I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock’n'Roll (cover)
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Another cover-by-request.
Finally, after years of trying, I got a Marxophone off of eBay last week. A Marxophone is a gadget zither manufactured in the early-to-early-mid 20th century, and was often sold door-to-door. It has fifteen sets of doubled strings and fifteen spring-loaded hammers; pressing down on a hammer causes it to bounce off the string, creating a mandolin-like trill. More information about Marxophones can be found on the internet.
(You may have already heard a Marxophone if you are a fan of The Doors or The Magnetic Fields.)
So, like I said, I finally got one last week and it felt like it might fit in with what I had been vaguely considering for my requested cover version of Nick Lowe’s song. I tried it out and thought “yeah alright” and banged it out that day, autoharp and vocals and all.