Matthew Sweet's "Don't Cry No Tears" is excellent too. It's on the Son of Altered Beast EP.
― Euler, Monday, 15 June 2009 12:44 (fourteen years ago) link
I want to say that there's a live, bootlegged version of Devo doing "Out of the Blue & Into the Black," but can't be certain.
― Alex in NYC, Monday, 15 June 2009 12:45 (fourteen years ago) link
This?
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/02/mp3_download_di.html
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:13 (fourteen years ago) link
tori amos covered 'heart of gold' on strange little girls - studio version not on youtube but this is a live performance where she def gets her galás on. not her best cover but i prefer it to the original which i think is really mimsy and wet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpkGFRePvWA
she also does 'philadelphia' and 'the needle and the damage done' live regularly...the latter not on youtube :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0KzuiqDDZU
― lex pretend, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:15 (fourteen years ago) link
oh lol there's the whole concept behind the 'heart of gold' cover, she did in "in character" as TWINS into economic espionage. many batshit quotes here.
― lex pretend, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Pixies also covered I've Been Waiting For You, which I like better than the Winterlong cover.
― Colonel Poo, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Here it is: Devo playing "OUt of the Blue" with Neil Young....
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=740771
― Alex in NYC, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Prelude - After the Goldrush: was a hit an' allThe Meters did Down by the River as well, i think
― sonofstan, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:39 (fourteen years ago) link
The Blake Babies did "Over and over"
― Amenaza Elegante, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTTsyk-pyd8
― Alex in NYC, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
The Sisters of Mercy -- very early on -- did a track called "The Damage Done," which was a titular truncation of "The Needle & the Damage Done," but I think the similarities end there (i.e. it ain't a cover).
― Alex in NYC, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Neko Case, "Dreaming Man"!
― Stevie T, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Nicolette Larson - "Lotta Love"
― Pleasant Plains, Monday, 15 June 2009 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
The Sisters of Mercy -- very early on -- did a track called "The Damage Done," which was a titular truncation of "The Needle & the Damage Done," but I think the similarities end there (i.e. it ain't a cover)
...and of course Wayne and Craig did 'Like A Hurricane' with their next band, too.
― Enemy Insects (NickB), Monday, 15 June 2009 14:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Steve Stills has done a couple on various solo albums. 'New Mama' on 'Stills' and 'The Loner' on one of the awful late 70s ones ('Illegal Stills'?, 'Thoroughfare Gap'?)
― Phil Will, Monday, 15 June 2009 14:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, Duran Duran did a cover of 'The Needle and the Damage Done' too, but though it's clearly not good, it's not nearly half as comical as one might have hoped.
― Enemy Insects (NickB), Monday, 15 June 2009 14:15 (fourteen years ago) link
'Cowgirl in the Sand' and 'See The Sky About to Rain' from the Byrds reunion album.'On the Beach' by the Walkabouts'Mr Soul' from that Rush 'Feedback' covers album of their early influences'Wrecking Ball' by Emmylou Harris
― Phil Will, Monday, 15 June 2009 14:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Type O Negative-Cinnamon GirlDream Syndicate-''Nicolette Larson-Lotta Love
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 15 June 2009 14:22 (fourteen years ago) link
slint - cortez the killer
― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 15 June 2009 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
nobody's mentioned thishttp://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Bridge-A-Tribute-To-Neil-Young/release/688837(although they have mentioned things off it)
Dinosaur Jr's Lotta Love is funny, could annoy neil fans thoughLoop's Cinnamon Girl is spot on
― koogs, Monday, 15 June 2009 14:44 (fourteen years ago) link
'On the Beach' by the Walkabouts
this RUUULES, btw.
― sleeve, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Here's a faintly horrible Smashing Pumpkins cover of Cinnamon Girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koBNG5BZkPQ
― sonnypike, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
kd lang covered "after the gold rush" as well as "helpless"
― la belle dame sans serif (c sharp major), Monday, 15 June 2009 15:21 (fourteen years ago) link
(i think her 'gold rush' cover's better.)
