Saturday, August 18, 2012

Ride a White Swan




Bolan's original Ride a White Swan featured no drums, simply a tambourine and clapping. Van Credenza remains roughly true to that original, with the beat provided by a cake tin stuffed with fabric. 

A complex time signature was attempted for the closing section of this cover, while Charlotte Dundas takes on the now familiar role as vocalist. 


Unusually for Van Credenza as an electronic combo, real guitars were utilised throughout.


When performing this number live, wearing top hats and feather boas on stage, Van Credenza is simply known as 'V Credenza'.



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