Technically, the archive hosts the biggest collection of covers, but they’ve got all those original tunes in there, too. I cut through the bullshit and give you the goods. One cover from several of my favorite bands with collections in the archive. Dig it.
When the Levee Breaks (Led Zep)-John Popper (of Blues Traveller)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow-Jefferson Starship
Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)-John Mayer
Gimme Some Lovin’ (Spencer Davis Group)-G Love and Special Sauce
Freddie’s Dead (Curtis Mayfield)-Fishbone
Karma Police (Radiohead)-Citizen Cope
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Trad.)-Country Joe and the Fish
Powderfinger (Neil Young)-Cowboy Junkies
Hurdy Gurdy Man (Donovan)-Butthole Surfers
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Led Zep)-Carbon Leaf
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (Van Halen)-Drive-By Truckers
For Today I Am A Boy (Antony & The Johnsons cover)-Carla Bozulich
Devil Went down to Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band)-Blues Traveller
Kung Fu Fighting-Camper Van Beethoven
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star-Bushwalla
Chug-a-Lug (Roger Miller cover)-Ben Kweller
Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones)-Edie Brickell
Thirteen (Big Star)-Elliot Smith
Maggie’s Farm (Bob Dylan)-Hayes Carll
Thriller (Michael Jackson)-Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie/Postal Service)
Maybe I’m Amazed (Paul McCartney)-Harvey Danger and Guitar Solo By Jon Brion
Okie From Muskogee-Hank Williams III
Fat Bottom Girls (Queen)-Hayseed Dixie
Trenchtown Rock (Bob Marley)/Garden Grove(Sublime)/ Ring The Alarm (FuShnickers)-Jack Johnson
When Doves Cry (Prince)-Ben Sollee
Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)-David Gray
Here Comes the Rain Again (Eurythmics)-Death Cab for Cutie
Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road-Gin Blossoms
Burnin’ Down the House (Talking Heads)-Bernie Worrell (of Funkadelic)
Tangerine (Led Zep)-Big Head Todd and the Monsters
A Message to You Rudy (Specials)-Billy Bragg
Working Class Hero (John Lennon)-Blind Melon
Float On (Modest Mouse)-Ben Lee
The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie)-Alejandro Escovedo
Crystal Chandeliers and Burgundy (Johnny Cash)-Josh Ritter
Handle With Care (Traveling Willburys)-Back Yard Tire Fire
California Uber Alles (Dead Kennedys)-Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Michael Franti’s old industrial/rap group. If you’ve never heard of them, you need to check ‘em out.
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (Elvis Costello)-Cracker
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Thanks for this great collection. Excellent.
Comment by shadreck — August 1, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
[...] Click here to go to BP to check a nice big batch of covers…Including John Popper (of Blues Traveller) cover Led Zeppelin “When The Levee Breaks”, and Carbon Leaf also covering Led Zeppelin “Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp”, Drive By Truckers cover Van Halen “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love”, Edie Brickell covers the Rolling Stones “Dead Flowers”, Harvey Danger cover Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed”, Hayseed Dixie cover Queen “Fat Bottom Girls”, David Gray covers Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone”, Blind Melon covers John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero”, Blues Traveller cover Charlie Daniels Band “Devil Went Down to Georgia”…plus more. Nice post by our pal Ekko. Lot’s o’ good covers! [...]
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Great list! Btw, peace, love & understanding was originally done by Nick Lowe (in Brinsley Schwarz at the time) but became well known when Elvis Costello, produced by Lowe, covered it
Comment by Max — August 2, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
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