it up abit", but then theres also the WTF!>? moments that im totally surprized by.
OH AND HI welcome. Ur pic in ur avatar is one of my favorite pics of stevie ever.

[Livia]

"Boy With a Coin" by Iron and Wine sounds very "Illume"-ish to me.

http://www.myspace.com/ironandwine

[Peestie]

I've been listening to Iron and Wine all day! The Shepherd's Dog is a great album that I've only just got. 'Boy With a Coin' is a highlight for me. I sort of get an 'Illume'-ish feel from it, but I don't hear too much musically. There is something about the drums that does remind me a bit of it now that I listen more. And about the some of the backing guitars and noises that recall Lindsey's vari-speed guitars on 'Illume'

[LiamMcConville]

Do you think Lindsey was inspired by Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill when he was writing the music for Big Love? The drum beat and backround vocals are similar:

[ricohv]

Can anyone repost the alternate Illume? Its original link has expired. Thanks, Ricoh

[MrBTH]

Wow, there are definite similarities between Illume & New York - I hate to say it because I DETEST Richard Ashcroft with a passion... perhaps the most arrogant performer on the music scene over the past ten years or so...
I would say though that if FM were "influenced" by this track then thay definitely used it as a jumping off point towards something much much stronger than Ashcroft's track... I still love Illume!

[OutsideTheRain]

Came across this old thread and I have a theory to why this has happened with Stevie’s music a few times . Think of Stand Back - she admitted to writing the melody to Little Red Corvette, Edge of Seventeen- a Police song, Bombay Sapphires - Sting, and then Illume and Say You Will- Richard Ashcroft. I think whoever is producing her demos is where this comes from. Whether or not she is instructing her demo producer to “make it sound like _______” or if she is actually completely unaware is the open question. In the case of the Say You Will songs- she brought in finished demos and Lindsey tried to produce them close to her demos.

[Tusky]

Originally Posted by OutsideTheRain

Came across this old thread and I have a theory to why this has happened with Stevie’s music a few times . Think of Stand Back - she admitted to writing the melody to Little Red Corvette, Edge of Seventeen- a Police song, Bombay Sapphires - Sting, and then Illume and Say You Will- Richard Ashcroft. I think whoever is producing her demos is where this comes from. Whether or not she is instructing her demo producer to “make it sound like _______” or if she is actually completely unaware is the open question. In the case of the Say You Will songs- she brought in finished demos and Lindsey tried to produce them close to her demos.

This is the Eo17 demo that really sounds like the Police song

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2887568341359617