Chen is one of the myriad voices of Postmodern Jukebox, one who has a degree in jazz to boot.

Well, this is certainly different, an efficient and effective smooth funk production, with the chops of Steely Dan and the emotion ofвЂ¦ well, not of Steely Dan, clearly, but maybe of some cool, languid soulboy, a bastard son of Stevie Wonder and Amy Winehouse. (Yes, yes, but of course you havenвЂ™tвЂ¦.) Scary Pockets feat.Kenton Chen вЂ“ The Scientist (Coldplay cover) If you have heard this version, there is a guilty chance you have seen the film Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, for which this had been commissioned. Rae has, of course, a track record of angst, both in real life and on record, and she has proven herself an adept cover artist, appearing on tributes to as varied as Fats Domino and Tom Waits, as well as being called upon by no less than Herbie Hancock for his sublime Joni Letters. IвЂ™m usually no great fan of bolted-on strings for an added emotional tug, but here they are perfect. Muting the piano a little, less of the frantic bashing of MartinвЂ™s urgent entreaty, Corinne Bailey Rae gives вЂњThe ScientistвЂќ a makeunder that portrays a quieter desperation, her voice having almost given up the ghost. Corinne Bailey Rae вЂ“ The Scientist (Coldplay cover) Strangely, few men tackle it, perhaps for fear of showing their feminine side. Unsurprisingly there is a plethora of reedy, needy female renditions, choking back their tears over weedy piano or guitar arrangements. And, given the fairly tight construct of the song, there are few ways of tackling it in other styles than sad. He sounds genuinely sorry enough.ДЇar and away the most covered of all the songs by this band, most versions of вЂњThe ScientistвЂќ suffer from being over-emoting recreations that make you weep in other ways than the authors intended. Catnip both to the lovelorn and those in love, it has become a favorite of slow dancers, although quite who or what the scientist was or is remains enigmatic. From their second album, 2002вЂ™s A Rush of Blood to the Head, вЂњThe ScientistвЂќ is the insanely catchy standout ballad in a record chock-full of earworm melodies. In the time old time old of an unreconstructed music snob, I like to prefer their old stuff, always finding a tall poppy anathema to my enjoyment. No, thatвЂ™s unfair, but the band do present an easy target, being so damn successful and so damn ubiquitous. Despite the near impossibility of recreating Chris MartinвЂ™s falsetto, you just canвЂ™t stop yourself from trying, hating yourself as you then have to. вЂњThe ScientistвЂќ is the one song that even the most ardent Coldplay phobes can grudgingly admit to, if not actually liking, agreeing that itвЂ™s a good song, with nine out of ten subconsciously singing along with it, sotto voce, should it ever appear of the radio. Up&Up 19.Five Good CoversВ presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song. Staying Alive (Bee Gees cover with Barry Gibb) 17. To Love Somebody (Bee Gees cover with Barry Gibb) 16. Everglow (piano solo by Chris due to technical difficulties) 8. Paradise (followed by the Tiesto Remix) 7. 'Coldplay end the weekend with a bang bringing powerful and emotive pop anthems to Worthy Farm.My Way (Frank Sinatra cover with Sir Michael Eavis) ' Staying Alive (Bee Gees cover with Barry Gibb) 17. To Love Somebody (Bee Gees cover with Barry Gibb) 16. Boys That Sing (Viola Beach cover) 13. Everglow (piano solo by Chris due to technical difficulties) 8. Paradise (followed by the Tiesto Remix) 7.

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