Reminds me of some song that I used to know.

Weird concept but it REALLY goes well with the song.

 beinder wrote:
Oh snap! I actually kinda like it, but now you have me picturing a “video” for this version with five Ronobirs all dressed in black playing the one sitar together. One sitting down is wearing a blond wig and one standing at the head end has a fake beard and is wearing a watch cap.
Props for remembering Walk Off the Earth, by the way.

I enjoyed this, but I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that a play of this is followed by Bill with a "You might not know that we have a skip button" message.

The man knows his audience...

Yes, Bill. I did skip.

perfect angst.
Yes   and NO!  at the same time.... 

 wanderinglevel wrote:

LOL twice, Glad that "smackiepipe" is such a good music appreciator also. 

magical

Just bumped the rating.  Really chill and well done cover.
And personally I like the album cover even if it's a bit goofy.  
Maybe that's the point.  

hmmm

 smackiepipe wrote:

lol I didn't know we were on LinkedIn - congrats on your job title

If ever there was a song that deserved its own instrumental sitar treatment... this would be the one.

Kinda like it.

Sigh. Another novelty record.

If there is such a thing as Indian elevator music, this is it

 smackiepipe wrote:
it does look like a cardboard cut-out . But as the other commenter noted, there may have been a limited budget or someone lacking in photoshop and design skills. When I see a bad design or mediocre one, I go with the assumption that the client weighed in too much, or their family member "got involved". You know, "this is what my wife came up with in Powerpoint". 
Most designers I know get bent out of shape about every bad design/bad typography/kerning they see. And I do mean every.  There's an endless amount of bad design and bad art in this world  that I long ago accepted. Save myself some agita that way. Now the clients that approve that stuff ? That's another story...
Signed,
35 year designer

"Baa baa black sheep have you any wool?...."

I actually like this very much.  I still own the album East Meets West by Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin... fantastic album if one is in the mood for sitar and violin music. Very beautiful and relaxing music.   

 NeuroJoe wrote:
Whoever created that 'old computer cover' of this tune is both very creative and excessively bored; full approval from me, and solidifies an 8 rate on this sitar cover.  

And maybe this one needs more Dot Matrix Printer!  

LLRP

Lindo525 wrote:

"Deep House Sitar"
Hmmmm....Interesting concept.

Up next: "Ambient Trance Accordion"
Stay tuned...

 utkarshsingh wrote:
That's funny! Not too long after I wrote this - I looked - found nothing...
Perhaps I have created a new genre... Now, how can I cash in on this? And will "cashing in" - involve accordion lessons?

Peter Green Slabo Day? Yes?

 Lindo525 wrote:

It exists it seems ... found something on youtube

I'm a fan of sitar music so I like this and I do believe it's very well performed.

As to the album art, 99% of my music is digital, so when the album art is 1" or less, you don't notice many flaws.

 achim.stelter111 wrote: Versuch's mal hier: https://www.amazon.de/Hypnosis... 

Ah, brilliant. Ronobir’s cover of Gotye’s cover of Baa Baa Black Sheep. Great stuff.

 MassivRuss wrote:
I know, it's like obscure ^ 2.
Love both

ilikeitalot

 MassivRuss wrote:


I'll second that. A little different but enjoyable.

 Paul_King wrote:
Why should that matter? 

The Sitar and Ronobir are both Indian.

 Paul_King wrote:
 

If I were middle Eastern, maybe I could dig it. For now I'd like to bury it. 

 dmcanany wrote:
 
Yeah, sitting there going, "Is this... Naah... No wait... Hmmm... Ok, time to check the player. Ooh Kayy. Well, I can dig that. I think....  I better get back to work."

You had me at 'Deep House Sitar' ...

Never thought I'd hear Gotye cover...

71 total RP plays... ~1 per month.   That feels about right.

 Lindo525 wrote:
 
Well, if we stick around and listen long enough; are patient and eat all of our vegetables...

