Florence and the machine cover of beyonce's "halo"

Okay, I'm ALL for the instrumental cover of this song. HELLO? fucking harp?? HOW COOL IS THAT? I wish I could be as excited for the vocals though. She lacks the power that beyonce has but ofcourse she's a fucking diva. The thing is, you can hear Florence's voice shake through out the song and hear flats and sharps everywhere. This is by the pre-chorus before the whole repetition of "halo" comes. Hopefully the reason behind this is voice strain because I can totally understand that. On the upside though, i do appreciate the slight variation of her melody in the chorus. that's a neat way to fit beyonce's song into your vocal range but I wish she did it for the rest. the verses are pretty okay, especially the intro. But once it hits the high notes, it turns to a "meh, why did you do that?" anyway, see for yourselves. It's still a good cover overall.



Also, to give justice to florence and the machine, I share with you one of their original songs which I totally dig. The chorus is pretty inventive. I love the claps in this song too. Sooo called for.