SONG OF THE DAY [#262]

'small town boy' | jose gonzales

it's been a while since i've thrown some covers up here, and since i know there's a lot of you who enjoy covers, here you go. today you jose gonzalez covering a couple of absolute classics. the first is another entrant in the 'let's-do-an-acoustic-version-of-a-hit-80s-song.' in this case it's jose gonzalez covering the bronski beat classic, 'small town boy' [am i the only who gets shivers every time i hear jimmy sommerville's voice?] i've not heard too much jose gonzalez, but i've had several friends recommend him. this version of 'small town boy' really makes me want to hear more.

the second is a cover of my absolute most favorite massive attack song, 'teardrop,' [barely eeking out 'unfinished sympathy] which, incidentally, serves as the theme music for the t.v. show 'house.' i love elizabeth fraser [cocteau twins vocalist], so naturally i'm a little partial to the original, but jose does a fine job on his version.

you can check out some jose gonazalez here and here.

→ jose gonzalez: small town boy
→ jose gonzalez: teardrop | video
→ bronksi beat: small town boy | video
→ massive attack: teardrop | video