“Time After Time” is one of my favorite songs of all time and on my short list of the best things to come out of the 80s. Yet, there are other artists who still have managed to bring something refreshing to this timeless tune.
Stolen Shack
I heard this on Pandora the other day. This indie band washes the song with a nice, rustic—almost medieval—feel. From their website: “Cyndi Lauper started out as a dulcimer player, which makes it seem natural that Gabe plays harpsichord on this one – an instrument very similar in timbre to the dulcimer.”
Eva Cassidy
This singer—from Washington, DC—mostly spent her career in small venues. But, like another posthumously-celebrated artist Iz (mentioned earlier in this blog), her sparse arrangements and piercing vocals seemed to imbue the songs she touched with an extra layer of meaning. She gives Cyndi a run for her money with this rendition.
The original: The video is a campy mess, and still can’t ruin this gem.
Monday, March 22, 2010
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