We got Findlay Browns great "Promised Land" cover yesterday via Buffet Libre. It is part of a project called "Rewind. The 80's cover project" that features many different acts from rock to electro, from the likes of The Toxic Avenger and Moulinex to Oh Snap!! and Passions, but this one is my favorite. The original "The Promised Land" was written by Joe Smooth feat. vocals by Anthony Thomas and became a house music classic. After it's release in 1987 one of the UKs most prolific songwriters - Paul Weller, rated the song highly enough to release (only two years later) his own cover version with The Style Council. Listen to this extraordinary versions and watch the video if you want to know more about a great moment in house music:
FINDLAY BROWN - Promised Land.mp3
THE STYLE COUNCIL - The Promised Land (Pianopella Version).mp3
PUMP UP THE JAM DOCUMENTARY: THE PROMISED LAND
(if you are in a hurry: they talk about the song at 2:47min. But don't miss Marshall Jefferson a few minutes before: "...the summer of love!" Great!!!)
