So I was recently listening to Such Great Heights and had a brief argument over who sang this song originally, Iron and Wine or The Postal Service. If you havent heard either of these renditions of the song, Iron and Wine does a much more acoustic down tempo version, while The Postal Service version is much more up tempo with a more electropop sound. I love both versions but I was surprised to find out it was Ben Gibbard of The Postal Service who was the author of this great song. While I was searching I also found some great other covers. Check em out. Which is your favorite?
Of course I have start this out with a live performance by the original. Here it is...
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
and then there were the covers...
Ben Fold's - jTV in Australia
Iron and Wine - from the Garden State Soundtrack
Firebrand Boy - an 8-bit cover
Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls - beautiful piano cover
CONFIDE - a metalcore tribute
Tip the Van - a progressive ska cover
Streetlight Manifesto - an american ska cover
This just begins to scratch the surface.... Tell me which cover you like the most! Or if your a purist and stick with Ben....
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