Wish my terrace sounded like this: El Perro Del Mar and Lykke Li sing "Change of Heart"

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Sometimes all a song needs to make it sing are some voices and an acoustic guitar. It helps to have voices that fit as well as El Perro Del Mar's and Lykke Li's, but the idea still holds. That stripped down scenario is what is happening here, as these two songbirds sing "Change of Heart" on a terrace, out in the world somewhere. It reminds me of how I would go to parties and see people playing guitar and/or singing off in a corner somewhere. Sure sometimes it comes off as "look at me" disease, but other times, it feels like a little musical oasis in a desert of drunkness. Check it out and see if it brings back any fond memories for you, too.

Words by Colin McLaughlin

Published on melophobe January 15, 2010.

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