Børne og hunde og gevær og roser

This morning I was looking at some French (I think) mp3 blog, which alerted me to the fact that Victoria Bergsman (ex-Concretes), currently working under the moniker Taken by Trees, has recorded a cover of the Guns n' Roses song Sweet Child O' Mine. An interesting choice for her, to say the very least -- but also a very good choice. It's really, really pretty, and I like the Taken by Trees version far better than the original.

This may not seem like saying much unless you know that during my middle and early high school years, I was very into that, er, louder kind of music. I nominated a Guns n' Roses song for my high school graduation song (of course it didn't win, and I don't remember what did) and they'll probably always be one of those embarrassing secret love bands for me. Something like that.

But anyway, the Taken by Trees cover is phenomenal, and the pace and orchestration of this rendition seem much more fitting to the lyrics. I have now played it about twenty-two times in a row. Although there's no download this time, you can stream the thing on myspace (along with its B-side, called Above You). If you tend to prefer youtube, there's also a video, although it unfortunately goes through only about half the song before cutting out -- and if you do choose this route, I wouldn't recommend actually watching the video. Unless you're really into dog grooming. I'm not.

As far as purchasing is concerned, it appears to have been released as a tour-only 7", so unless you are fortunate enough to be going to the Seattle show tonight (last stop on the (very short) tour), good luck finding a physical copy. Otherwise, mp3 copies are available through itunes. That's all for now.