Seeking My Fame And Fortune, Looking For A Pot Of Gold
I love hearing good covers of great songs, and am especially enamored of how this happens more often within the boundaries of country and spirituals, with original works or traditional arrangements passed among artists. Here's another wonderful example of a talented artist performing an earlier work: The original "Lodi," from Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1969 record Green River, and a subsequent version by Emmylou Harris, who also included the tune on her 1992 live release At the Ryman. (If anyone has another cover they're fond of, let me know.)
This one admittedly might take some fiddling, but once the ad ends, you should be able to click the play button and see the Emmylou performance:
Comments: 3
That's a good one. Cake does some pretty great covers, including "Sad Songs and Waltzes" and "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps."
Another song I love is Neil Young's Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Many have tried and failed — for me there are two versions that standout as excellent.
Dar Williams off her album "My Better Self"
http://www.darwilliams.com
I also really like the Matthew Sweet Susanna Hoffs version from their under the covers album.
One cover I've been listening to a lot lately is CAKE covering "Ruby" by Kenny Rogers
CAKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeM7s_0R4ww
Kenny Rogers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYcqlEZxGQ
Jul 26, 2009 11:14 AM