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Florence + the Machine - You've Got The Love



As you may or may not know, I am a huge fan of Florence + the Machine. As far as I'm concerned, the woman is a genius, her first album is incredible, and she has one of the best voices out there today. However, I'm a little disappointed by her new single, "You've Got The Love."

"You've Got The Love" is a cover version of the song "You Got The Love" by The Source ft. Candi Staton. It's a beautiful song and a worthy cover (I like it better than the original), but it's not her song. Her album has so many fantastic songs to choose from - ranging from "Howl," which would do well on the New Moon soundtrack, to the amazing "Cosmic Love," which has already had some success on the charts in Ireland - yet she releases a cover. I don't understand this decision whatsoever.

On the other hand, her voice sounds great, the harp works wonderfully with the lyrics, and it fits in perfectly with the rest of her songs. I'll remain baffled about the decision to release this song as a single, but I'm okay with it, since it's a great song and may draw in fans of the original song. What do you think?
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  1. mmorboOctober 17, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    must have been Cosmic Love! i've seen her live in august and i can't remeber a gig that moved me like that. she was on the point of crying too because people didn't stop clapping for like TEN minutes at HALF of the concert!!

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  2. Britt KempOctober 17, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    I like this song! I really enjoy Flo, Adam. but I agree with you. different song plz.

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  3. TravelerOctober 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    mmorbo, you've seen Flo live? SO JEALOUS. I'd kill to see her.

    Brittany - yeah, I just hope this isn't the last single coming from her album. I think Cosmic Love would be a great final single...

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  4. Britt KempOctober 20, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    OH MY GOD ADAM YOU NEED TO HEAR THE XX REMIX

    SO SO SO SO SO GOOD

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