Cover to Philip glass’s Einstein on the beach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5FgyZkx7Ag&feature=related
While this only the opening of the song it still defiantly puts a twist on the song. The original opens up with a piano. The cover starts with a guitar, which to me, sounds cooler. I like the sound of a piano, but I’d pick guitar any day. Obviously the notes are the same but the sound is different, obviously from the instrument. It gives the song more of a “chill” feeling rather than an uptight fancy musical presentation feel. It still gives a feeling of similarity, cause for whatever reason, I can’t identify.
As for the successor part, that would be a no. first of all the cover only covers the beginning while the entire song lasts about 12 minutes roughly. The fact that I also like the song (as weird as I find it) also makes the smaller version blow. Had the whole song been redone with guitars, or even instruments not used in the original piece then it could go either way. I’d have to be very well done to surpass the original, which makes me doubt that it’s even possible. That also says that the original piece is so well done that there can never be a proper successor.
