Original vs Cover (3a)

Rolling Stones Shine a Light (original)

Phish Shine a Light (cover) 

 The two versions of the song shine a light are unique in their own ways. There are many contrasts and affinities between the two versions. the first version is the original by the Rolling Stones and the second is a cover by Phish. Some of the contrasts of the songs are the speed and the intensity. The way the speed is different is that the Phish version of the song is slightly faster paced than the Rolling Stones version that is set at a slower pace. The intensity of the songs is another contrast between the songs is that Stones song starts out a lot softer than the Phish song and also the guitar solo in the phish version is more intense than the Stones version as well. 

 There are also a decent amount of affinities between the two songs as well. Some examples of the affinities between the two song would have to be the lyrics and also the pitch. The Lyrics are similar because phish did not change or add any lyrics to the song so that mean all of the words for the song are the same. The pitch is also the same because both Mick Jagger(lead singer for the Rolling Stones) and Trey Anastasio(lead singer/lead guitarist of Phish) have medium pitch to their signing voices. also bother of their vocals help give the song a rougher sound. 

I had a really hard time choosing which of the songs I liked more but ultimately i chose the Phish version of the song because i like  how it is more intense and also I enjoyed that the version was longer the other why i enjoyed it so much because it was a live version of the song and i tend to like live versions more than the studio version.