This is beautiful.
On the way to Bonnaroo this year, my sister showed me this Mix CD she had made that was composed of only cover songs.
A lot of them I had heard before, but there were several that were completely new to me and, I must confess, that I was very impressed.
One of the songs was a cover of Fleet Foxes’ “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song,” performed by a female duo that goes by the name of First Aid Kit.
Check out their myspace here.
After falling in love with the song, I decided to look it up on youtube. When the video started, I thought I might have picked the wrong one. I couldn’t believe that that voices I had heard from the track on my sister’s Mix could have come from these two girls. They have a very natural look that is innocent and unassuming all at once. But, as soon as they open their mouths, all doubt disappears. This is an extremely moving song to begin with and their rendition is haunting, yet beautiful and moving as well.
Give it a listen.
The girl on the right looks so much like a girl I went to high school with. Anyway, love the song!