Songs I Can Never Get Too Much Of Part 1
May. 23rd, 2009 10:57 pmRufus Wainwright's April Fool
There's about a hundred versions of Hallelujah by now, I'm sure. This is still my favorite, whether because of the association with a movie I like or just because it was the first version I heard and sounds the most "right" to me.
So that's how I first discovered Rufus Wainwright, but now my favorite song has to be April Fools. I'm not sure why. Something about the melody, I just can't ever hear it too often. And now having seen the bizarre and awesome music video that goes with it, I like it even more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5InMvddwyk (Embedding disabled on that one, you'll just have to go check it out!)
There's about a hundred versions of Hallelujah by now, I'm sure. This is still my favorite, whether because of the association with a movie I like or just because it was the first version I heard and sounds the most "right" to me.
So that's how I first discovered Rufus Wainwright, but now my favorite song has to be April Fools. I'm not sure why. Something about the melody, I just can't ever hear it too often. And now having seen the bizarre and awesome music video that goes with it, I like it even more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5InMvddwyk (Embedding disabled on that one, you'll just have to go check it out!)