"Caravan Of Love" is one of my all-time favourite songs. I'm a sucker for a-capella pieces and the video is wacky fun ^^;
When I found it on youtube I also stumbled upon the fact that The Housemartins hadn't originally done this but a guy/group from ... another decade most likely, called Isley Jasper Isley. (You can find that one in the box with "related videos" on the same page. I'd also suggest checking out The Housemartins singing it live.) The original is more motown-esque (?), probably coming off as more soulful to a lot of people, packed with retro vibes.
My preference for leaning towards the original or cover version of a song isn't static and varies from case to case. Knowing of the original tune can sometimes help me appreciate a cover and the possibility which the original song lacked, or it will just cause the attempt to fail miserably. For instance, I once tuned into an unplugged session with Travis on tv, slightly midway through a song. It sounded great yet somehow familiar. Then it hit me that they were covering "Hit me baby one more time" and my jaw hit the floor in amazement. It was that good. All they did was change the pace and singer and hey presto.
I should do a reverse situation too for posterity's sake *thinks* Ah, yes. Marilyn Manson has covered Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" and I'm fairly certain that knowing + loving the original is what makes me shy away from embracing his version, feeling almost territorial about him covering them/the song in the first place >.>
In the case of "Caravan of Love" I can appreciate the original quite a bit but ultimately my heart beats for the cover version ^_^
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T-C: I probably could find another medication but then I'd have to go to the doctors and that's not something I do readily ¬¬
Allamorph: My difficulty somewhat stems from a certain event and for some years I was actually prescribed full-on sleeping pills which worked heavenly. They were however labeled as addictive (possibly not good for the kidneys or whatever, too) so the doctor decided to change it to the sleeping aid instead.
Back in the day I could easily go to bed at 9pm and fall asleep within the hour, waking up rested the following morning around 9 or so. What broke this cycle was ... the internet ^^; Seeing as my friends were all in a different time zone than me I forced myself to be awake until midnight, something that actually made me feel physically ill to do in the beginning (O.o;) but once that routine of being up late settled in and my body had adjusted to the change... well, let's just say it didn't help an already fragile case :p
Aside from having problems falling asleep (my mind goes incredibly active the moment my head hits the pillow) I also suffered from grueling nightmares for quite some time (especially when trying to sleep without any chemical aid). That's probably in the back of my mind as I go to bed, as a constant worry, further agitating the restlessness that kicks in.
Also, due in part to heritage and part environmentally, I am tragically acutely aware of my surroundings and subconsciously/consciously stay 'on alert' 24/7 (minus the hours I sleep :p). You could say that I've grown very large and sensitive emotion-tentacles that can't be shut/chopped off easily, haha.
Blahblah blah, sorry about that extensive and scattered-brained answer >.>
Shaow: *thinks* I've been taking these quite a long time. The real sleeping pill I just talked about worked so much better because it made me relax enough to fall asleep fast, sleep through the night and didn't make me drowsy the day after, but alas.
Mom bought this tea with chamomile in it, I believe, so I might try that. Despite not drinking tea normally >.>;
Slick: It's kinda sad that I've got all these other chemicals naturally in my body that wrecks all kinds of havoc but in this case it decides not to put out -.- Having a disposition for feeling blue really isn't working in unison with this pill, lol.
