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"What You Won't Do for Love" is one of those songs you know even if you don't think you do. Bobby Womack's 1978 classic is prime soul/smooth jazz, and it's ne of those songs embedded in all of our consciousnesses. Senseless Optimism has released a version of the song with her own spin on it. It's more of an indie pop meets indie rock version. It's still smooth, but the cover has this unexpected edge to it. There's also a killer indie rock guitar solo unexpectedly in the song. This is a fun DIY cover of a classic that is impossible to resist. You can listen to Senseless Optimism's cover of "What You Won't Do for Love" below. The song is currently available on Bandcamp . For more on the artist, check them out on Facebook and Instagram . What You Won't Do for Love by senseless optimism

"That's the Way I Feel About You" may have been written by Bobby Womack, but it's Aretha Franklin's version that made it legendary. (The originals are named "That's the Way I Feel About Cha.") Covering anything touched by the Queen of Soul is a daunting thing to try, but Boston's Ali McGuirk succeeds in the challenge. "That's the Way I Feel About You" is one of Franklin's more laid back, stripped down songs, and that fits McGuirk perfectly. No one can try to mimic Franklin, and McGuirk doesn't try. She makes the song in her own style and adding her own version of indie soul to it. It's a laid back love ballad that is a perfect tribute to Aretha Franklin. In a press release, Ali McGuirk says of the song: "I’ve loved this song ever since I heard Aretha Franklin sing it on her  Rare & Unreleased  B-sides record. It’s the type of dreamy, openhearted soul ballad that I’m a sucker for.  I’ve always been drawn to the ...