The problem I always had with the covers was the over application of "heavy" by the covering artists.
The FM GM was beautiful in that it starts with a certain weight, but by the end, it is a coda soaring on the wails of PG's voice and playing, emphasizing the frightening dream-like theme of the song.
Most covers approach it with a sledgehammer sensibility, robbing the song of its emotional weight and replacing it with a ponderous tone.
It was a haunting swan song of the genius of the original FM.
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