Cover Of The Day-Just Like Heaven

SCREW LANE KIFFIN. I HOPE L.A. OPENS UP AND IS SWALLOWED BY THE DEVIL HIMSELF. There, that cats out of the bag. I've been a little upset by the events of the last couple of days. Sorry, I had to release somewhere. But, my music won't leave me for a wealthier listener, that's for sure. I hope.

For the longest time, my view of the Cure was very mistaken. I saw the Cure as a couple of old gothic emo's who had a knack for white makeup and depressing songs of ex lovers and suicide. I guess I got the image from seeing images of the lead singer in magazines and such. I know, I know, don't judge a book by its cover, but have you seen the guy? Look. He looks like the best friend from My name is Earl had a makeover from Courtney Love. He's a strange guy. Nuff' Said.

However, one day I was scrounging Paste, my favorite music magazine's website for anything worth hearing and found this cover on the site's "Awesome of the Day", which is one of the coolest near daily pop culture 'splosions ever. This is my favorite cover of all time. It is remarkable. And while the two musicians are extrenuosuly (don't question me) remarkable at making music, the absolute spontanaeity of the video makes "Just Like Heaven" so relinquanient (I said don't question me). The video is shot in some suburban driveway outside of Atlanta. The camera is shaky and sound quality is mediocre at best. The singer, Damion Soumi, founder of the To Write Love On Her Arms campaign, has some serious trouble with the higher sections of the song. The audience of about four praises the performance with sarcastic South Park imitations. Through its imperfections, the song is perfect. Here is "Just Like Heaven", by The Cure, who I now have great respect for, and "Just Like Heaven", by two guys enjoying music.