So Friend of PowerPop© and Burning Wood proprietor Sal Nunziato had a very entertaining post yesterday involving covers of the Stones' "Street Fighting Man," none of which I had heard previously, and none of which -- IMHO -- were anywhere near as good as the original. (I should also add that it was depressing to learn that Lucinda Williams, whose music I generally like, is kind of full of shit. But that's a subject for another time.)
Anyway, I found myself thinking gee -- it's too bad that Steve Earle never had a go at the song, but then I remembered he'd actually done a great version of another favorite Stones song of mine, and that you guys might not have heard it.
So -- without further ado, from a 1997 indie EP with Arizona cowpunks The Supersuckers, here's Earle and the song I think you'll agree he was born to cover.
Enjoy!!!
I should also add that it was depressing to learn that Lucinda Williams, whose music I generally like, is kind of full of shit. But that's a subject for another time
ReplyDeleteAt the very least you are going to have to be more specific.
After you mentioned Steve Earle over at my place, I immediately pulled out a 4 CD set of Earle live stuff and rarities that I swore had a cover of "Street Fighting Man." Alas, it was "Before They Make Me Run," which is indeed great!
ReplyDeleteIt actually took me a bit to recognize the song. A good memory test.
ReplyDeleteSal - Before They Make Me Run is perhaps one of my favorite Keef songs.
ReplyDeleteAs to Street ..Oasis did a cover
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Edward -- she seems to believe that London School of Economics alumnus Michael Phillip Jagger was actually some kind of working class revolutionary.
ReplyDeleteJagger, the same guy who cozied up to Prince Rupert Lowenstein, Jagger, the same guy sitting with the royals in their box at Wimbledon
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Earle does a killer live version of Dead Flowers on Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator.
ReplyDeleteSteve:
ReplyDeleteIf you think Lucinda is full of shit then I’m going to have to rethink my opinion of you. Lucinda?Really? Sure she can fuck up musically but no more than the Stones.
Maybe I was correct in my equating your closeness to Anita Bryant’s music with her moving you in that special way you love. After all, her versions of “Sister Morphine” & “Stray Cat Blues” are two of your all time classic Stones’ cover versions.
Lucinda? What’s wrong with you?
:-) !!!!
Captain Al
Captain --
ReplyDeleteLucinda said something really stupid in an intro to a song.
I was just being snarky and it's no big deal.
So was I being snarky. Let’s make up and be friends again.
ReplyDeleteSnarky Captain Al
Steve, Al,
ReplyDeleteMaybe I can help cheer you both up:
You know how Anita Bryant does foreplay? She dresses up like a big orange and lets you squeeze her :-)
My Lucinda Williams comment seems to have disappeared - no great loss.
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