Tune du Jour: “After the Gold Rush” – Neil Young
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Patti Smith vs. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harries vs. Flaming Lips
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Neil Young:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Patti Smith vs. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris vs. Flaming Lips
Patti Smith:
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris:
Flaming Lips:
SPACE
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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“We’ve got Mother Nature on the run, in the 1970s” … Wow, does this line ever date the song! And yet, here we are …
Of course, Patti, updates the tune to the 21st century in her sober and haunting reading. Ominous, foreboding, effective …
The “Trio” deliver a beautifully, harmonic version. Interesting collaboration by three royal female vocalists of our generation. But I don’t know if the subject matter lends itself to a somewhat sanguine interpretation
The Flaming Lips recorded this for the Neil Young tribute album, The Bridge. I remember, so long ago, Pete saying to me, ‘I don’t know if you’re going to like this version’ … to the contrary, I loved it then and still do. Cataclysm Is Not Pretty.
Flaming Lips win this one!