“Tonight there’s calling strangers”

I don’t know who The Swell Season are, but, God bless them, they’ve done the best cover of “Drive All Night” ever.  The singer absolutely understands what this great song is about. He even drags out the word “lives”, which is essential.

A live full-band version exists, too, and it is just as good.

Filed under: Popular Music on March 7th, 2010

2 Responses to ““Tonight there’s calling strangers””

  1. Steve Clay, on March 13th, 2010 at 17:22 Said:

    It’s the duo from the movie Once, which I haven’t seen. I’m not crazy about their Oscar-winning song from that, but some other ones are pretty good.

  2. Dana, on March 13th, 2010 at 22:35 Said:

    Ah! You’re right. That movie was depressing. And you’re also right about the Oscar song not being as good as the other ones. Be that as it may, their “Drive All Night” lives up to my impossibly high standards.

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