Listen to Ben Gibbard cover the Screaming Trees

 

When Ben Gibbard played at the Showbox last year he covered the Screaming Trees‘ “Bed of Roses.” It was one of the highlights of an excellent performance (read the review here).

PHOTOS: Ben Gibbard solo at the Showbox

Gibbard’s cover was both a modern Seattle icon delivering an unexpected cover of an iconic Seattle band and a terrific contrast to the original that fit right into his own whimsical catalog. Listen to a studio version of the cover above and check out the original below.

 

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Travis Hay is a music journalist who has spent the past 20 years documenting and enjoying Seattle's music scene. He's written for various outlets including MSN Music, the Seattle-Post Intelligencer, Seattle Weekly, Pearl Jam's Ten Club, Crosscut.com and others.

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