Portugal. the Man Share Stripped-Down Version of ‘Feel it Still’
After more than a decade as alt-rock heroes, the band has stormed the pop charts with their biggest hit.
By Doug Lazy on November 16, 2017
By Scott T. Sterling
After more than a decade climbing the ranks of alternative rock, Portugal. the Man broke through in a major way earlier this way with the crossover pop smash, “Feel it Still.”
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“I’m 36, I’m from f—— Wasilla, Alaska, and we’re right behind Taylor Swift right now,” bassist Zachary Carothers told Rolling Stone about the band’s unexpected pop hit, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. “What the hell?”
Portugal. the Man have shared a live and stripped-down take on the song, alongside a similarly intimate take on “Live in the Moment,” taken from the same album, Woodstock, that features “Feel it Still.”
Watch the two-song session below.
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