The original by Bob Seger:
https://youtu.be/9WWHdBuOC6Q?si=MVLUyhs7fn8svJ1r
The far superior (imo) cover by Dave Edmunds:
https://youtu.be/vhbV2yZidrE?si=93yzE2gNg743W84r
In either case, 100 proof American Rock 'n' Roll!
Modern Covers of Classics
I'm putting together a playlist of covers just because I'm a little bored of my current playlists. There are plenty of threads on this but I'm looking for more modern covers. Some examples I already have are:
Dancing in the Dark - Biz Colletti
Don't come around here no more - Rhianna Giddens
You Can't always get what you want - Lainey Wilson
Cindy I'll marry you some day - Robert Plant
Paint it Black - Wednesday Addams ( I know, weird, but compelling for some reason
Any suggestions?
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The original Blues by Smiley Lewis: https://youtu.be/DIeY7J9kjg0?si=RvAx8GSg3OFcAAQT
The Rock ’n Roll re-imagining by Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/xnzRhAy62cI?si=G8ruvRRgvoFzrRl9
Believe it or not, Dave’s version reached number 1 on the UK charts and number 4 in the U.S.A., both in 1970. Is 1970 "modern"?
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The original by Marc Jonson: https://youtu.be/OrpIELDJBys?si=wFHCBrwLlYnTZ8CH
The cover by Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/SIM4HSiiOPA?si=Xwrbfi4ntDBDlfuy
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Bettye Lavette - Salt of the Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYx4xMsejew Lucinda Williams - Salt of the Earth |
Jerry Garcia Band - Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=830_e6tD8Fw Cowboy Junkies - Powderfinger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fdwqctmwg Lucinda Williams - Ode to Billie Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz22Lm0WO6Q Patricia Barber - Ode to Billie Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0PAwj-UORc Los Lobos - The World Is a Ghetto |
Can’t believe no one has mentioned Scary Pockets & Pomplamoose, the LA-based cover bands that continually churn out terrific covers. Examples: Pomplamoose/Moby’s "Extreme Ways" (with Moby on keyboards). This was on the soundtrack of THE BOURNE IDENTITY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0OWyoXNjcw&list=RDs0OWyoXNjcw&start_radio=1 Scary Pockets/Judith Hill’s great cover of Aerosmith’s "Walk This Way" (with Oz Noy on guitar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFddsP_-mqU And then there’s Morgan James, the one-woman cover factory. Here’s her cover of the Beatles’ "Back in the USSR" (a tune not often covered): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJsUV2Nfv5E And her superior cover of Clapton’s "Lay Down Sally": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBLeEJzZfqE There are so many more out there. I listen to a lot of covers. |
"Groovin' Is Easy" by The Third Mind on their second album, The Third Mind/2. Totally acid-rock music genre, done in a current day recording sound quality. The album was released in 2023. I first heard that song by The Electric Flag, in 1968. As a very young teenager it really stuck with me, played that album a million times. Still loving it, but sounding very "new" on this cover, and certainly with much better SQ. |
Check out bands 'The Main Squeeze' and 'Leonid and Friends'. The Squeeze will blow you away with Led Zep, and other covers. Leonid, band from Russia does wonderful covers of Chicago, Carpenter, various 70's soul and funk bands. Both bands will chill your soul! YouTube is where you'll find great videos of both bands, Leonid very little on cd or streaming platforms as of now. |
Superb musicianship but be advised that what they offer are note-perfect duplications, as opposed to "reinterpretations" or "re-visions". Personally, I never much cared for Chicago. Do I like Leonid? You bet I do!
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Rhiannon Giddens - I Won't Back Down (audience recording) Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz - Goin' Out Of My Head Madeleine Peroux - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go |
The Cleverlys….bluegrass arrangements of contemporary music. Great musicians, great voices, great arrangements. Totally unique. And they blend in humor. Very funny at times. Check out YouTube videos. Bluegrass cover of “Owner of a Lonely Heart. Short but sweet. And then Justin Bieber’s “Baby”. Stunning. Just found them on YouTube and of course missed them here in KC by one month. |
A timeless classic, anyway. And as with every other song on his debut solo album entitled Rockpile, every voice and instrument by Dave himself.