James Mercer - Journey Through The Past (Neil Young cover)
Another Neil Young cover for Fred on his birthday. This is from the excellent soundtrack to 180° SOUTH.
Rodrigo y Gabriela - One (Metallica cover)
Listening to Live in Japan makes me wish we were going to see them tonight at Marymoor.
Dizzee Rascal - That’s not my name (Ting Tings cover)
Whenever I hear this song it gets stuck in my head for days. I don’t feel quite as guilty when it’s this version though.
Old 97s - Driver 8 (R.E.M. cover)
One of my favorite R.E.M. songs, covered pretty straight-up, but it’s the Old 97s, so it works for me!
The Avett Brothers - Spanish Pipedream (John Prine cover)
I’ve had this chorus stuck in my head, so this was going to be my friday song, but since Jen posted it last week, I get to post something else too!
via jenrobinson via countryandwestern.
Sarah Jarosz - Shankill Butchers (Decemberists cover)
Even creepier than the original.
Rancid - The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff cover)
Fred posted Keith Richards’ take on this song earlier today. Here’s Rancid with a much different rendition (from 1997’s Tibetan Freedom Concert in NYC).
Mary Lou Lord - Shake Sugaree (Elizabeth Cotten)
Elizabeth Cotten’s fantastic recording of her playing this song on guitar while her great-granddaughter sings is unbeatable, but in the spirit of cover friday, here’s Mary Lou Lord doing a not-too-shabby job herself.
Mumford and Sons - Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)
I think David Noël and MeaghanO will like this.
