Who's version of 'Heartbeats' is best? the knife or Jose Gonzalez? (you can hear them both on myspace)

Answer 1

I would say the Jose Gonzalez version. The original Knife version is fun, spiky pop, but Jose brings out a depth and emotional resonance in the song that I doubt even its authors thought it could contain. Which for me is the mark of a great cover version - when it throws a completely different perspective on a tune rather than slavishly copying it note for note. Good question.

Answer 2

I much prefer the Jose Gonzalez cover, maybe because I heard it first.
When I heard the original by The Knife I was amazed at how different it was, very 80's electro pop.