Thrift Shop - 'Vintage Edition'

[mummyjohn]

It's hard to have avoided - surely nigh impossible on a college campus - this thoroughly modern though quite catchy song "Thrift Shop," which extols the virtues of, as the title implies, hunting for nifty finds at your local thrift store. But it gets even better! Take a listen to what these performers call the "grandpa version." No, it's not because it's old and staid like some people's granddads, but because it's how this upbeat tune would've sounded in your grandpa's heyday (not to mention the obvious allusion to the fact that grandfathers are referenced repeatedly in the original song). The band's stellar, and the gal's pretty easy on the eyes too.

[video=youtube;4Cnm0tdkJEU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cnm0tdkJEU[/video]

 

[resortes805]

Love it!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

She's easy on the eyes, and on the ears.

 

[Metatron]

This version is great! Tbh I'm surprised the original hasn't been mentioned here before, it's a song that shares our ethos!
'No for real - ask your grandpa - can I have his hand-me-downs? '

 

[mummyjohn]

Right? I heard it a couple weeks ago at a friend's house when he was playing it and really dug the lyrics.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I have had this tune stuck in my head for days, now. A co-worker mentioned that he had never heard me singing a new song before. Another co-worker said, that the song describes my life, specifically, I believe he said "I'll wear your granddad's clothes? Come on! That's Tom." lol

 

[mummyjohn]

Que perfecto!

 

[Heather]

Loved it!! Would be interested to see the lyrics...she sings so fast!

 

[mummyjohn]

[Despite our best intentions] It's 2013; lyrics can be found online for darn near anything.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Her version is cleaned up a bit compared to Macklemore's, though.

 

[mummyjohn]

Which, contrary to my normal views on the evils of censorship, actually works here - the lyrical changes go with the style of their performance, and some of them are pretty clever.

 

[RetroToday]

Have to admit this cover version of Thrift Shop has been playing repeatedly in my head since I discovered this post. I love it!
Thanks!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

 

[mummyjohn]

That's some good marketing they've got themselves there!