Hurray For the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra talked about their relationship to cover songs and performed a unique cover in a recent appearance on the web series Public Opinion. Early on in their career, they said they used cover versions as a way to learn more about song structure and to help them in their own song writing process.
But when they tackle a cover song these days, they’re looking for something special, something that people have “heard it a lot but, it’s really fun to have a different perspective or voice on it.”
Marcy Playground’s “Sex & Candy” is one such song. A spare and ominous arraignment contributes to a strange vibe that runs through the tune. And, according to Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra, it’s one of their go-to karaoke songs. But that’s not all. “I mean…talk about horny bisexual music,” they added. (The song starts at 19:24 in the video)
During the performance, they also played their songs “Alibi,” and “Buffalo.” Hurray’s most recent album, The Past is Still Alive, came out earlier this year.
Meanwhile, Marcy Playground themselves are no strangers to the cover song- in their almost 30 year career, the band has performed Neil Young’s “Needle and the Damage Done,” and Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah” in concert.
