Cover done better than the original

[WCGreen]

Darr Williams cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Highway Patrolman"....

Dark haunting and much more poignant when sung by a woman....

[Wickerman]

1. gotta agree

Dar is fantastic.

Yo La Tengo - Little Honda. Defines sardonic, yet remains a nice Beach Boyish ditty.

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2. "Absolutely Sweet Marie"

as fully realized by Jason and the Scorchers; Bob Dylan WISHES he could have done it so dynamically.

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[WCGreen]

3. I really like J and S from the little I have heard....

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5. All their albums are great...

but I recommend "Thunder and Fire." Like em a lot.

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[WCGreen]

7. Cool.....

[enigmatic]

11. You'd like them

Warner Hodges is a helluva guitar player..

[Bok_Tukalo]

4. "Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye

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[enigmatic]

6. "Andalucia"- Yo La Tengo

More haunting tha Cale's original.

"Hurt"- Johnny Cash: Made it his own.

"Gin And Juice"- The Gourds: my second favorite band owns this song now.

"Shanendoah"- Cowboy Nation: A million versions, but I love this one the best.

Just off the top of my head..

[WCGreen]

8. Yes, Johnny's Hurt was great......

Also, David Byrnes version of Don't Fence Me In on the Cole Porter aids album from the early 90's..

BTW, I almost have a full piece for the blog. One more day and it will be done...

[enigmatic]

9. Right on

Post it when you got it; I'll have mine done by the weekend..

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

19. The Gourds version rocks

You got that right.

[enigmatic]

20. The Gourds are GODS

I could go on all night about how great they are, and they are great guys, too. Have you heard their live version (w/ Sally Timms) of "Fairytale Of New York"? Jimmy Smith sounds more like Shane McGowan than Shane does on it!

[enigmatic]

10. Just thought of some more

"Lucifer Sam"- True West: Grinding, dark, psychedelic music.

"Eight Miles High"- Husker Du: So shoot me; I played the shit out of this version when it came out, and it's probably the most primal song I've ever heard.

""I'll Be Your Mirror"- Rainy Day: Susanna Hoffs' voice is the picture of adorable on this version; even though I was never a big Bangles fan, everytime I hear this I fall in love w/ her.

[WCGreen]

13. Husker Du Rocked

[enigmatic]

14. Saw them at The Pirates Cove

I even hung out w/ Jane Scott during the show, explaining who they were, and why they were the best band in the world at that time. This was right after "New Day Rising" came out, and it was an incredible show..

[WCGreen]

15. My old man put a bid on the Bar that turned into the

Pirates Cove back in the early 70's.....

Back then, out side of DuPoo's, it was the only thing going...

Kindlers and Fitgeralds.....

[enigmatic]

16. Oh, I loved that place

Saw some incredible shows there in the 80's before the flats became The Flats..

[enigmatic]

12. And one more

"I Wanna Be Your Dog"- Alejandro Escovedo: Imagine a stripped-down symphony rocking as hard as The Stooges on this, and you'll get the idea..

[donheld]

17. Natalie Cole did a hell of a cover of

Bruce's "Pink Cadillac"

[hickman1937]

18. Unchained Melody. Bobby Hatfield did it better than Al Green.

Also Goin Home by Donny Osmond. Way better than Ten Years After's version.