JDIZZY's 365 # 241: Mad World

Mad World - Gary Jules (2001)

Maybe we'd heard this:



But we weren't blown away until we saw this:



Gary Jules has released some impressive singer/songwriter material but really, how much cooler is it that he flashed a previous version of a song completely out of existence with an understated, haunting cover of a dance-pop song?



Think how much more cred Idol would have today if he'd actually won.