Everywhere
by Seb
And welcoming in this lovely new site is the first YouTube find.
What happens when you fuse together a late-1980s Fleetwood Mac classic with a late-2000s Indie Rock band with African influences? The result is this cover of Everywhere by Vampire Weekend. I’m a big fan of Vampire Weekend – their sound is clean, modern and interesting. Their songs are not huge anthems to be sung in arenas – they are short, quiet and energetic stories of romance, class warfare and architecture.
So, Everywhere? The bass line is a strong part of the song and the groove fits in with their set. However, they’ve stripped away most of the organ and synthesised parts, which leaves the song bare at times. The crowd know the song and sign along rapturously. When you compare to it a live performance by the Mac, it may fall a little flat but Vampire Weekend haven’t desecrated the musical history of Everywhere, they’ve just done a decent cover.
So enjoy this Upper West Side Soweto version of Christine McVie’s request for love and attention.
