Pretty Persuasion was my first introduction to early R.E.M. when I saw them play it live on the Old Grey Whistle Test (not at the time I might add, more like ten years later!). Though the song intrigued me I wouldn't say it was love at first sight, it has grown on me over the years and now, for me, comes to represent the band at their most jangly, cryptic best.
This cover is based on the album version but has ended up striking quite a resemblance to the Old Grey Whistle Test version and I'm pleased with this one because it's the jangliest I've got a guitar, that isn't a 12 string Rickenbacker 360, to sound!
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