Unfortunately, Swedish folk act Taken By Trees had the same idea, and it was their downbeat take on the song that was picked by John Lewis to soundtrack their recent Christmas advert campaign, which presumably netted them a fair amount of money.
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Alex’s work is never knowingly undersold
You could forgive Alex Cornish for cursing his luck. The Edinburgh based singer-songwriter has won praise not only for his own work, but for his clever covers as well, most notably with a low-key version of Guns N’ Roses rock anthem Sweet Child O’ Mine.
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