JapandroidsFor the Love of Ivy (4:13)
From Celebration Rock and 1 other release
For the Love of Ivy originally by punk band The Gun Club.
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Japandroids – For the Love of Ivy
You look just like an Elvis from hell
My heart is broken, and I'm going to hell
Bury me way down deep in hell
I'm a steel driving man, I want to go to hell
Full lyrics at MetroLyrics
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DeathByPOGs
A for effort. A for having the balls to cover The Gun Club.
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maccrash
love the song, but I agree in that it doesn't fit in with the rest of the album.
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TheSuperCrasher
Funny, I think this is one of the better tracks on CR.
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Noisegazing
this is the one song on the album that really doesn't fit in so to speak. in fact, if it weren't here, the album would be perfect. [2]
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white_lemur
Nice cover.
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Stugard
From a lyrical/thematic viewpoint, Younger Us fits in with the album a hundred times better than For the Love of Ivy does despite, yes, being 2 years old. I guess this song just doesn't sound terribly Japandroidsy even with their usual enthusiasm and barrage of noise; and it's not even a simplicity issue, it's more of a chord progression thing. Their mclusky cover on All Lies even sounded Japandroidsified, but this one just won't fit in no matter how hard I try to shove this square peg into the triangular hole that is Celebration Rock.
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matt1337c
So much hate. I don't get why people are complaining about "pointless loudness" and "lack of simplicity". 1. This song is very simple. 2. It's mother-fucking Japandroids. Their supposed to be loud and energetic like this. I guess I can see the "not fitting in" complaint, but I don't see this many complaints with Younger Us which is just as different from the rest of the album. It was recorded 2 years ago and is the most pop sounding thing they've ever done.
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michael_leon
Glad to see everyone else dislikes this. Doesn't fit quite right with the rest of the album. 4.5/5 but could have been the first 5 of the year if this was replaced with something awesome.
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Stugard
I'd say this is the only thing that keep Celebration Rock from near-perfection. I can see why they did it what with Fire of Love being a huge favorite of Brian's and all, but I'd much rather have seen their original songwriting given another chance to shine.
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raininginmyroom
it probably reminds you of older punk cause it was written and recorded in the early 80s mate...
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beyondmountains
holy shit those drums, man.
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WillowUfgood
this song reminds me of older punk.. energy!
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sick_boy88
lame cover, pointless loudness.
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smokeydiablo
Personally I'd rather hear them do "Blood City", it'd go perfectly with the sped-up, distorted vibe of their "Ivy" cover. "Brother & Sister" could be interesting too...
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EdgeLike
that's fine in my opinion. japandroids are based off of simplicity. a short album is just a product of that methodology. seriously, the song doesn't work with the rest of the album.
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justfetus
@EdgeLike: Man the album is 30 minutes long as it is, EP length in my opinion, any shorter and it'd be half of an album.
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EdgeLike
this is the one song on the album that really doesn't fit in so to speak. in fact, if it weren't here, the album would be perfect.
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rhinowing
AWESOME
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mattgee725
meh. the beauty of the original is in the dynamics, the way it drops out to almost nothing and kicks back in at full force, over and over. this is just the same song played loud throughout. not terrible but it just feels lazy.
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Cryptomnesiac
haha
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