Nostalgia 77 absolutly killed the White Stripes Seven Nation Army

I really like listening to different versions of the same song, like more than one cover and think about what makes each one special.

Sam Cook's A Change Is Gonna Come is probably one of my top ten songs of all time but I couldn't tell you if I like his or Otis Redding's version better. I definitely like the Redding arrangement more, but think Sam Cooke is pretty much one of the most amazing vocalist of all time. I guess Otis wins because his version can bring tears to my eyes. Forget the those two GIANTS and dig Baby Huey's take this glorious aspirational song to a new place with a crazy psycadelic, break down laden with personalization and wild carzy soul screams.

Another of my top ten songs of all time is well represented by Les McCann What's Going On.

I guess since I've got some kind of civil rights theme going for the last two songs I'll toss in Barbara Dane with the Cambers Brothers doing It Isn't Nice. I'll bet no one here is familiar with the song, which kinda takes the it being a cover kick out of it, but it's a lovely cover, way better than the original. The Barbra Dan and the Cambers Brothers album is mostly covers, all incredibly well wrought.

Seu Jorge and Almaz's version of Everybody Loves the Sunshine is great.

Portland Oregon's own Sexton Blake put out an amazing album of thirteen covers, all so good it's hard to choose a best one. Evil Woman