Ace of Spades
"Ace of Spades" is a Motörhead song that has been covered live by Ween.
Song Details
Bassist Dave Dreiwitz sings the lead vocals for live performances of "Ace of Spades".
Ween first covered "Ace of Spades" at a unique and informal 1991 show with friends (including Dreiwitz) billed as Green Lipped Mussels.[1] At this performance, Gene Ween notes that it was Dean's idea to cover the song:
"Mickey had a good point, he said that he respects the song so much that we should do it. . . . It's really a shame that we're about to do this song, but we're gonna do it. Have mercy on us, and please forgive us . . . but we're gonna do it, 'cause I love Dave's voice, and Dave's gonna sing this song."[2]
Over a decade after this one-off show, Ween brought "Ace of Spades" back on a recurring basis in 2003 during the Quebec era, and have continued to play it occasionally ever since, including at the infamous Vancouver show in 2011.[3] In addition, Dean Ween has played it at several solo shows, including with the Dean Ween Group (always with Dreiwitz); and Dreiwitz even played it solo at several Gene Ween acoustic shows, singing and playing bass alone.[4]
The song itself was written by Lemmy Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, and Phil Taylor of Motörhead, and is the title track of their 1980 album Ace of Spades.[5] It is often considered to be Motörhead's most definitive and iconic song.
Song Themes
References
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/setlist.php?band=all%20bands&show_id=827
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/Ween1991-07-15/WeenGreenLippedMussels1991-07-15t10.flac#
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=2
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=2
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_of_Spades_(song)