Cherry Ghost turn it into a rolling, insistently groovy treat that gives the dayglo dancefloor original a downbeat Mancunian makeover, much in the mood of Doves or Elbow.
Loved the original and love this version which took me by surprise at the end of their set at the Ben & Jerrys faux-festival on Clapham Common last summer. Cherry Ghost are definitely glass-half-full merchants but this a fond, sympathetic reworking that recasts the joy of love-at-long-last into an ambivalent shrug of resignation.
Perhaps it shouldn't work but the propulsive groove with almost apologetic syndrum fill takes you into its slipstream and cocoons you in a warm fuzz of bass, beats and thrum.
Download Cherry Ghost 'Finally (Extended Version)' (cover version, indie music download) (Mediafire)
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