A haunting doom-toned song with a compelling melody that seems to lend itself to any genre, but especially to darker ones. I found it incarnated as country, pop ballad, cabaret, house, death metal, and even that Korean kid on acoustic guitar. Here are a few cover versions I picked out.
German Gothic rock band Dreadful Shadows. Worth a listen for Sven Friedrich's deeper than Hades voice.
Taiwanese singer Chyi Yu, proving the song works even with a sweet voice and little expression.
Club mix by Les Adams feat. Alexis.
Mash-up by DJ Not I - Wu Tang Clan & Eminem vs. the original.
And the original by Tanita Tikaram, from her debut album Ancient Heart, released when she was 19.
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I'll never forget Chyi Yu's hit from 79, "The olive tree"
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