Covers of MGMT can be found far and wide, but one that stands out to me as...cute(?) is Sunday Girl's cover of "Time To Pretend."
Released back in 2010 some time, there's something a bit unusual about it: It sounds like a live recording, but there's a well-produced video to go along with it. One might believe that the music video is in fact the source of the live recording, but clearly she's lip syncing. That, and harmonies aren't exactly easy for one person to create on the fly.
Guess it doesn't matter. Good music is good music.
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Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 21, 2011
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There are those who would argue that it wasn't until The Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?" was featured in the closing credits of Fight Club that it became a famous song. Those people are probably wrong. This song is a timeless classic. Deal with it.That s...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 27, 2010
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This isn't new, but I just heard it so I figured I would share. It's British band The Kooks taking on MGMT's "Kids". The cool thing about this to me is the fact that it's acoustic. It's always fun to hear a great electro hit covered acoustically beca...
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Justin Lam
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Sep 24, 2013
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So Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills" mixed together with an acoustic-driven "Le Temps de l'Amour" from French songstress Francoise Hardy? Sounds pretty disastrous in my own head, but Brit songstress Whinnie Williams manages to bring this piece ...
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Hannah Levy
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Jan 11, 2012
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Maya Laner of Local Hero (we featured their single "Lady Wisconsin" back in December) recently recorded the sweetest little cover song we ever did hear. Her rendition of The Ronettes' 1963 classic ""Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love" is delicate, an...
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