T1B

listening to some old vinyl, I realized I had various versions of an old blues song written by the Rev. Gary Davis-Cocaine Blues

I recall that the original was mostly speaking, but haven't heard it for a while.....Keith Richards did a kick ass version as did Townes Van Zant...Nick Drakes was probably the best guitar work, but my favorite is probably Jackson Browne's version off Running On Empty

http://ia600201.us.archive.org/13/items ... -08t03.ogg

great stuff if you like old blues progressions

well fuck it

"Sultans of Swing" on "Alchemy"...
Mark Knopfler's guitar work on that particular version is genius

Johny Cash did the definitive "Cocaine Blues."

Felix wrote:well fuck it

"Sultans of Swing" on "Alchemy"...
Mark Knopfler's guitar work on that particular version is genius

Alchemy is an outstanding live album. Tunnel of Love, Romeo and Juliet never get old.

BSmack wrote:Johny Cash did the definitive "Cocaine Blues."

the song johnny cash did is a different song....but as far as that song is concerned, yeah johnny did it better than anyone
(george throughgood's version made me hate that song for a while)

Screw_Michigan wrote: Alchemy is an outstanding live album.

I'm not normally a big fan of live albums, but Alchemy is a definite exception to that....others exempted: The Who Live at Leeds, Neil Young, Live Rust, Johnny Cash Live at Folsom, Eric Clapton, Unplugged, Peter Frampton, Frampton Comes Alive, Bob Seger, Live Bullet...Little Feat, Waiting For Columbus....I'm sure there are others, but those are the only ones I can remember that I own....

somebody will probably hate me for not owning Allman Brothers, Live at Filmore East...sorry

Felix wrote:I'm not normally a big fan of live albums, but Alchemy is a definite exception to that....others exempted: The Who Live at Leeds, Neil Young, Live Rust, Johnny Cash Live at Folsom, Eric Clapton, Unplugged, Peter Frampton, Frampton Comes Alive, Bob Seger, Live Bullet...Little Feat, Waiting For Columbus....I'm sure there are others, but those are the only ones I can remember that I own....

Cheap Trick live at Budokan, Lynyrd Skynyrd One More for the Road

Wayfaring Stranger
good versions-Allison Krause, 16 Horsepower, Jack White, Dolly Parton
great version-Emmylou Harris

definitive version
Johnny Cash-American Recordings

Sudden Sam wrote:Cash doing Reznor's Hurt is unreal.

And Cash's version of Josh Haden's Spiritual is a song I can listen to all day. His passion singing it gives me goosebumps.

I was fortunate enough to have been introduced early in my life to Johnny as my father was a huge country fan....didn't much care for my dads choices by and large-Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe, etc. (but have grown to appreciate most of them for what they are) but really liked Cash the first time I can remember hearing him (I'm pretty sure it was Folsom Prison) and my appreciation for Cash's brilliance has grown over the years....working part time in radio (primarly country stations) I was afforded the opportunity to listen to his entire albums, rather than just what was played on air....

the American Recordings box set is the best compilation I've ever heard.....there really isn't a close second

Sudden Sam wrote:Cash doing Reznor's Hurt is unreal.

And Cash's version of Josh Haden's Spiritual is a song I can listen to all day. His passion singing it gives me goosebumps.

Rocks Personal Jesus pretty good, too.

Sudden Sam wrote:Cash doing Reznor's Hurt is unreal.

It's patronising and overly calculated.

It's like R.E.M. doing the Banana Splits theme song or something.

I cringe when I hear it.

How about a new version of a new(ish) song?

Martyred wrote:the Banana Splits theme song

wow, you remember that?

One Banana, Two Banana, Three Banana, Four...

I loved that shit.

that's something when mentioned, you just have to hear that second, great tune

That's a tight race. I'll raise you a Vindaloo cover, great driving song like banana splits

War Wagon wrote:

Martyred wrote:the Banana Splits theme song

wow, you remember that?

Remember it?

Dude, it's my ringtone.

I'm not joking.

Martyred wrote:

War Wagon wrote:

Martyred wrote:the Banana Splits theme song

wow, you remember that?

Remember it?

Dude, it's my ringtone.

I'm not joking.

I would have guessed your ringtone to be "YMCA" by The Village People.

Martyred wrote:Banana Splits theme song.

This is my favorite version.

Iz's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow



with Claptons a close second