It's not often--never, to be exact--that we have Oscar winners in our office, but we were thrilled that Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, a.k.a. The Swell Season, agreed to stop by and cover Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy" for Undercover. The duo has been riding an incredible wave since starring together in the film Once, for which they won the Best Original Song Oscar in 2008. They brought a full band to rock through the song, and even added something extra at the end--a bit of Neutral Milk's "The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2-3." After they left our little room, The Swell Season headed out to a sold-out concert at Ravinia, then flew to a sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl and an appearance on The Tonight Show. All in all, a pretty good
Just love the emotion in this cover. What music's supposed to be about.
EvilBenson 2 months ago
This is really awesome.
SchindlerHaughton 2 months ago in playlist Season 1
You guys know The Frames, right? Bigger in Ireland than U2. Hansard's band before Swell Season.
twofortyeight 3 months ago in playlist Season 1
@Vi2009 Stop spamming a good video with your bolox
justindfenton 4 months ago in playlist justindfenton's favorites
This is just one of the absolute best Neutral Milk Hotel covers.
3478dimsim 4 months ago
a cover that is better than the original? for me- THIS is! incredibly good!
ElliMoAble 6 months ago
Dear lord this is fantastic.
1insertbandnamehere1 8 months ago
So glad I subbed to this channel.
fourganger88 9 months ago