I really love Daniel's original and the Death Cab cover of this song. They bring two totally different feels to it.
Daniel's original sounds very desperate to me. He breathes heavy like he's on the verge of tears. He sounds very forlorn and alone. It's so sad and it makes you feel for him.
Musically I think it's pretty wistful in a awy. The guitar is twangy and dreamy. The piano is a bit stilted which characteristic of Daniel now. Overall it has a very lazy (not bad lazy) and dreamy quality to it.
The Death Cab For Cutie version is great too. I usually don't like Ben Gibbard's voice but I think it meshes well with Daniel's lyrics. The piano is so steady it's hauntingand I love love love the drums in the DCFC version. The cymbal crashes and offbeat drum rolls are sooo good. The bass part is very powerful at the right times and the strange noise effects they put in take it to a whole other level. Overall, they took a great song and made a wonderfully haunting and beautiful interpretation.
I really love Daniel's original and the Death Cab cover of this song. They bring two totally different feels to it.
Daniel's original sounds very desperate to me. He breathes heavy like he's on the verge of tears. He sounds very forlorn and alone. It's so sad and it makes you feel for him.
Musically I think it's pretty wistful in a awy. The guitar is twangy and dreamy. The piano is a bit stilted which characteristic of Daniel now. Overall it has a very lazy (not bad lazy) and dreamy quality to it.
The Death Cab For Cutie version is great too. I usually don't like Ben Gibbard's voice but I think it meshes well with Daniel's lyrics. The piano is so steady it's hauntingand I love love love the drums in the DCFC version. The cymbal crashes and offbeat drum rolls are sooo good. The bass part is very powerful at the right times and the strange noise effects they put in take it to a whole other level. Overall, they took a great song and made a wonderfully haunting and beautiful interpretation.