Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others (feat. Michael McDonald)

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Grizzly Bear have finally released their gorgeous “While You Wait For The Other,” and amazingly enough, Michael McDonald can be heard covering the song on the B-side. You can’t help but smile when you hear McDonald’s deep baritone voice hit the track singing.

If Michael McDonald was going to cover a Grizzly Bear track, “While You Wait For The Others” would be the one. The cover is nearly identical to the original, but McDonald throws in his signature blue-eyed soul howls, kicking ass and taking names. A great listen, sure, but it really misses the spot Grizzly Bear’s version hits so well. Listen to the cover here or get it on iTunes, or order the 7″

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Adamx September 1, 2009 at 8:00 pm

This is simultaneously awesome and hilarious. Thanks for the DL. :)

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vic September 1, 2009 at 8:01 pm

Seriously, I agree with the guy above me. This is epic. Yacht Rock FTW

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Anonymous September 1, 2009 at 8:05 pm

oh my god. Michael McDonald OWNS this track. It’s magnificent.

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f**k yes. September 1, 2009 at 8:06 pm

This absolutely made my day.

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Austin September 1, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Luis, I disagree. I think it hits that spot just as well as Grizzly Bear.

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Lana September 4, 2009 at 7:04 pm

It may seem all wrong, but it sounds amazing.

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Joel September 8, 2009 at 8:42 pm

Fantastic. Thanks for posting this.

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PenaltyKillah February 21, 2010 at 12:07 am

Yes, it’s truly amazing! I think this is a reoccurring trend of veteran musicians covering newer hipsters. In 2002, Rick Rubin selected the NIN song “Hurt” for Johnny Cash to record, along with “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode. More recently, Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip performed a cover of Vampire Weekend’s “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa”, which contained the verse “Feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel”. (Gabriel sang “Feels so unnatural, To sing your own name” instead.)

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