Martian

There's very little Stevie Ray did that I don't enjoy, and while I certainly appreciate his interpretation of Slight Return, I don't see it as being superior or indeed even equal to the Experience.

It's my opinion that in order to be fully appreciated, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) needs to be consumed within the context of Electric Ladyland. On it's own it's a happenin' track, but as a part of the whole it's so much more.

I feel almost compelled to record my own version of Hallelujah. It's not that I think I could do it better or even as well as it's been done already, but more that I have an inexplicable urge to add my voice to the chorus. It feels almost like a rite of passage.

There's another track that's been covered ad infinitum. The most famous version is probably that of the Beatles, but I've always felt that Buddy Guy imparted a passion to it that was unrivaled by any of the other performers. To be fair, Buddy Guy seems to approach all of his music with that passion, which I sometimes think must be exhausting:



Naturally opinions vary. This is mine.

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There's something compelling about Jack Johnson singing about drugs and desperation.

EDIT the second:

Now that I've started I keep thinking of others.

Reel Big Fish are a bit sophomoric, but this is one of the few cases where I think the cover really is unambiguously superior to the original.

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame