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yoyostring
09/29/09, 08:48 PM
Which version of Such Great Heights do you prefer?
yoyostring
09/29/09, 08:49 PM
i personally prefer Iron and Wine's version of the song.
Indoor Living
09/29/09, 10:04 PM
I can honestly say I don't like Iron And Wine.
yoyostring
09/29/09, 10:07 PM
I can honestly say I don't like Iron And Wine.

fair enough. I'm just curious if anyone else feels the same way i do..it's rare i enjoy a cover more than the original.
Indoor Living
09/29/09, 10:10 PM
fair enough. I'm just curious if anyone else feels the same way i do..it's rare i enjoy a cover more than the original.
Free Fallin' by John Mayer blows Tom Petty out of the water to me. I know where you're coming from.
loganmmm
09/29/09, 10:50 PM
I love the Iron & Wine version. Postal Service version is... eh.

Also, Hurt performed by Johnny Cash is much better the Nine Inch Nails version. I'm sure there is an entire thread in the music forum dedicated to covers that are better than the originals.
kazuma_ootaro28
09/30/09, 03:59 AM
Wasn't digging Iron & Wine's version as much as others did, to be honest.
briewer
09/30/09, 07:28 AM
I love Iron & Wine, but his version of the song was absolutely atrocious.
NateFoundGlory
09/30/09, 10:50 AM
Postal Service would have won for me, but Sam Beam's beard...
blinkme
09/30/09, 01:10 PM
Free Fallin' by John Mayer blows Tom Petty out of the water to me. I know where you're coming from.

Agreed! I voted Postal Service.
Neo Cassady
09/30/09, 01:19 PM
Each version gives the song a completely opposite mood than the other. Which is why I love both.
bard
09/30/09, 01:21 PM
I&w
mrnegativezero
09/30/09, 09:12 PM
I prefer the original. Iron & Wine's just never connected with me the same way.
kdefrisc
09/30/09, 11:41 PM
please. TPS
SanePsychotic
10/01/09, 04:52 AM
I love both, but the original is slightly better to me.
zachff
10/01/09, 06:08 AM
Usps
NateFoundGlory
10/01/09, 01:43 PM
Confide

X-)
just.Starla.
10/01/09, 02:22 PM
I love the Iron & Wine version, but The Postal Service one is my favorite.
Absurdburd
10/01/09, 02:35 PM
The Postal Service version just seems to work better
blue_bedlight
10/01/09, 08:55 PM
I love Postal Service's version of Against All Odds. It is amazing.
inthemidst
10/02/09, 06:37 AM
BOTH! Love that song, but the two are sonically opposite. One is analog (Iron and Wine), the other is digital (TPS), but you have to give the nod to the one who wrote the song, though.
HometownHero
10/02/09, 01:43 PM
The Postal Service. With good headphones that song sounds awesome
11:11
10/02/09, 02:35 PM
I love Iron & Wine, but his version of the song was absolutely atrocious.
My thoughts precisely.
Radiology
10/03/09, 07:25 AM
The Postal Service wins with this song but Iron & Wine is much better than The Postal Service over-all.
nonamesleft
10/03/09, 07:56 AM
Original.
WhoSaidThat?
10/03/09, 02:30 PM
I misunderstood this poll at first. Voted I&W. Never heard TPS version.
HoldThatSound
10/03/09, 03:10 PM
The Postal Service.
Thrice4Life
10/03/09, 03:13 PM
I like Ben Folds cover :)
Mochem
10/03/09, 04:33 PM
I misunderstood this poll at first. Voted I&W. Never heard TPS version.
...you should probably get on that.
WhoSaidThat?
10/03/09, 04:40 PM
...you should probably get on that.
Will do.
Mochem
10/03/09, 04:57 PM
Will do.
Most of the time I like the version that I hear first better. I don't know if it's because I hear it first or not. So that might be why you'll like the Iron & Wine version. But then again maybe you'll like the original better, I don't know. Either way, it's a great song from both artists.
WhoSaidThat?
10/03/09, 05:22 PM
Most of the time I like the version that I hear first better. I don't know if it's because I hear it first or not. So that might be why you'll like the Iron & Wine version. But then again maybe you'll like the original better, I don't know. Either way, it's a great song from both artists.
Actually, I picked Iron and Wine first because I misunderstood the poll. But yeah, I see what you're saying. I wouldn't be surprised if TPS version is superior.
saab_girl
10/04/09, 12:49 PM
Confide

