ian mcculloch, come back to me

There is an old Gregg Araki movie--I forget which one--where one of the characters says of a rather delicate emo boy, "He still hasn't recovered from Echo & Bunnymen breaking up!" While I have recovered from Echo & the Bunnymen breaking up (but not the Smiths!), I was nonetheless frustrated in my search to find this song, from one of Ian McCulloch's solo albums (Ian being the lead singer of the Bunnymen). Finally I rediscovered it on the Tube that is You...and you know, I don't think I ever saw the video.

It is a cover version of an old Leonard Cohen song--although at the time I first heard it, I didn't know that. It may be funny, but I much prefer Cohen's songs when they are covered by other artists. Although if I hear another version of "Hallelujah" I may have to scream. But this song? I love.