Nov 152010
 

Benji Tranter is a fresh-faced singer-songwriter from Hereford (U.K.), which he describes as “a small hamlet which not ever so many people have heard of.” Here, Tranter decided to cover the Mystery Jets, an excellent band from London that not so ever many people in the US have heard about. A sad situation that needs to be addressed immediately. If you are unfamiliar with the Mystery Jets, check out their YouTube channel to catch up.

Obviously, Tranter is a big Mystery Jets fan, but why choose “Hand Me Down?” Tranter says: “When I heard this song I could hear another side to it through the lyrics, which I felt that I could bring to the song through an acoustic version, because essentially it’s quite a sad song.” The spare arrangement and ethereal backing vocals invite the listener to focus on the song’s painful lyrics in a way the original did not. Benji Tranter wanted to show another side of the Mystery Jets’ “Hand Me Down” and he succeeded, spectacularly.

MP3: Benji Tranter – Hand Me Down (Mystery Jets cover)
[audio: https://www.covermesongs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Hand-Me-Down-Mystery-Jets-Benji-Tranter-Kids.mp3|artists=Benji Tranter|titles=Hand Me Down]


Find out more about Benji Tranter and listen to his cover of  The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby” on his MySpace page.

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