Not just anyone can remake Diana Ross’ “You Can’t Hurry Love” and get away without an uproar. Legends in the past such as Bette Midler, The Jackson 5 and The Dixie Chicks have all attempted a cover; even Phil Collins made a rendition before he dropped out of the music business altogether. This time, however, it’s indie rock artist Chris Farren giving a whack at the song. His secret? Take the Motown out of Motown’s finest.
Farren, who makes up one-half of Antarctigo Vespucci and one-fourth of Fake Problems, has now made up his own indie folk version of “You Can’t Hurry Love” for Artistic Integrity Records’ comp album, Not the Same Old Song: A Tribute to Motown. Farren’s contribution is one of 18 tracks redoing the most time-honored Motown songs including “My Girl,” “Dancing in the Street” and “Please, Mr. Postman.” Artists such as The Please and Thank Yous, Dogjaw, Mean Sean and Jack & Ace are also featured.
The album, released Jan. 1, is selling for $3 on Artistic Integrity Records’ Bandcamp. Though the compilation will not be sold through physical copies, they included the following message on their Bandcamp page: “just ‘donate’ $5 or more, and i’ll send you a record. the more you donate, the more you get.”