30 Day Song Challenge - Day 15 - A Song You Like That Is A Cover

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Astute readers will (and did) notice that in my haste to make sure I got yesterday’s post up on time, i accidentally skipped a day¹. So here is the entry that was skipped, and tomorrow we’ll be back on track.

This is another hard one to pick a single song. I’m a huge fan of covers², especially covers that do something really interesting and different with a song that transform in a way that feels entirely organic and natural. I mean, I also love covers that are just gimmicks,³, but someone taking a song and really turning it into something personal is always a treat.

So I’m using this entry to share a favourite track from one of my favourite musicians, Richard Thompson. At a 2000 tribute to Joni Mitchell, he performed this rendition of her classic song, “Woodstock”, and it delights me every time I hear it.

Watch on YouTube

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1. Amusingly, the song I picked for the out of order challenge would have also been a valid entry here ↩

2. and if you are too, you should subscribe to Brian Ibbott’s significant podcast, “Coverville” ↩

3. such as those produced by Hayseed Dixie, Me First And the Gimme Gimmes, or Richard Cheese ↩

Comments

[kshandra]

My favorite gimmick cover isn't on the Tube of You, as near as I've been able to figure; this is from the same band, but is audio-only.

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