A friend and former blogger, madhouse6, commented on Twitter the other day about the lyrics of a The Sisters of Mercy song. That in turn reminded me of a cover I had heard of another The Sisters of Mercy song. Because that’s how my brain works.

Here is “This Corrosion” as covered by the talented Diane Birch:

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If you don’t remember (or haven’t heard), here is the original song as done by The Sisters of Mercy in 1987:

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I always loved the original, but I absolutely love what Diane Birch did with this song. So much so that I actually have a difficult time putting it into words. Weird, no?

You can find “This Corrosion” on Diane’s second album called “The Velveteen Age“. It is a covers album, and contains several other excellent covers like “Kiss Them For Me”:

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And here’s the original “Kiss Them For Me” by Siouxsie and the Banshees:

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Diane’s first album “Bible Belt” also has many great songs on it.

“Choo Choo”:

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“Forgiveness”:

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Diane’s YouTube channel is here: http://www.youtube.com/user/dianebirchmusic.

Enjoy!