Nov 162009
This is one of those songs where I heard the cover first, and because of that, I like the cover better than the original. Of course, that’s mostly attributed to the stark contrast between The Knife’s Swedish-electro and Jose Gonzalez’s easy acoustic. After becoming so fond of the cover, I find The Knife’s version almost unlistenable – even today.
But, if the measure of a songwriter is in what other artists can do with their songs, then it may just be that The Knife are genius and I’m missing the point completely, which – when it comes to me – is almost always a possibility.
Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats (The Knife cover) (mp3) from Veneer
