America - First Aid Kit (Paul Simon cover) video free download


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Uploaded: 2012/08/31

First Aid Kit's version of Paul Simon's America, performed with Paul Simon in audience at the Polar Music Prize ceremony 2012.

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Comments

8 years ago

kerry evans

Wow happy camper today discovered this pair of angels...such talent..

8 years ago

JACK BUXTON

Seldom do singers who cover popular songs, not to mention an almost 50 year old song, can revitalize, replicate, and in some ways improve, what's already a great piece of music! Simply Beautiful! Paul Simon was truly moved!

8 years ago

Rock Singer

As the years fly bye and Art & Paul are long gone this song will be handed down to new generations of singer who will put their own spin on this great song. Thank You First Aid Kit you aren't the first and you won't be the last but it will be hard to compete with those voices of yours...Just Beautiful.

8 years ago

mrwhitford1966

Just wow. Simon sits stunned and pleased. Me too.

9 years ago

josh a-

wow - that performance made me weep with joy -- truly beautiful

9 years ago

Michael Slater

I always had a dream that First Aid Kit would appear at the Ramsbottom Music Festival. I fear it's too late now.

9 years ago

Jonathan B

You know you pulled a song off brilliantly when the original song-writer/singer gets his eyes filled with water after. Just great, the highlight of my day.

9 years ago

Richard Thorpe

great song and you did it justice my friend

9 years ago

maurice higney

fantastic !!!!!! my god the girls are good

9 years ago

Rowan Higgins

So sweet and so much talent xx my late partner would have adored them as do I :-) xx

9 years ago

kar2ouche

I persuaded my dad to get an 8 track player for his car back in ..... well a long time ago! I then installed it for him (I was about 16 at the time) and put in four speakers in the doors (no sub-woofers or the like - just decent speakers in all 4 doors). I then used to sit in the car in the garage listening to Simon and Garfunkel and others from the same era. I loved America, it was one of my favourites. First Aid Kit have got it spot on. The best cover of it I have heard. Brilliant!

9 years ago

Ashley Dunham

i cannot watch this without crying

9 years ago

Lucy Foster

I always lose it when the moon rises over that open field. 

9 years ago

maddison

Paul Simon was so moved...what a beautiful performance.

9 years ago

Musique Bleue

A beautiful and moving cover of one of Paul Simons's masterpieces. Too much flanger but anyway very very lovely harmonies. Thoses girls are pure gems. Subscribe to +FirstAidKitVEVO 

9 years ago

sunelven

Bad pic, bad sound, sad :/

9 years ago

federica rocco di Torrepadula

so beautiful version amazing girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9 years ago

chillndaville

Young, talented, and oh so beautiful!!!

9 years ago

Steve Davis

Just discovered First Aid Kit.Superb!

9 years ago

uclalse

Amazing cover. This is not a song to be tampered with. They did it with perfection. 

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