Happiness!
I first heard the song watching this video, which (though it should be cheesy) still gets me.
Florence + the Machine: Dog Days are Over {Live}
Everyone knows this song, by now. Whether you like it or not, or more likely loved-it and now are fast-getting-sick-of-it (me). So, seeing/hearing this live version—a breath of fresh air into the overplayed song that I nevertheless love. Enjoy:
OnetwothreeBonnaroo!
More versions:
Hot:
So hot: and glad she didn’t fallll.
Hometown crowd:
So many versions!
Nobel-worthy
On Letterman: Weird ending, great version overall.
I like her barefoot, makes me less nervous for her running about!
SNL:
~ Okay, that should be enough versions and then some. Posted a bunch ’cause the first one I listened to, couldn’t refind, so kept looking! Still not sick of the song, thankfully, after listening to all these.
Finally:
The Official, with 20 million views and (quickly) counting: and still my fave version:
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It’s totally overplayed but every time I hear it I turn it up and dance and sing. Can’t help it! Happiness does hit me like a train on the track sometimes!
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I love Flo and I love Elephant Journal! Thanks for the post!
Words can't describe how awesome Florence + the Machine are!! Seeing Flo in concert was AMAZING!! I NEVER tire of their music.