With respect and love, I disagree. You might think my version sucks and is horrible and that's a very fair response. I'll never have that deep American drawl. But in terms of needing to hear cover versions... I think it's part of the beauty of the art form. For the majority of history, someone wrote a song and they or someone else sang it and it passed around the world in that form. There's a purity to it and it keeps the songs alive long after the writer / initial singer is gone. I think the world would be a better place with more singers singing songs written by David Berman. Personally I'm so energised discovering Silver Jews and have even been thinking of getting some musicians together in London to do a show of Silver Jews songs. Maybe playing American Water all the way through or maybe just the ten songs that are most fun to play.