I promised to find the great cover song I really wanted to share, but alas I cannot find it anywhere but on an old mix tape. So I have given up. Rather than disappoint you I will avoid telling you anymore about it and focus on the other covers I like.
The Velvet Underground is one of my favorites. Mr. IMo? however is more in line with Art Brut's opinions in their tune "Bang Bang Rock'n'roll" : "I can't stand the sound of the Velvet Underground". Whether or not you like their "sound", they wrote some terrific songs.
Last summer I got to see Lou Reed play at Lollapalooza, which is about the closest you can get to seeing The Velvet Underground. Although he is kind of a cranky old man these days, and some of his solos were absurdly long, when he stuck to the less free-form, more structured songs from The Velvet Underground it was amazing.
SONG OF THE DAY: "Sweet Jane" - Vevet Underground
HIGHLIGHTED COVER: "Sweet Jane" - Cowboy Junkies
OTHER NOTABLE VERSIONS:
"Sweet Jane" - Gang of Four
"Sweet Jane" - Mazzy Star [no link but on playlist.com]
"Sweet Jane" - Ian McCulloch
"Sweet Jane" - Phish
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