"You And Your Sister" Hook covers This Mortal Coil (or Chris Bell)

[Hook]

So lets talk about one of my favorite bands/projects. This Mortal Coil was a music collective led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. It was a collection of musicians from the label making guest appearances and creating this amazing, orchestral, ambient music that I totally fell in love with as a teenager. All 3 of their albums are incredible and live in my top 10 album list. This is from the last album Blood and is a cover of a Chris Bell song. It was sung by Kim Deal (of The Pixies) and Tanya Donelly, whom she started The Breeders with and is such a wonderful recording.
Done last night on the couch with my Archtop Tenor uke, the Br80 & my Ipad for GarageBand, animoog & ThumbJam. Here is my attempt at a wonderful song...
1 arpeggio Uke (stereo)
1 rhythm uke
1 drums-GB(stereo)
1 bowed bass-TJ
1 viola-TJ
1 animoog app (stereo)
1 lead vocal (stereo)
1 harmony vocal (stereo)
1 bridge vocal

You And Your Sister

written by Chris Bell
perfomed by Hook

[Redler]

Amazing take of a beautiful song! Not familiar with the original and listened to This Mortal Coil version, too (because Kim Deal ) .

Everything has been put well together on your recording. Top class job!

[cuthbert]

Beautiful job on this Chris Bell classic, Hook. Really enjoyed that synth part with the uke arpeggios, and how the dynamics ramp up when the drums kick in. Great vocals too, right up into those upper registers!

I'm not familiar with This Mortal Coil's version, but I love Kim Deal's voice and also the lovely and talented Tanya Donnelly. Going to check that out next.

[TPB]

Excellent cover well played well sang and produced bravo my friend
Tim

[Jean Pierre]

bravo Hook, excellent performance...I really like the sound of the "instrument" in the intro what is it? (the 2nd instrument arpeggio uke? )

The voice the mixing the choice of instruments everything is good

Uh... think it's possible to use thumbjam with a PC?

[Mike_S]

I do not know the original, but I really like what you have done here Hook. A really beautiful piece. Loving the Uke on this one.

Mike

[Farrell Jackson]

I'm not familiar with the original but this is a cool song and you've done it up right!

Farrell

[ODH]

Don't know the original, I'm embarrassed to say, 4AD music was right up my street in the early 80's.

Great performance though, loving the falsetto

Nick