America - Best version?

i_b_b_o_r_g

Simon and Garfunkel's original? -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W773ZPJhcVw


Or First Aid Kit's cover? -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy70q_awGUk


They sound pretty much the same, but which one is the best version of this beautiful song from the film Almost Famous?

i_b_b_o_r_g

FAK for me

Saga Lout

Got to be S&G for me.

Baldybonce

Pat Metheny and Anna Maria Jopek

SDAddick

Brilliant song. Simon & Garfunkel, but First Aid Kit's version is, as always, beautiful. And their video is very cool as well.

Fumbluff

Thought you meant the country, I was gonna go for the version in Planet of the Apes...

stackitsteve

Thought you meant our national anthem

TEL

Original....the girls were a bit off key and Im not keen on them both singing together.....they sound better on solos

Bangkokaddick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-062j9dafg



You've missed the best version (at least for old prog rock fans like me!)

3blokes

This was one of my favourite songs at the time, so S & G from here.
Having had a proper listen now to the FAK one, that certainly has its moments, but for some songs it's the version that you grow up with that always hooks you.

cafcfan

Bangkokaddick said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-062j9dafg



You've missed the best version (at least for old prog rock fans like me!)

That's a relief. There are more than two versions. I thought I was going to be obliged to take @i_b_b_o_r_g to task on the use of best in the thread title. Now I don't have to.

Henry Irving

TEL said:

Original....the girls were a bit off key and Im not keen on them both singing together.....they sound better on solos

This.

stonemuse

I like First Aid Kit a lot but their version does not beat the original