There was about a three year period where my friends legit wanted to kill me. Seriously. All because of a ringtone. You see, every time I got a text, ‘HEY OH MA MA MA’ would blast so loudly from the tiny speaker on my Blackberry that it would cause anyone within a ten foot radius to jump up in alarm. The song in question was Sugarland and Little Big Town’s absolutely amazing cover of ‘Life in a Northern Town.’ If you haven’t heard it, watch below because it truly is the best cover of the song that I’ve ever heard.
So after three years of listening to this song on an hourly basis and thinking that the two country bands could never top this, I’ve been proven wrong. What song is the lucky victim? Mumford and Sons, ‘Sigh No More,’ a gorgeous song with absolutely amazing lyrics and an even better melody. I’d heard of Mumford and Sons prior to moving to London, but have been listening to them nonstop ever since I got here. So you can imagine my excitement when I found out Sugarland and Little Big Town were covering them.
I can’t even begin to describe how obsessed I am with the idea of two mega-country bands tackling an alternative slow song and completely blowing it out of the water. So what are your thoughts? Are you as impressed as I am? And how is it that Sugarland and Little Big Town pick the BEST songs to cover? Are you behind this, Jennifer Nettles?!
