I’m not usually a sucker for commercials, especially not diamond commercials (too dramatic for me). But I am kind of a sucker for Cat Power. And when I heard her singing for this 2006 commercial by DeBeers titled “Morning Surprise”, my heart went all warm and fuzzy.
Ever since I have been trying to find the mp3 from that commercial. I realized it was a cover of a song called How Can I Tell You, originally sung by Cat Stevens, but apparently the Cat Power version was never released, so… it basically doesn’t exist anywhere in full.
And so for the past 3 years I have remained very sad over this, until through my dedicated searching this past week I found a version by Liz Durrett. Hooray! An updated acoustic version by another talented female vocalist. Durrett’s voice is much more haunting in comparison to Power’s, but both speak honesty and tenderness. I adore the soft xylophone in the background. It adds a lullaby-like quality to the track. Enjoy!
Liz Durrett - How Can I Tell You
