Friday, December 10, 2010

Brandon Flowers Breathes New Life Into Forgotten U2 Track

I'm generally against covers of U2 songs (the reasons for which I articulate here), but holy freaking crap. This particular song, from U2's album Pop, is lyrically and structurally beautiful, but I think one could argue that U2's original recording left much to be desired and does not inject into the song the same amount of feeling and conviction as does Mr. Flowers in this performance. The result: through Flowers, the song experiences a kind of rebirth during this performance, and it leaves one hoping that an audio track might be available for purchase someday.

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