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This song (the original Sigur Ros’ version) has been rotating heavily on my list of late. (I tend to really repeat songs that I’m into for the moment). Yes yes, old track. But I’ve said it before, music have no expiry date.

Anyhoo, here’s a decent attempt by the goofy Scientists (linked from á la discothèque).

Download: We Are Scientists - Hoppipolla (MP3)

And here’s the video, by Sigur Ros.

Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker (?) going all solo and acoustic on the popular OutKast song, Hey Ya!

It’s weird to have the drumbeat towards the last 50 seconds of the song, but brilliant cover nonetheless. He almost made the song like his own, and I happen to like the original and this acoustic version is even better.

Download: Mat Weddle - Hey Ya! (OutKast cover, MP3 format)

Credits to Mocking Music for the download. Click here to see the YouTube video, and here for a cover of Radiohead’s Idioteque by Obadiah Parker.

Updated an hour later: Another acoustic version of Hey Ya! by some Icelandic dude you couldn’t even pronounce his name. Get the song from The Sigur Ros Message Board.

Inspired by the movie High Fidelity, here’s my Top 5 songs that got me hooked in past 5 days. These are the songs I listened to alot, as the title suggest, for the past 5 days. And what gets me hooked really depends on the state I am in. Right now I feel fucked. Shattered. And bloody lonely.

1. Breathless by Better than Ezra

I’ve always like Better than Ezra since the Good-days. And their latest album, Before the Robots only stamped that likeness even more. The first single from Robots, A Lifetime was really good (and I heard it played on Red 104.9 a few times, good for Red). But with Robots still on heavy rotations on my playlist, I’m taken to like Breathless more now. Breathless is a love song. And BTE plays pretty good rock love songs, like how rock songs should be played. I’ll never judge you. I can only love you.

2. Sigur Ros

I don’t care if I don’t understand a word they’re singing. They don’t sing much anyways. And I don’t have a song to single out from them. The reason why they’re in this list is because their latest album, Takk is fucking awesome. I can never get tired of it, yet. You’ve got to listen to the album as a whole to experience a mind bobbling journey. Pure orgasmic listening.

3. If There is a Chance by The Cardigans

The Swedish band that brings you Lovefool, My Favorite Game, and Lovefool. I would never expect to hear a slow, beautiful song by them. Nina Persson’s voice in If There is a Chance is soothing, yet overwhelming in sadness unlike any of their other songs that I heard of. The MP3 can be downloaded from the previous post, while it’s still up.

4. Teardrop by Elbow (MP3 format)

I must admit I couldn’t remember how the original Massive Attack’s version goes, but if this is not a cover version, it is nothing short of greatness. Thanks to Achtung Baby! for still keeping the MP3 alive. The same MP3 can also be downloaded here, while it’s still up.

5. Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins

Out of love and out of feeling. Enough said.