R.I.P. Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton (The Box Tops, Big Star) vandrade i går vidare till de eviga jaktmarker då han dog av hjärtattack, 59 år gammal. Chilton var och är okänd för många, men chansen att man har en eller fler låtar av honom i sin skivsamling är rätt stor:

This Mortal Coil, The Bangles, Wilco, Graham Coxon, Garbage, Counting Crows, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Cheap Trick,  Evan Dando och Placebo är bara några som har sätt till att hans låtar lever vidare i andra tappningar.

Ett av Yoraths absoluta favoritband, The Replacements, gjorde redan 1987 en hyllningslåt till Alex Chilton på LPn Pleased to meet Me, en hyllning som förstås kort och gott fick titeln Alex Chilton:

"If he was from Venus, would he feed us with a spoon?

If he was from Mars, wouldnt that be cool

Standing right on campus, would he stamp us in a pile?

Hangin' down in Memphis all the while

Children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes 'round

They sing "I'm in love. What's that song?

I'm in love with that song."

Cerebral rape and pillage in a village of his choice.

Invisible man who can sing in a visible voice.

Feeling like a hundred bucks, exchange good lucks face to face.

Checkin' his stash by the trash at St. Mark's place.

I never travel far, without a little Big Star

Runnin' 'round the house, Mickey Mouse and the Tarot cards.

Falling asleep with a flop pop video on.

If he was from Venus, would he meet us on the moon?

If he died in Memphis, then that'd be cool, babe."