Malo unfortunately this live version from 2006 doesn't really do the original recording justice but in case you've heard it, it's faster, more Santana-esque with clear warm-toned guitar and latin percussion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKKMdmPBWRk
BJ the Chicago Kid w/ Battlecat & Kendrick Lamar slick lil sample usage in the beginning, great melodic interpolation of original chorus, beat and live instrumentation is of course incredible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6bTeDMCNns
To add to the discussion What classic tunes can you name off the top with a similar variance of covers spanning an equally large period of time with as much variation in sound as this example?
Being that War was a Los Angeles band that was as much a part of the Black as Chicano communities this lent itself to being covered in a wider variety of styles and settings. Of course modern R&B often gives nods to the classics of yesteryear but rarely with this much success in retaining original spirit while instilling completely modern style.
14. "ha you know what? that would be cool thrown in a live set " In response to Reply # 12
just off the familiarity of the song w/ the bizarreness of tone in this cover
It's not bad musically but just... the "if you see me walking down the street and I start to cry, it's time we meet WALK ON BYYEE" like with no transition and with a fanciful air
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