![]() ![]() The first two covers of Helter Skelter I mention would not exist if the song was universal taboo. Granted, not everyone hated Helter Skelter because of a crazy monster’s interpretation. ![]() “ This is a song Charles Manson stole from The Beatles, we’re stealing it back.” These are the very first words heard on U2’s “Rattle and Hum.” These words give us permission to like “Helter Skelter,” even if the association with Charles Manson made us not want to like the song. However, the two facts when put side by side make a lot of sense. Maybe I owe Mötley Crüe an apology for even suggesting this. I have no idea if shock rock was the intention of Mötley Crüe’s cover of Helter Skelter. Kind of like…”Look! We’re doing that song which motivated that crazy monster! Screw you old people!” We almost wonder if Mötley Crüe’s Helter Skelter serves not as a cover, but as a shock piece. However, seeing this ongoing motivation in their music, and adding Helter Skelter’s racist and psychotic interpretation by Charles Manson…. That alone isn’t enough to make Mötley Crüe’s Helter Skelter a bad cover. Mötley Crüe often used satanic imagery, not because they believed in Satan, but because it scared the old people. Firstly, Mötley Crüe was one of the top shock rockers of the 80s. Having said that – there’s a few facts about Helter Skelter and Mötley Crüe that make my skin crawl. All in all, nothing special as far as covers, but Mötley Crüe’s version is listenable. The rest of Helter Skelter by Mötley Crüe follows the original version closely, though with more of an 80s hard rock flare. Mötley Crüe starts their version of Helter Skelter with a seriously impressive speed, led by Mick Mars’ guitars. ![]() Throughout the rebellion inserted into this version of Helter Skelter, arises a bold and amazing song. Siouxsie and the Banshees version ignores the rules of not only a good cover, but of music theory in general. Siouxsie and the Banshees shows something amazing about Helter Skelter: the song makes a hell of a good punk rock song. When we’re really in the groove of the song, this cover of Helter Skelter just stops mid line – the only thing left, a still vibrating cymbal. We hear a rephasing – “You may be a lover, but you ain’t no F(ing) dancer. Siouxsie Sioux almost shouts the lyrics as though she’s a drill sergeant. We’re still not certain this is a cover of Helter Skelter, even though the track’s title says “Helter skelter.”Įventually Siouxsie and the Banshees speed up the tempo, and we hear a more familiar song, albeit still an interpretation of Helter Skelter. Eventually – we hear Siouxsie Sioux sing. This happens a few times, before a couple notes strum on an electric guitar. ![]() Cover Version – Siouxsie and the Banshees (1978)Ī single note plays on a bass guitar. ![]()
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