Modern Covers of Classics
I'm putting together a playlist of covers just because I'm a little bored of my current playlists. There are plenty of threads on this but I'm looking for more modern covers. Some examples I already have are:
Dancing in the Dark - Biz Colletti
Don't come around here no more - Rhianna Giddens
You Can't always get what you want - Lainey Wilson
Cindy I'll marry you some day - Robert Plant
Paint it Black - Wednesday Addams ( I know, weird, but compelling for some reason
Any suggestions?
The original Blues by Smiley Lewis: https://youtu.be/DIeY7J9kjg0?si=RvAx8GSg3OFcAAQT
The Rock ’n Roll re-imagining by Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/xnzRhAy62cI?si=G8ruvRRgvoFzrRl9
Believe it or not, Dave’s version reached number 1 on the UK charts and number 4 in the U.S.A., both in 1970. Is 1970 "modern"?
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The original by Marc Jonson: https://youtu.be/OrpIELDJBys?si=wFHCBrwLlYnTZ8CH
The cover by Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/SIM4HSiiOPA?si=Xwrbfi4ntDBDlfuy
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Bettye Lavette - Salt of the Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYx4xMsejew Lucinda Williams - Salt of the Earth |
Jerry Garcia Band - Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=830_e6tD8Fw Cowboy Junkies - Powderfinger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fdwqctmwg Lucinda Williams - Ode to Billie Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz22Lm0WO6Q Patricia Barber - Ode to Billie Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0PAwj-UORc Los Lobos - The World Is a Ghetto |
A timeless classic, anyway. And as with every other song on his debut solo album entitled Rockpile, every voice and instrument by Dave himself.