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Old 02-21-2020, 04:36 PM   #929 (permalink)
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^ That is actually the only cover version of a Wire song I've ever liked. It takes the ethereal quality of the original and aerates and lifts it - which suits the song very well. And yet, the live version is appealing in a completely different, geometric, herky-jerky way. I can't choose!

I remember watching the whole concert on YouTube and was totally floored when I heard that song. The live version is one of my atf songs to play in plug.dj - sharing the awesomeness of The 15th (live) as much as possible.
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