in which two versions of the same song are presented

so, i didn't get to go see frightened rabbit when they played both la and anaheim in october (i was so upset about it, i actually had a dream the night i should have gone about being at the show). it's funny how people can become so attached to bands and see them over and over again and find each experience enlightening and relevant. i feel that way with the frabbit - there's just something about their music that really hits me right in the chest. it stays with me, which is what good music should do, right? i know we music blogs often sound like we are the music snob brigade (and honestly, we usually are), but the truth is - if you love music and it speaks to you, then it's all good, friends.



anyway! i wanted to share a cover song frightened rabbit recorded recently. it's a bit different from their normal stuff, but it's still worth a listen. scott hutchison's voice is warm and low and lulls you through a story about how it feels to watch a family member go off to war when your feelings are conflicted. it's raw and heartfelt, and even though it was written by the philistines jr., frightened rabbit does it justice. that's not to say the original isn't good - because it really is. the philistines jr. version is brittle and bright, beautiful in spite of pain. frabbit's is darker - but really, the two versions are like different sides to a coin. it's all a matter of perspective - does pain need to be dark? or masked in false cheer?


this fall, as a companion piece to their album, if a band plays in the woods...?, the philistines jr. will release if a lot of bands play in the woods...? featuring a buttload of awesome bands covering and remixing their songs. included in the roster are we were promised jetpacks, interpol, jonsi, the national, and tokyo police club. honestly, people. can you resist an album with all of those brilliant artists?

i think not. i am so looking forward to it!

head on over to the philistines jr. website HERE and check out the album. and then have yourself a listen to frightened rabbit's cover below:

my brother tom
he is a green beret
and he's fighting on for the good ol' USA
but now he might go
and we're not so gung ho
anymore

our brother tom
he is a green beret
and he's fighting on for the good ol' USA
and now he doesn't have to go
and he can watch all his favorite tv shows
all day long

(mp3) my brother tom, the green beret (the philistines jr. cover) by frightened rabbit (via we all want someone to shout for)

now stream the original and see how they compare:

Find more artists like The Philistines Jr at Myspace Music