We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of 2008, and I’m starting to think about the best concerts I’ve seen so far this year. Picking the top two shows is easy as the second and third installments of Paul Simon’s Love In Hard Times were such incredible musical experiences that satisfied all of my senses.
As a special treat for the holiday weekend I’ve put a mix together of my favorite performances from those two shows. We begin with David Byrne’s “I’ll make you think I wrote this tune” version of I Know What I Know before we move on to phenomenal Brazilian singer Luciana Souza’s brilliant take on Can’t Run But. Amos Lee delivers Peace Like A River, while Gillian Welch teams with Paul Simon and David Rawlings for a gorgeous Sounds of Silence.
My mom’s gonna love Josh Groban’s duet with Simon on Bridge Over Troubled Water, but I loved it too. Olu Dara offers a completely different interpretation of Slip Slidin’ Away, yet Grizzly Bear’s Mother and Child Reunion takes the prize for the most unique cover of the residency. We finish with my permagrin moment: Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo performing the spine-tingling Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.
- Previously on HT: Byrne Knows What He Knows
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AWESOME POST! THIS ROCKS! ALL CAPS!
That Bryne cover of a I Know What I Know – is amazing. You could easily tell someone who didn’t know better it was a Talking Heads song.
GREAT GREAT stuff. Awesome choices
THANK YOU FOR THIS
been searching everywhere for a recording of the grizzly bear song
it blows me away
gives me chills!
thank you!!!
this grizzly bear cover is insanely beautiful. ive been looking for a recording really hard! is there anyway we could get an mp3?
this is so beautiful