Brandon's Buzz

If you missed any of last week’s tunes, below is a quick recap. (And if you haven’t the foggiest clue what any of this is even about, you can get up to speed right here.)

MONDAY: Lee Brice — “Love Like Crazy” (from Love Like Crazy) —

TUESDAY: Tasmin Archer — “One More Good Night With the Boys”
(from Bloom) —

WEDNESDAY: George Michael — “Jesus to a Child” (from Older) —

THURSDAY: Jerry Reed — “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot”
(from The Essential Jerry Reed) —

FRIDAY: Macy Gray (featuring Velvet Revolver) — “Kissed It”
(from The Sellout) —

SATURDAY: W.G. Snuffy Walden — “Friday Night Lights Main Title Theme”
(from Friday Night Lights, Vol. 2 [Original Television Soundtrack]) —

SUNDAY: Nick Drake — “Time Has Told Me” (from Way to Blue) —

Kelly Willis — “Time Has Told Me” (from What I Deserve) —

Nick Drake — “Time Has Told Me” (from Way to Blue) —

Kelly Willis — “Time Has Told Me” (from What I Deserve) —

I’m on vacation this week, and I have turned control of the hive over to Sherry Ann — a music lover every inch my equal — for a few days, and the following is her first filed dispatch:

Two of my favorite artists of all time take on this tale of messed-up love in very different ways: Drake’s original is upbeat and peppy, while Willis’ is slow, sad, and depressing. Either way, it is pure brilliance. (For you trivia buffs out there, Robert Smith of The Cure adopted his band’s name straight from this song’s opening verse.)