Joan Jett
Joan Jett has more Rock and Roll in her left pinky than exists in all of Twisted Sister.
Lucifer and the Fallen Angels
700,000 Rednecks
Covering Tangled up in Blue
I don’t know who first said this, but I agree with it.
There is no Bob Dylan song that someone else has not done better.
Given that, Tangled Up in Blue is probably my favorite Dylan song performed by Bob Dylan.
I do like this live version performed by Charlie Daniels. Not sure if it is better, but is good.
Cover Songs
Let us review a Rock n’ Roll Classic: I Want You to Want Me
The Cheap Trick version is probably the best known version, complete with many, many screaming Japanese teenagers.
Dwight Yoakam’s version has a nice twang to it.
Gretchen Wilson covers this classic on her Under the Covers album.
Chris Isaak’s cover is one of my favorite examples of this song.
Gary Jules’ cover is way too laid back.
Letters to Cleo does a bouncy pop cover.
That HonkyTonk Sound
There is country music and there is pure honest country music.
Exhibit A: Walk of Shame by Nikki Lane. Worth it for title song alone. Another example of just how much country music is about poor life choices. The rest of the album is quality work as well. Her twang is natural and wraps around the words in way that reminds me of old time AM country radio in South.
Exhibit B: Platinum by Miranda Lambert Ya gotta love a woman who has her AR-15 tricked out with Zebra stripes. Throw in that she has yet another collection of country songs that makes Hank Williams smile up in Hillbilly Heaven, and you’re all set to kick back on the porch with your best girl and a couple of sixes of long necks on ice.
Exhibit C: Blame the Vain by Dwight Yoakam Yup, he’s still around and making music for your classic shit kickin’ redneck, and those who have never been within a furlong of a cow patty, but appreciate the music. Intentional Heartache and Three Good Reasons are stand out classic Dwight. I played this on the ride home the other day, and I really didn’t give a damn about the traffic. Just for the record, the commute still beats working with dairy cattle.
Steve Earle & The Supersuckers cover the Rolling Stones
Rhapsody kept playing a Steve Earle & the Supersuckers cover of the Rolling Stone’s Before They Make Me Run on the Crazy for Covers channel, but I couldn’t find it anywhere else on the service.
Finally tracked it down on a CD available on Amazon. Excellent cover. Worth the $8 I paid, plus the other four tracks are good, so double the win!
The Devil went up to Boston
In Georgia, the Devil bet a fiddle of gold for Johnny’s soul.
In Boston, the going market price for a soul is a lottery ticket and a pack of cigarettes.
A DATE WITH THE EVERLY BROTHERS
One the projects I recently backed on Kickstarter is The Chapin Sisters’ tribute to the Everly Brothers project.
Covers, which I like, of music I like, i.e the Every Brothers.
Double Win! Going for the hat trick for supporting independent artists.
Friday B-Movie Pick: The Commitements
The story of a group of young Dubliners who form a Soul group. Why, because the Irish are the Blacks of Europe, and Dublin is the Blacks of Ireland. A fun film with really good music and great characters.