I think it was Vince who pointed out the contradiction between the poetry and the music, and we decided that the words and melody were worth exploring and presenting in an entirely different context.” “It’s a piece about desperation and heartbreak, but you don’t get any of that from the original, at least in a musical sense. “We primarily chose to cover ‘Sunshine’ because we wanted to portray the lyrical content of the song in a more accurate light,” violinist Chris Baum tells us. You may recognize their take on “You Are My Sunshine” from last year’s live performance of it, but today we’re proud to exclusively host the “Sunshine” MP3 – the band’s first studio release in over three years, off their new album Shiny Eyed Babies. ![]() While their covers don’t come around as often as we’d like, they’re an absolute treat every time they do. ![]() Their covers somehow manage to simultaneously be both nuanced and almost overwhelmingly powerful, and to work with their source material instead of feeling like they’re working on it. ![]() It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Bent Knee here at Cover Me.
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