SMAF is a German combo that describe their music as “a soundtrack Quentin Tarantino would dance to on acid at a soul music party,” inspired by “spaghetti westerns, Motown, and reggae.”
I don’t know about any of that, but I do know that their recently released cover of “Streets of Philadelphia” (filmed in late 2019) is absolutely stunning.
That’s singer-songwriter Stjerne guesting on lead vocals. On her facebook page, she revealed that she sang this song for her grandmother, “a woman with a wonderful voice, as I was told. A woman with a fate that touched me a lot and triggers a strong feeling in me, even though I never met her.”
Stjerne’s vocals are filled with more longing than Bruce’s haunting original, and it’s every bit as powerful.
For more music from SMAF, check out their YouTube page here, and for more solo performances from Stjerne, visit her collection here.
