With apologies to Don Henley: Here’s Okkervil River’s outlaw cover of ‘End of the Innocence’
The grumpy Eagles drummer tried to stop them from releasing this song.
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Ace Frehley on his unlikely new cover of Steve Miller’s ‘The Joker’: ‘It’s got a nice, cool vibe’
Remember “New York Groove”? The ex-Kiss guitarist says it’s like that.
Okkervil River says Don Henley demanded cover song be taken down
Okkervil River should have paid closer attention to the saga between the Eagles’ Don Henley and Frank Ocean a few years ago. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Robbie Robertson wanted Otis Redding to cover a key Bob Dylan song
Bob Dylan, at Robbie Robertson’s urging, handed one of his most famous songs off to Otis Redding in the hopes that he would do his own Stax-ified version of it. Things didn’t quite work out that way, however. You May Also Like: Otis Redding’s “Dock of the Bay” emerged outRead More
Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back … And I’ll Scratch Yours (2014)
Peter Gabriel, always one for the theatrical, released a double-album of interpretive music this week in Scratch My Back … And I’ll Scratch Yours, with mixed results. You May Also Like: When Peter Gabriel Suddenly Decided to Open Up on ‘Us’
Dave Baker, with Rich Kurtz – Blended (2013)
That the university-trained, classical inspired guitarist Dave Baker is so handy with interpreting pop sounds should come as no surprise. After all, he found early fame opening for fellow Temple products Hall and Oates on tour. You May Also Like: Dave Stryker – ‘Baker’s Circle’ (2021) Ginger Baker (1939-2019): AnRead More
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs – Under the Covers Vol. 3 (2013)
A lot of the charm of this series’ initial two volumes — which focused first on the 1960s and then the ’70s — was in hearing these two delve back into found sounds from outside their own era. You May Also Like: How the Sweet Finally Came Into Their OwnRead More
Cool cover of Jackson 5’s ‘I Want You Back’ propels Lake Street Dive to spotlight ahead of LEAF
On a Boston sidewalk, the brassy, sassy combo Lake Street Dive tears into an acoustic soul cover of the Jackson Five’s “I Want You Back.” You May Also Like: No related posts.
Beach Boys cover song moves the Beatles’ Paul McCartney to tears
Even Paul McCartney has his fanboy moments. Joining together with Brian Wilson to sing the Beach Boys’ legendary “God Only Knows,” it turns out, was one of them. You May Also Like: Brian Wilson’s No Pier Pressure was almost a Beach Boys album: ‘I changed my mind’
Richard Thompson Wasn’t Easily Convinced About Bob Dylan Cover
Bobo Dylan offered a stripped-down rendition of Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” during a show at Clarkston, Michigan.
