THERE ARE MANY SUFJAN STEVENS COVERS ON YOUTUBE, AND THESE ARE THE WORST
The first time I heard Sufjan Stevens I was 17 and sitting in my friend’s car. She put on “John Wayne Gacy Jr.” and I felt creeped out, accordingly. I later dove in hard on Illinoise, and older albums, falling in love, also accordingly. I actually heard a rumor recently about Sufjan’s frequent attendance at an Episcopalian church in Prospect Heights and have since very much considered stalking it out. So I get folks’ hard obsession with the guy. However, there’s some god-awful tributes a la YouTube covers that I find issue in forgiving. Here’s five of the worst the Interwebs offers. “The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!”
