Saturday, July 10, 2010

Cuts of the Week 07/11/10

This week I've dug up a great pair of interconnected cover songs for your listening pleasure. The first is an acoustic cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" by Irish crooner Damien Rice. To date, he hasn't delivered a strong follow up to rival his critically acclaimed debut "O" which contained the huge song, "The Blower's Daughter." That song has been translated into at least 2 other languages and just may have enjoyed bigger success than the original. I make that unofficial assessment based on the fact that when I was in Brazil in 2006, Seu Jorge and Ana Carolina's live cover "É Isso Aí (The Blower's Daughter)" was EVERYWHERE (and Brazil is huge...)

Anyway, take a listen to Rice's cover of Prince (he even includes a mini-Led Zeppelin cover within the song). As an added bonus, check out Seu Jorge and Ana Carolina's cover of Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter. It doesn't matter whether you can speak Portuguese or not, the feeling will come across clear as day.

Enjoy.



Damien Rice - "When Doves Cry" link




Seu Jorge & Ana Carolina - "É Isso Aí (The Blower's Daughter)" link
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2 comments:

  1. bpnycJuly 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    I am so ridiculously in love with (this version of) this song. The zeppelin interlude in the middle just seals it cold - brilliant (now when I listen to it again, I can hear this in guitar in the beginning). This version, to me (the zeppelin bit notwithstanding), is reminiscient of another acoustic I adore - Dirty Vegas' acoustic version of his own Days Go By. Both haunting and slightly heart-breaking. Great find, Matt.

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  2. MateoJuly 24, 2010 at 2:11 PM

    glad to hear you like it.

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