Bon Iver: I Can’t Make You Love Me

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Bon Iver Debuts "I Can't Make You Love Me" Cover On FallonInspired by Bon Iver after such a great performance on the Feb 4 edition of Saturday Night Live, I thought it’d be appropriate to at least post this beautiful Bon Iver cover of Bonnie Raitt‘s 1991 classic “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Justin Vernon performed this piece on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with such passion that it doesn’t shame me to admit that my heartstrings are plucked every single time, tears filling my eyes. Though it’s dubbed as a Bonnie Raitt cover, Justin Vernon actually combines three songs: Donny Hathaway’sA Song For You,” the aforementioned Bonnie Raitt piece, and a coda with another Raitt hit, “Nick of Time.” These three heartfelt pieces are sung together seamlessly by Vernon.

With confidence, there’s a Bill Tran guarantee on this performance that you will be impressed.  Fun fact, while writing this post, I’ve listened to the cover eight times on repeat… going on nine right now. Please, enjoy.