It's a great melody and conjures the original which was also excellent.  I understand why it's on a record called "Hypnosis".

 Grayson wrote:
 
They have med's for that kind of thing, you know.  

My how opinions change. Rating this a 6 from a 2. It's sexy as heck. At least right now. Whatever. 

Okay, you know you've written a catchy song when there's a raga version of it.

I can't hear this song anymore without thinking of this brain worm

There are times when I  hear music on a incredibly deep level, literally feeling the vibration and connecting .  While this is not one of those times being that that experience is ever more rare as the years continue to add up this piece does help me to remember those moments and for that I am thankful. 

Better without the words!

It's nice, but needs more grit that would evoke the meaning of the vocals in the original.It's just too "lite" for me.

 LoudshirtsBand wrote:
 
PSD aka Skip >|

(play something different)

what the hell is that hahahaha

 LoudshirtsBand wrote:
 
PSD= Play Something Different.
If you're not digging the current tune - Hit the PSD button and see where the musical lottery takes you! Although - I think that has been supplanted in the new player - You can hop between the main mix and mellow mix, etc...

 Lindo525 wrote:
 
LOL, "Accid Fusion Trombone"

Strange to hear an instrumental version of this song when it contains such brilliant lyrics! It's good though!
Anyone tell me what PSD stands for? I keep seeing it in comments but am unable to decipher the acronym

Sitar is very interesting, but would love some of  the artist's original tunes. 
this is not at all interesting, sorry but it's not worth the air time

I wonder if they played this 20 times a day on Indian radio back in 2015

Lawdy this is certainly much precious-cowbell for one tune.  

Liked the way Bill played this after a different Beck song.
Gave this a 6 originally, bumping up to a 7.

A 7 just because.

The kind of music you expect to hear in a really bad Indian restaurant.

 the_jake wrote:
 

Beck?  Although I do like his music he doesn't have his Scientology-stained fingers anywhere near this.

Whatever.  I like it.

Rockin Ancient Instruments?

That's one of the reasons I listen to RP.   

 dmcanany wrote:
 
I also love the "What the fuck was that" songs too....this one is growing on me, at least I like hearing the Sitar playing 'western' music so it's interesting ….heck i'm going 5 to 7 now....Long Live RP and Deep House Sitar!!
Edit....going to 8 now....the Sitar Solo and outro really sold me....!

 dmcanany wrote:
 

Me too!! it took me a minute to figure out what the hell I was listing too!

 stevesaw wrote:
 

Got that vibe myself.  This being played Beck (albeit a different Beck tune), helped figure out the original much easier.  Refreshing cover that I did not see or hear coming. 

"Deep House Sitar"
Hmmmm....Interesting concept.

Up next: "Ambient Trance Accordion"
Stay tuned...

Having one of those "what the %(@!&%$!!!" moments.  Love it.

 chinaski wrote:
 

I thought this was Gotye originally.  Anyway, PSD for me.

Today followed by Sombaraï by Mathias Duplessy.  Two PSD's in a row, which is unusual for RP.

Wow, I really disagree with the majority of comments on RP. I take this as a funny cover. And not hearing much Sitar in my middle-aged life, it's just kinda cool...

I love this, and reading the comments, wow do opinions ever vary on this one

Actually, not half bad. I'm enjoying it.

GREAT! I'm really enjoying the playlist for the last 45 minutes or so since I've been listening.

As if the original wasn't bad enough we get the extended version on sitar. 

Its ok.just goes on too long.

Ha! Weird!

 nickshortie wrote: 
then again it just might have been on Sitar radio

 kingart wrote: 
Just love it!!
original by Gotye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

At least not played to death like the orginal... (On commercial stations)

Yuk. No variation, no anything to keep my interest on this remake.

This will never not make me think of the show Transparent :D
although at this point I think I would rather an electric guitar than sitar

Wow! RP rides again! 
This is so refreshing.
I hear so many familiar melodies in it — yet it's unique.  I can't place it — should I know it? 
This dude should learn how to play his instrument.  

