[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOqiolytFw4]

This week you can wake up to some cover versions to get you kickstarted!

Today we shift our attention to the ‘Hungarian suicide song’ “Gloomy Sunday” originally composed by Hungarian pianist Rezső Seress who committed suicide in1968.

It was covered many times here’s an overview containing Björk, Billie Holiday, Portishead, Diamanda Galas:

Billie Holiday:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48cTUnUtzx4]

Portishead:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyKXEdnN8b4]

Björk (I will stop bugging you about the heavy metal umlaut soon):

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCEJtUNe90A]

Diamanda Galas:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzWVWY5QUzg]