Based on the trajectory of “Hunger Games” posts all over social media this past week, I was not surprised by the strong hold the movie had over the ticket office this weekend. I’m personally not too keen of young-adult book series that involve awkward vampires and diamond crusted skin, but I was actually pretty excited for this one. Partly due to it’s non-femme hype. Hunger Games appealed to males as well as females, and it was observed by gazing over the crowd of fellow movie patrons that joined me on Saturday night.
I won’t give you my personal review of the movie as I believe everyone holds each their own options, but I will say this – it totally kicked Twilight in box office openings numbers. With that, I am going to bet the highly anticipated Hunger Games companion soundtrack will probably beat records too. One of the most well known song from the movie “Safe & Sound” (by Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars) was not necessarily included in the flick itself, but it is one of my favorite covered tracks all over YouTube currently.
In my opinion, the best male cover of this song on YouTube hands down goes to Jason Chen:
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The best female cover goes to my girl, Kina Grannis:
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Leave a comment below and tell us which one is your favorite!
Purchase Jason’s cover on iTunes here.
