Metric ‘Gimme Sympathy’ (Acoustic) The acoustic...

Metric ‘Gimme Sympathy’ (Acoustic) The acoustic version strips the single of its pulsing synths and soaring chorus, but retains the catchiness of a chorus that asks “Who would you rather be, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones?” and lodges itself in your cranium for weeks. (via tessabaker ).

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