Florence Does Candi

'Time after time, I think oh Lord whats the use. Time after time, I think its just no good."

Some songs you like, some songs you love, and some songs can be said to truly be the soundtrack to your life. You're not allowed to have too many of the last category, that's just the rules. But I can safely say that Candi Staton's 1991 dance anthem You've Got The Love makes the cut...if I could wake up to it every morning I would probably be a happier prerson.

Because of this I was a little aprehensive when I heard a cover of this imense track towards the end of Florence and the Machine's debut release Lungs. But I shouldn't have worried, as this ladies 'lungs" were born to belt out gospel ballads just like this. She stays pretty faithful to Staton's original, but chops out the long instrumental sections to make a sharper track with Florence's vocals obviously the focus. Making this the fifth single of the album is a pretty bizarre choice if you ask me, when The Source version is so fresh in peoples mind, but if meant a beautiful film clip like this then so be it.

London's current "it" band The XX stripped back the intensity of the track in a major way to put out a totally fresh take on the anthem. I don't really understand why it's being called a remix, when its clearly a cover...at least for the first two and a half minutes. But whatever, I like it. (P.s. I swear I can hear some very Gotye like sounds underneath, no?)


The XX-You've Got The Love (mp3)