Song/Week: “Clap Hands” - George Krikes & Ryan Lerman (Tom Waits cover)

This cover rocks! First the source material is excellent; there is no better songwriter than Tom Waits over the last few decades. Second, George Krikes does a great job of singing with some effects on his voice adding interest and intensity. Third, Ryan Lerman is awesome! Not only does he do a great job of playing the drums and bass, but he is a great guitar player and the solo in the middle of the song rocks (I think he is playing a Gibson ES-335, too cool). Finally, the video is just right. The nice thing about YouTube and the contemporary music scene is that you do not need a huge budget to produce a good looking video. What need is good music that is marketed with a video that highlights the music, not the people, and this video does this perfectly.