X-)

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singyoutocoma
10/04/09, 06:49 PM
There's a live acoustic performance by Gibbard floating around that is my personal favorite.
EmaleeMae
10/06/09, 11:24 AM
The Postal Service, definitely.
Brand-new-123
10/07/09, 01:11 PM
http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/confide/default/confide--large-prf-1238787970.jpg

But seriously, The Postal Service
And Hours Pass
10/07/09, 02:59 PM
Free Fallin' by John Mayer blows Tom Petty out of the water to me. I know where you're coming from.
Agreed. And I voted TPS
xsinkshipsx
10/07/09, 10:26 PM
both are amazing but original wins
kbi the crowing
10/08/09, 02:03 PM
I prefer Iron & Wine's version soooooo much more
Cameronisonfire
10/10/09, 10:28 AM
So easy. Postal Service.
doppelganger
10/10/09, 02:11 PM
i like both :shrug:
but i listen to tps version more
azlisa
10/10/09, 04:12 PM
the original. ALWAYS.
Nick Hull
10/11/09, 05:31 PM
postal service. not even a good cover.
A7XXX
10/11/09, 07:05 PM
The Postal Service ftw. But on the other hand, I also like how Sam puts his own spin on it and it sounds like a different song altogether
newfoundmichael
10/11/09, 08:13 PM
Free Fallin' by John Mayer blows Tom Petty out of the water to me. I know where you're coming from.

Really? wow. I'm a John Mayer fan, but that's insane. haha
Viva Sonata
10/12/09, 10:31 AM
postal service
IceAge/HeatWave
10/12/09, 01:39 PM
Free Fallin' by John Mayer blows Tom Petty out of the water to me. I know where you're coming from.

no. i usually find myself at the very least being able to understand where you are coming from in these forums. but i could not disagree with you more friend.

i think the iron and wine version is so melodramatic and boring.
Indoor Living
10/12/09, 02:11 PM
no. i usually find myself at the very least being able to understand where you are coming from in these forums. but i could not disagree with you more friend.

i think the iron and wine version is so melodramatic and boring.
Fair enough. That's just how I feel.
bard
10/13/09, 06:24 AM
the results of this poll disappoints me.
Viva Sonata
10/13/09, 06:30 AM
HqvlwPn9eJk


This is why we can't have nice things.
bladerdude360
10/13/09, 09:15 AM
Postal Service by a long shot for me.
timb89
10/13/09, 05:32 PM
Postal Service would have won for me, but Sam Beam's beard...

http://www.dobi.nu/yourscenesucks/indiejesus/scene.jpg
uninspired_
10/14/09, 12:19 AM
HqvlwPn9eJk


This is why we can't have nice things.


Holy mother! That's hilarious. The synchronized parts are my favorite.
didwhat77times
10/14/09, 12:51 PM
I like both, but I prefer the Iron & Wine version.

There's a live acoustic performance by Gibbard floating around that is my personal favorite.
le2kzf1jIIA
With a few minor tweaks, it would be the perfect middle between Postal Service urgency and Iron & Wine mellowness.
Postal Service would have won for me, but Sam Beam's beard...
Ben's beard is quite impressive... I think he may have been using it to channel Sam.
briewer
10/14/09, 01:04 PM
HqvlwPn9eJk


This is why we can't have nice things.
Damn, I was going to post that. The youtube comments are lol-tastic.
johnrick7
10/14/09, 01:49 PM
i feel like iron & wine is gonna rape me when i listen to that song
Viva Sonata
10/16/09, 11:18 AM
i feel like iron & wine is gonna rape me when i listen to that song

Do you feel like the roofie's just kicked in and now they're feeling you up and whispering into your ear? Yeah me too.
Formatfun
10/16/09, 03:02 PM
I like them both. It's a great song. But there's something about Ben Gibbard's voice that makes him amazing. I pick original.
mike'smannequin
10/24/09, 11:37 AM
tps
yayitsjoe
10/24/09, 02:45 PM
they're both fantastic. but you can't get better than the original.