Covers

A more topical post on America's pathology regarding guns coming soon, but in the meantime let us consider this contribution to the blog on the subject of greatest all-time covers in response to an earlier post.

Reader CC writes

Top 5 desert island covers for my money...

1. Twist & Shout, The Beatles (pure fun, so good you forget it was originally an Isley Brothers song
2. Hallelujah , Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen writes great songs, but Buckley sings it better than anyone. The Jon Bon Jovi cover of this song should not be on any top 5 lists.
3. Hazy Shade of Winter, The Bangles (just better than Simon & Garfunkel)
4. Hard to Handle, The Black Crowes (pure rock bliss)
5. All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix (simply the best cover song ever).

Bonus Holiday Track: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (come on, its the Boss)

Friends and neighbors, dispute at will. The comment box is yours.