 Beaker wrote: 
Yes much love for this!

 hayduke2 wrote: 
BRILLIANT. LOL! 

It's sitar for the masses....makes an obscure instrument ( to U.S. anyway) accessible. Started my day off right.

2 

 unclelonghair wrote:
  Yes, without lyrics it's just Baa Baa Black Sheep

Always makes me sad to hear a good song turned into muzak.  Without the lyrics it loses all of the meaning and now just sounds like a jingle.

Suddenly I'd kill for a Jalfrezi

 Broken_Ear wrote: 
 Yes, but in a good way.

Looooove it

The cats, who otherwise sleep on the subwoofer, fled the house when this came on...so I love it, but not musically, as I am allergic to cats.

Well heck, why not?

He can actually make this otherwise great instrument sound like putting a bunch of kittens through a mangler. Make it STOP...

Aw jeeze, this was too twee when Sting first released it as a single and now the next time we hear this tune as an instrumental it'll be Zamfir and his pan flute!

Kind of Manx-ish

Now that's really different! Put this in a Bollywood James Bond soundtrack! But now I look at the album cover that sitar looks like somebody that I use to know...lolololol

 amatura3 wrote: Third!

 cardinalfan wrote: 
Second that.

 smackiepipe wrote:  

stunix wrote: 

LOL.  I think that cover art is way, way cool.

Unsigned & Ageless.

 kingart wrote: 
Too much BattleStar Galactica? :D  

I think this is pretty good, actually. I also agree with Stunix, both about the album art and about rating songs you don't like (see his "location").

I was amused to discover that my ratings (~1000) form a pretty smooth and totally unintentional bell curve.

There are a few times in this where he's just trying to hit that high note and falling painfully short. Similar to his graphic artist, though in their case they missed the scale entirely.

Best darned sitar music I've ever heard.

 smackiepipe wrote: 
sometimes simple and "does the job" is ok when youre on a miniscule budget.  

Nepatism is rife in the music business, even David Gilmour got his old school buddy Storm to do the covers.  
It just happens that Storm was good at it.   Described as the fifth member of the band.

I like the idea that Ron did his own airbrushing.
Signed
45-year critic, 30 year Computer Operator, 15 year Usabillity Consultant and Occasional floor mopper.

 ziggytrix wrote: 
1st semester photoshop student. Didn't even get rid of the white outline around "Ronobir" - looks like a cardboard cutout. If it's indeed "the look" they were going for, they still failed.

Signed,

30-year graphic designer, 25-year photoshop user, and current Creative Director.

This is making me hungry.

If I hadn't heard the original version of this song 8 million times, I would probably love this, not knowing it was a cover. But since that's not the case, I must. escape. this. bass. line!  

Why does this remind me of John McLaughlin?

Nice.

good song to end my listening day to, ba- bye

 hayduke2 wrote: 

Longest gif I ever did see. Yessir. Gairontee. 

Somewhere I wrote that a cover may be better than the original. This is definitely not that case. :-(
Anyway, listenable. :-) Rating a 5.

The original was terribly overplayed, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it was a very good song.  And this seems to be a very well done cover that stands up on its own.  He has a good sense of when to follow the melody of the lyrics and when to stray from them to fit the sound of his instrument. 

 ChrisVIII wrote: 

 ziggytrix wrote: 
Huh.
I like the album cover.
And the song cover grew on me.
Apparently he does videos, too.
Intriguing stuff.

Annoying rendition of an equally annoying song.   

Love Goyte's version .enjoying the instrumental version though....
 

 OceanBlue wrote: 
I think his brother knew someone, who knew someone, who's sister's husband ......  was clueless.

Where do you find this stuff? This is a good example of why I listen to RP.

I like it better than the original.

Neat and unexpected cover.

 DaidyBoy wrote: 
Maybe they were going for that kind of look. It's certainly memorable?

I dunno. I lol'd.