Evil Woman to be Covered by The Vandals
TodAMaher
ULVER CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001--The punk band The
Vandals will re-record the classic pop song "Evil Woman" for the Columbia
Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures comedy "Saving Silverman," directed by
Dennis Dugan and starring Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet and
Amanda Detmer.
The song will be featured in the Feb. 9 release, which traces the story of
Darren Silverman (Biggs), Wayne Le Fessier (Zahn) and J.D. McNugent (Black),
who have been best friends since the fifth grade. Enter Judith (Peet), a
great-looking but cold-hearted psychiatrist who digs her claws into
sweet-natured Darren, snatches him from the friendship and even breaks up the
trio's Neil Diamond cover band.
J.D. and Wayne try every imaginable scheme to save Darren -- and their
friendship -- from this "evil woman," failing miserably. When they find out
Darren has been brainwashed into marrying Judith, the dim-witted duo decides to
kidnap her and reunite Darren with his long lost love, nun-to-be Sandy Perkus
(Detmer). Neil Diamond, in his first film in 20 years, is recruited to help
save the day.
The Vandals have enjoyed a career that has spanned more than 10 years. Based in
California, the band consists of vocalist Dave Quackenbush, guitarist Warren
Fitzgerald, bassist Joe Escalante and drummer Josh Freese. Their latest album,
"Look What I Almost Stepped In," was released in 2000.
The Vandals' other albums include "Fear of a Punk Planet," "When in Rome Do as
the Vandals," "Sweatin' to the Oldies: the Vandals Live," "Oi! to the World,"
"Live Fast, Diarrhea" and "Hitler Bad, Vandals Good." The Vandals have toured
with such bands as Pearl Jam, No Doubt and Offspring.
The song "Evil Woman" was written by Jeff Lynne, leader of the popular 1970s
band Electric Light Orchestra. The song was originally recorded by ELO and
released on the band's smash 1975 LP, "Face the Music."
Kristofer Straub
> Vandals will re-record the classic pop song "Evil Woman"
Well, let's hear a good old-fashioned remake then! American Woman...
stay away from meeee-he...
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Kristofer Straub -- kst...@nightlightpress.com
http://www.nightlightpress.com
ali assa seen
<toda...@aol.com> wrote:
> Ran across the following article about an upcoming movie...
> ULVER CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001--The punk band The
> Vandals will re-record the classic pop song "Evil Woman" for the Columbia
> Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures comedy "Saving Silverman," directed by
> Dennis Dugan and starring Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet and
> Amanda Detmer.
>
The Dickies would do a better job, especially given the turbo-Lynne
production they've been using in recent years. The Vandals rule, too,
though.
Just saw an SNL rerun, BTW, with a pair of Renaissance Fair geeks
singing "Medieval Woman" (which is what I always thought Jeff was
actually singing back when I was a kid).
- Alley Assassin