Tune du Jour: “Rhinestone Cowboy” – Larry Weiss
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Soul Asylum vs. Radiohead vs. Bruce Springsteen
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The Original
Larry Weiss:
Most Popular Cover
Glenn Campbell:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
This is a terrible song, right? At least that’s what I have always thought. So why are great artists covering it? Stripped away of preconception, I have to now acknowledge that lyrically it is pretty damn good and can be made to sound very pleasurable!
Soul Asylum vs. Radiohead vs. Bruce Springsteen
Soul Asylum:
These guys are so cool. In 1997 Grand Forks, North Dakota suffered terrible flooding. Torrential downpours caused the Red River to rise threatening homes and the city. High school kids spent the Spring sandbagging the water banks fighting for their home town’s survival. That year the Prom was the furthest thing from those kids’ minds. Yet, somehow someone got a hold of Soul Asylum and asked them to play at the Prom. At the time Soul Asylum was at the height of their commercial success. But they gladly agreed and heartily prepared, learning a few standard Prom songs for the occasion. There was massive damage to the city. Soul Asylum played the Prom that evening in an unaffected airplane hangar. For at least one night, high school kids clad in formal attire and townsfolk were able to forget their troubles and enjoy an amazing evening of music. As the town spokesman put it, “As Winston Churchill said after World War II, ‘Never Have So Many Done So Much For So Few.’” Who would have guessed that a hard-rockin’ band like Soul Asylum would receive such a well-earned Winstonian complement?
After The Flood: Live From The Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997:
Radiohead:
Bruce Springsteen:
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!??!
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