Sing Scarlett, Sing!
ScarJo's Tom Waits covers have started to leak. First up, "Anywhere I Lay My Head." This version of the song doesn't sound like Tom Waits was ever anywhere near it. The production (by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek) actually sounds like an early '90s lady ballad, something on the order of "Nothing Compares 2 U", only with a skosh more edge.
But Johansson's voice is kind of lovely, if a little overwhelmed by the production. The song is soothing and in no way offensive to the ears. The more I listen, the more I can hear the TVotR influence. Dark, synthy and bombastic with deliberately fuzzy vocals.
Here's the original.
I wonder when she's going to tackle this one ...
(Look at how much hair Fred Willard has!)
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