The Knife's "Heartbeats"

Mr. Powell sent me The Knife's "Deep Cuts" album, which I'm confident to say is an appropriate title... because this is a perfect record. I haven't really been in love with a whole record in awhile... "Heartbeats" is my jam - it's so sweet, plainly speaking, and has incredible beats to back it up. It makes me feel like it's Spring outside, instead of a blanket of fresh, cold, lonesome snow.

Now, you probably have heard the Jose Gonzales version on that Sony commercial everyone is having a boner for.
(Myself included, the advert is simply beautiful. Good job Sony!)
It's the one with the bouncy balls set loose in San Franisco opposite Coit Tower.
This is a shot from the ad's filming.

Incredible how, stripped down and powered by dual vocals and a filtered acoustic guitar, a song can lose all its optimism and vigor. It brings about a different emotion, like if The Knife version is the first signs of Spring, the Jose Gonzales track is like the dead of Winter. Both beautiful in their own separate ways, inspiring different kinds of sentiments.

You can see the balls galore/boner inducing commercial here: http://www.bravia-advert.com/
You can hear Jose's full cover version here: http://myspace.com/josegonzalezmusic
You can hear the original version by The Knife here: www.theknife.net