Brandon Flowers: 10 Best Covers You Need To Hear

4. Moon River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbA__-u7KE0

While it may be difficult to pinpoint exactly what version of this song the band covered during their headline set at Hyde Park in 2011, it's far easier to appreciate the incidental beauty of the performance. 

Seeming to draw most parallels with a Morrissey version (of course) of the famous song, Flowers and his band hit understatement perfectly. With Dave's typically wild and boisterous guitar stripped back to just a sweet melody, Flowers serenades their audience as rain gently falls upon thousands of revelling heads. 

It's one of those performances where everything just fell into place, and even that weather seemed to suit the tone to a tee. The song served as a perfect leveller for the crowd's mood before the intensity ramped back up for the anthemic Mr. Brightside. 

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