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If you’re a fan of Coldplay (especially their older material) then Jared Evan‘s brand new cover of their breakout hit Yellow might just make your day. The tricky thing about song covers is the approach. Do you stay as close to the original as possible with enough minor changes and embellishments that you just barely avoid a copyright infringement lawsuit, or do you start from scratch and reinterpret the whole thing entirely? Evan took the former approach, and luckily for him (and us) it was well executed and works out in his favor. While the Interscope signee didn’t rework the song vocally and the composition has only a few minor tweaks, he still makes the song his own. It’s almost as if you’re listening to Coldplay, but with Jared Evan singing instead of Chris Martin. With a song like Yellow this is a good thing – it’s definitely one of those records that you’d prefer be left alone by mere “cover artists” lest they should ruin such a thing of perfection. Evan’s dutiful rendition of Yellow is the latest installment in his unCOVERED musical web series in partnership with filmmaker Rik Cordero. Check out the web series on YouTube and check back at The DJBooth for more from the Freestyle Series alum very soon.
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As I said on Twitter earlier today, if you don't tell your friends about Jared Evan (what he is doing both musically and visually with Rik on the video tip) they are likely to beat you to the punch.
Jared's vocal work isn't as dynamic or powerful as Martin's original with Coldplay, but there is a gentleness to this version that makes it fitting for the unCOVERED series. 
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This sounds just about as good as the original. Nice voice and good tweaks to the beat. I like it so I'll give it 3 out of 5.
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| Posted on Oct 26, 2011 |
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DOPE
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No man, cant do that to the original.
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| Posted on Oct 26, 2011 |
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Awesome : )
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I love the original! Jared Evan does it complete justice!
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Leaps and bounds ahead of the original.
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| Posted on Oct 26, 2011 |
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Great version...does the original justice.
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Keep the original
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| Posted on Oct 27, 2011 |
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This is great
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| Posted on Oct 27, 2011 |
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all i have to say is wow. this is incredible.
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