Cover - "Wake Up" by John Legend

Original: "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

Genre: R&B/Soul
Hometown: Springfield, OH
Latest Album: "Wake Up!" (2010)
Label: Sony Music
Other Notable Songs: "Green Light", "Ordinary People" and "P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care"

Fun Fact: Arcade Fire's single "Wake Up" was used as the title song for the movie Where the Wild Things Are (2009), which was originally a children's book by Maurice Sendak . John Legend (John Stephens) and the Roots performed this cover live at their NYC performance at Terminal Five in late 2010.

John Legend Website HERE.



The Original:

Acoustic - "Neon Bible" by Arcade Fire

Genre: Baroque Pop/Indie Rock
Hometown: Quebec, Canada
Latest Album: The Suburbs (2010)
Label: Merge Records
Other Notable Songs: "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Wake Up"

Fun Fact: In addition to instrument mainstays guitar, drums and bass guitar, members play piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, glockenspiel, keyboard, French horn, accordion, harp, mandolin and hurdy-gurdy. The band takes most of their instruments on tour, and the multi-instrumentalist band members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows.

The Arcade Fire Website HERE.

Shuffle Song - "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire

A classic Arcade Fire song and an amazing video concept by Vincent Moon. Shot in Paris and a part of the "La Blogotheque" video series. Filmed in a moving elevator. Why didn't I think of that??

Watch for the ripping of magazine pages being utilized as percussion in the video. Simply stunning.

Visit their website HERE.