Here is a good one from one of my favorite Blues musicians to light up your rainy Tuesday afternoon
‘Daily Song’ Category
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Day 121 – Muddy Waters – Got My Mojo Workin’
August 9, 2011 by Farhang
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Day 120 – Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights
August 7, 2011 by Farhang
I’ll start with one of my favorites:
Gary Clark Jr. is considered by some to be the leader of the Austin, Texas rock scene, offering a style that has at times been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan.Clark has established a resume, which has helped place him on a tier with musicians who have enabled him to share the stage with various legends of rock & roll.His live performances, as well as recordings, blend rock, soul and blues, infusing fluid guitar with a guttural howl and a falsetto trill that mix together.
Do watch him perform live as well:
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August Blues
August 7, 2011 by Farhang
Now that we’ve got the ball rolling, we’re gonna shift gears a bit. The rest of August will be dedicated to Blues. Let us know about some of your favorites.
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Day 119 – Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
August 5, 2011 by Farhang
It’s time to wrap this series with what is considered to be the best cover of all times:
Bob Dylan wrote “All Along the Watchtower” along with the other songs on John Wesley Harding over the year or so following his motorcycle accident in the summer of 1966. His recuperation from the accident, which occurred near his home in Woodstock, New York, enabled Dylan to escape the excesses of touring and make a dramatic turnaround in his lifestyle. With one child born in early 1966 and another in mid-1967, he settled into family life and even took a growing interest in the Bible, as reflected in the album’s Biblical allusions, particularly in songs such as “All Along the Watchtower”, “Dear Landlord”, “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine” and “The Wicked Messenger”.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. “(Hendrix) came in with these Dylan tapes and we all heard them for the first time in the studio”, recalled Johns. According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had appeared at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself. Kramer and Chas Chandler mixed the first version of “All Along The Watchtower” on January 26, but Hendrix was quickly dissatisfied with the result and went on re-recording and overdubbing guitar parts during June, July, and August at the Record Plant studio in New York. Engineer Tony Bongiovi has described Hendrix becoming increasingly dissatisfied as the song progressed, overdubbing more and more guitar parts, moving the master tape from a four-track to a twelve-track to a sixteen-track machine. Bongiovi recalled, “Recording these new ideas meant he would have to erase something. In the weeks prior to the mixing, we had already recorded a number of overdubs, wiping track after track. Hendrix kept saying, ‘I think I hear it a little bit differently.’” The finished version was released on the album Electric Ladyland in September 1968.
and here is the Dylan’s version:
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Day 118 – Urge Overkill – Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)
August 3, 2011 by Farhang
“Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” was first written and performed by Neil Diamond the song garnered a second life span when it appeared on the 1994 Pulp Fiction soundtrack, performed by rock band Urge Overkill.
In 1992, Urge Overkill recorded their own version of the song for the EP Stull. Quentin Tarantino came across it on the EP in a Dutch record store and liked it so much that he worked it into a scene in his film Pulp Fiction in 1994. This cover achieved success in several European countries, peaking at #10 in France.
and here is the original version:
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Day 117 – The Ataris – The Boys of Summer (Don Henley)
August 2, 2011 by Farhang
“The Boys of Summer” is a song by Don Henley, with lyrics written by Henley and music composed by Henley and Mike Campbell, longtime guitarist for Tom Petty. It is the lead track and first single from Henley’s 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song appears to be about the passing of youth and entering middle age, with the obvious theme of ‘summer love’ apparent in the choruses, and of reminiscence of a past relationship.
In 2003, the rock band The Ataris covered “The Boys of Summer” for their album So Long, Astoria. The song became their second single when a radio station began to play it. The Ataris’ version of the song replaced the ‘Deadhead sticker’ reference with one more appropriate to the age group of their fans, namely a ‘Black Flag sticker’, in honor of the ’80s punk band.
and here is the original version:
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Day 116 – Eminem ft. Lil Wayne – No Love (Hadaway – What is Love)
July 31, 2011 by Farhang
Not a full cover but here it is in the spirit of Osheaga …
“No Love” was written by Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Just Blaze. The song is known for sampling “What Is Love” by Trinidian-Dutch singer Haddaway during the chorus which contains the lyrics “love”, “don’t hurt me” and “no more”.
and here is Haddaway’s original:
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Day 115 – Cee Lo Green – No One’s Gonna Love You (Band of Horses)
July 29, 2011 by Farhang
“No One’s Gonna Love You” is the second single from Band of Horses’ second album Cease to Begin, released on February 25, 2008.
The song was covered by Cee Lo Green and released as the second promotional single from his third studio album, The Lady Killer. The idea for a cover came about when the original artist, Band of Horses, covered Green’s song, Georgia. Green released his version of No One’s Gonna Love You on August 17, 2010.and here is the original:
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Day 114 – Chris Cornell / Coldplay / Caetano Veloso – Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
July 28, 2011 by Farhang
“Billie Jean” was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones from the Michael Jackson’s second solo album, Thriller (1982). Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and Jackson had disagreements regarding it. The song is well known for its distinctive bass line and Jackson’s vocal hiccups. The song was mixed 91 times by audio engineer Bruce Swedien before he finalized the song with the second mix.
There are contradictory claims as to what the song’s lyrics refer. Some believe that they are derived from a real-life experience in which a mentally ill female fan claimed that Jackson had fathered one of her twins. Others, pointing to the fact that Jackson was an avid tennis fan, believed that the song was about tennis great Billie Jean King; however, King’s sexual orientation since 1968 render implausible any contention that the song’s narrator, who claims to have had both a romantic encounter with Jackson and a child resulting from that encounter, was modeled on King. Jackson himself, however, stated several times that “Billie Jean” was based on the groupies he and his brothers encountered while part of The Jackson 5.
In 2007, Chris Cornell recorded the song for his album Carry On.”
Coldplay also performed a cover version of the song:
In 1986, Brazilian composer Caetano Veloso performed the first cover of the song
On March 25, 1983, Jackson performed “Billie Jean” to critical and popular acclaim. Here is the video of that performance:
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Day 113 – Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Havana Affair (Ramones)
July 27, 2011 by Farhang
Havana Affair was originally released by Ramones on April 1976 on their debut Album “Blitzkrieg Bop”. Havana Affair’s concept deals with the comic strip Spy vs. Spy of the Cuban-born illustrator Antonio Prohias.
RHCP released their cover version of Havana Affair as part of “We’re a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones” album which is a tribute by various artists to the Ramones.
and here is the original:
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Day 112 – Amy Winehouse – To Know Him Is To Love Him (The Teddy Bears)
July 25, 2011 by Farhang
In memory of a great musical talent, Amy Winehouse.
“To Know Him Is to Love Him” was written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father’s tombstone. It was first recorded by his first vocal group, the only one of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1958. The Beatles recorded it as “To Know Her Is to Love Her”, although their version wasn’t officially released until their 1994 Live at the BBC compilation album.
In 2007, Amy Winehouse recorded the song acoustically for a B-side of “You Know I’m No Good”. A version by Winehouse also appeared on the 2007 compilation album, The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O’Leary Show.
and here is the original:
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Day 111 – Ray LaMontagne – Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
July 24, 2011 by Farhang
“Crazy” is the debut single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere. Musically, “Crazy” was inspired by film scores of spaghetti Westerns, in particular by the works of Ennio Morricone, who is best known as the composer of Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy, but more specifically the song “Last Man Standing” by Gian Piero Reverberi and Gianfranco Reverberi from the 1968 spaghetti Western Viva!
Folk singer Ray LaMontagne has done a fantastic cover of this song:
and here is the original:
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