What a classic song! One of my all time favorites and definitely a track that I love to do at any type of Karaoke!
What I loved about stripping it down into an acoustic version and slowing the tempo was that the lyrics are actually quite sad but the originally version juxtaposes them with an upbeat instrumental. Singing the same lyrics over only a piano helps to bring out the emotion within the song. What's fascinating is that the best songs make you feel something and doing two different versions of this song - upbeat and dance like vs slow acoustic - can bring out two entirely different reactions.
I actually had the opportunity to see The Killers live in their hometown of Las Vegas a couple of years ago and they did a slower acoustic version of Mr. Brightside before jumping into the whole band version. It was awesome and is what inspired me to focus on the stripped down version of the song.
Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!
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