2007-12-07

Ten days of perfect tunes

The Knife - Heartbeats - Live


See also: José González version

Winter is officially here... and that means it's the season in which the music of The Knife is best enjoyed. José González is a Swedish singer-songwriter who made a name for himself covering the original "Heartbeats" by The Knife. Whether consciously or not, the band's live rendition takes the song in a similar direction. The album cut, from Deep Cuts, carries the dark introspection of the lyrics upon an electro-pop cloud to the heavens.
González's cover version reached #9 on the UK chart, while the only chart the Knife's version cracked was the Swedish chart - peaking at #54.

Links:

The Knife [official site]
The Knife [myspace]

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