Again: one more comment. Went from this post to several of the "Brandon-Flowers-live-acoustic" versions: this is much better. Alone with an acoustic sideman, Flowers can't compete with his own recordings.
One more comment. After several listens this versions does feel a little forced compared to the TP original. Maybe what's missing - and this is a "note to self", not a criticism - is an instrumental interlude after the second set of verses, although an acoustic riff would have to be quite diffe...
Again: one more comment. Went from this post to several of the "Brandon-Flowers-live-acoustic" versions: this is much better. Alone with an acoustic sideman, Flowers can't compete with his own recordings.