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Johnny Cash does.....Beck!
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Everyone raves about Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" (deservedly so)....but to those of us who were into Jeff when he was alive, and when the album first came out, it was actually thought of as part of a pair of covers on that album, the other being his transcendent version of Nina Simone's "Lilac Wine". (she didn't write it, but did the most well-known version of it). For some reason, "Hallelujah" gradually eclipsed "Lilac Wine" (maybe because it's easier to play and sing), and it totally irks me that now when people sing "Hallelujah"(which very few did before Buckley), they are doing his arrangement. In other words, they're covering the cover (which is a lame thing to do, in my opinion....I'm talking to you Justin Timberlake!) (but not you, Kate McKinnon!).
So I can't really listen to "Hallelujah" anymore since it's so overplayed and kinda co-op'd. But "Lilac Wine" is still amazing, and if you haven't heard it, then you're in for a treat. It's the "other half" of "Hallelujah". "Lilac wine is sweet....and heady...." Mmmm!
Jeff Buckley: Lilac Wine
...and remember kids....don't go swimming with your boots on....pfft...
Here are a couple that surprised me from Rick Astley.
First, he covers Bill Withers:
Then, he covers the Foo Fighters. When asked if he'd stop doing Foo Fighters songs, reportedly he replied, "Never gonna give Foo up."
The whole Grace album was beautiful. One of the albums you can listen to from start to finish and be taken on a spiritual journey. It's really sad what happened to him. Taken away too soon.
I know my siggy says izzy has left the building and for the most part I have...however this staying at home stuff, plus hubby's early retirement has me climbing the walls so to speak so...and sorry I can't post a link
Social Distortion "Ring of Fire"
Godsmack - Come Together (Beatles cover)
John Cruz - Jokerman (Bob Dylan cover) Playing for change
Thanks mate, so do INice one. Like hearing it just acoustic like that.