Mutant apocalypse

Every fucking Tori Amos song the last.fm radio plays is a live version taken from the Beekeeper tour. Which is NOT a good thing :/

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Kylie Minogue - Too Far

Some terrible remix. And it really is a pretty good song when you're in the mood for something breathy, frantic, and somewhat unsettling.

The Ol 97s - The New Kid

Live. Which is to say: not that good.

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Alanis Morissette - I Was Hoping

Some live kinda-sorta acoustic version, instead of the studio one. It's actually pretty good though, so no harm done.

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Res - They Say Vision

Some terrible, terrible remix instead of the studio version.

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Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

None of the songs tagged as originating from The Dance actually come from that album, which is a live recording. Last.fm settles for studio versions.

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Tragically Hip - Courage

An underwhelming live performance, instead of the studio version. If last.fm really felt the need to spice things up here, it could have at least gone with the Sarah Polley cover.

Glitches

I really like the last.fm radio. It's like an automatic preaching machine that frees me up to focus on more pressing issues, such as Project Runway Canada. However, sometimes - due to mistagging, or what have you - it doesn't play exactly what it advertises. Sometimes the difference is slight - like a live version, instead of the studio recording. Sometimes there's a freaky remix. But at least on one occasion it was just some completely different song. I've decided to start tracking these aberrations, mostly for shits and giggles, but also so that I have deniability if something terrible pops up pretending to be something else. The list so far is:

Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (weird remix, which is a shame, since I love the song)

All Things Bright and Beautiful - Speaking in Tongues (a completely different song, but it's also possible that I'm the one who has the title/artist wrong, because it's really obscure - I found it on a dismal and swiftly cancelled TV show and had to hire forensic experts to track it down)

Basia - Take Him Back, Rachel (a live version, and I really hope the radio pops this one out again soon, because it's absolutely hilarious and just all sorts of wrong)