Not much needs to be said about a singer/ songwriter by the name of José González who hails from Sweden. Why? Because of course the name José González immediately makes one think of Sweden...right? The son of two Chilean parents who migrated to Sweden in the mid 70's, José is the definition of a singer/ songwriter. In this cover of "Heartbeats" by The Knife, you truly see the art of musical interpretation in its finest sense. Some people cover songs and they drastically fail. Some sit in their apartment and cover Men at Work songs by candelight on a Saturday afternoon drinking Budweiser with sunglasses on (me). Some just have it down to a science. José is in this last "some," unless of course he drinks budweiser...
Classical guitar, nothing too crazy vocally, but a flawless performance. This was the song on Sony's Bravia commercial a few years back...the one with millions of bouncy balls going down a street in San Fran. Here you get José, his guitar, and perfection.
Who would have thought Sweden contributed more than Ikea and meatballs. I stand corrected. Cheers.
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