Paolo Nutini covers "Wake Up"

no, this cannot wait until Sunday.



if you had asked me, before I watched this video, if I would like to hear a cover of Arcade Fire's "Wake Up", I'd probably have said "no". because that song is so perfect, and I wouldn't want anything to tarnish it.

but this is just, like, a spectacular homage to the greatness that is "Wake Up". extraordinarily well done, extremely sincere and, to be quite frank, simply beautiful.

Paolo Nutini - Wake Up (Arcade Fire cover) [mp3]

band of the week: Paolo Nutini

I just came across this guy on Tuesday, while browsing last.fm and I absolutely love him. from the first couple of seconds, he immediately made my list of things to buy the next time I'm record shopping.

I don't know how I've gone all of my life without listening to him.
a. he's Scottish
b. he has a gorgeous, soulful voice, very Gavin Degraw
c. he has Italian blood.

like hello, future Mr. Hanan.

ahem, ok, so a little bit about this strapping young lad:
he's twenty two, very young and talented, like Zach Condon (only very very different). his debut The Streets was released in 2006, at the age of 19. album number two, Sunny Side Up, was released this May.

his music can be sunny, like Matt Costa, or nostalgic, like Ryan Adams, but it always has a sexy twist, like Adam Levine. that's about all you need to know.

now listen (and get ready to swoon):


I love this song. it really does suck to be treated like a little kid just because you're 18 or so. in the states, it sucks to be under 21 when you go to gigs.


awesome.


I love Jools Holland. he always has great musical guests. or so youtube leads me to believe.


so pretty.

he covered Amy Winehouse. that makes so much sense, it isn't even funny.



this is cool, kind of like Pete Doherty's tribute to Arcady

I realized, as I browsed youtube, that I had heard him before, on a commercial:



I remember totally digging the song, but thinking "oh, I'll look up the song the next time I see the commercial", which never actually happened. I don't watch very much tv, I don't know what got into me, not looking the song up that very minute. on a slightly related note, when I was about twelve years old, I wanted to make commercials.

visit Paolo on MYSPACE. he's currently on tour.