I believe this marks the second time I have posted both an original song and a cover of said song.  Oddly enough, "Baby Got Back" was the first one, and the Talking Heads tune "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" is now the second.  Seems like a rather odd pairing, to be sure, but hey, that's just the kind of guy I am.  I first heard this live Shawn Colvin version (from her 1994 all-covers album appropriately titled Cover Girl) when it was used in the film Wordplay (a documentary about crossword puzzles) and was impressed instantly by it.

It goes back to what I talked about earlier regarding the merits of "guy and guitar", or "girl and guitar" in this case - you cannot play and sing a song half-assed in that manner and expect me to just look past it and blow sunshine up your rear end over your lyrical prowess.  Your voice and guitar have to sound good.  You have to sing and play well.  And it helps to bring in a few more people, perhaps some string players or percussionists or maybe a second guitarist, to add some color and fill out your arrangement.  Then, and only then, will I even give an ass's rat about what you're singing about, even if you're covering a song I already know and like.

So yes, even though it's not really my thing, it is possible for a folkie-type to score points with me.  And this song did so in a big way.

Hear "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" on Last.fm.

Watch another live performance on YouTube.  Is it me, or has the Tube of You been pretty damned unreliable lately?