― la belle dame sans serif (c sharp major), Monday, 15 June 2009 15:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh yeah, that reminds me that there is a killer Buffy Saint Marie cover "Helpless." I heard it on a Jack Nitzsche compilation.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:26 (fourteen years ago) link
only love can break your heart - jackie deshannonbirds - linda ronstadt, claudine longet
― velko, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Roxy Music: Like A Hurricane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SseFmHprqcI
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah that Buffy St. Marie "Helpless" is quite nice -- also on one of those Nitzsche comps -- a killer Everly Bros. version of "Mr. Soul" ... Super slow and hazy.
― tylerw, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:38 (fourteen years ago) link
"Sedan Delivery" - the feelies
― outdoor_miner, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks all - maybe it should be a double
― Dorian (Dorianlynskey), Monday, 15 June 2009 16:36 (fourteen years ago) link
dorian if u need mp3z of the tori ones hit me up...
― lex pretend, Monday, 15 June 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
feelies also do a killer "barstool blues" ... and Yung Wu do "Powderfinger" ...
― tylerw, Monday, 15 June 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Yo La Tengo - For The Turnstiles
― dad a, Monday, 15 June 2009 16:47 (fourteen years ago) link
oh yeah, Bob Dylan covered "Old Man" in concert a few years back, funnily enough.
― tylerw, Monday, 15 June 2009 16:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Carpenters - Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
― Julio Afrokeluchie, Monday, 15 June 2009 16:55 (fourteen years ago) link
has anybody ever covered "Tonight's The Night", or is that just too personal a song to go there?
― henry s, Monday, 15 June 2009 17:01 (fourteen years ago) link
OP8 (lisa germano, howe gelb) did a nice cover of 'round and round'
― gangsta hug (omar little), Monday, 15 June 2009 17:15 (fourteen years ago) link
tom liwa, a german songwriter, covered "one of these day", "little wing" and "on the way home"
― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 15 June 2009 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
sp: one of these days
― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 15 June 2009 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Heard Golden Smog do a great "Revolution Blues" once. They can't be the only one, 'cause that song rocks.
Mercury Rev did "Vampire Blues." Hmm, wonder why more people haven't covered Neil Young?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Waco Brothers do Revolution Blues, too.
― pauls00, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Chris Lee - "On The Beach"
― a person who erroneously thinks he's smarter than you (some dude), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Feelies also did "Sedan Delivery" on one of their 12" singles.
― nickn, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
John Entwistle did a (somewhat disappointingly faithful) cover of Cinnamon Girl:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avGFz3uzlE
― Matt Weston, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Jack Logan covers On The Beach on his 2CD Bulk record. A relic from the 90s lo fi era that still holds up surprisingly well.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link
bright eyes - on the weekend :)
― bnw, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Soulsavers did a cover of "Through My Sails" with Mark Lanegan on vox.
― thirdalternative, Monday, 15 June 2009 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Matthews Southern Comfort - Tell Me Why
― meme eisenhower (unregistered), Monday, 15 June 2009 21:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Wooden Shjips do "Vampire Blues."
― Metro Video Centers, Monday, 15 June 2009 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Like Tom Waits, Neil is eminently coverable.
Matthew Sweet also has a live "Mr. Soul" on the "I've Been Waiting" single, and a really good live "Cortez the Killer" with the Indigo Girls, Scarlett Rivera and Jane Scarpantoni on the Girlfriend: Legacy Edition set.
Besides The Bridge, there are a couple of surprisingly good double-CD tributes:
This Note's for You Too!: A Tribute to Neil YoungBorrowed Tunes
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 01:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Linda Ronstadt - Love is a RoseAnnie Lennox - Don't Let It Bring You Down
― Bud Huxtable (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 01:35 (fourteen years ago) link
looks like a whole bunch of (probably pretty boring) neil covers were given to the world last night: http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2010-01-30-musicares_N.htmcan't wait to hear Mraz's take on "Lotta Love" ...
― tylerw, Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:07 (fourteen years ago) link
...And the Red Hot Chili Peppers' off-key A Man Needs a Maid lumbered. As for Josh Groban's formal treatment of Harvest Moon: bad fit.
uuuuuuuugggghhhh
― CATBEAST!! (Z S), Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Introducing the harrowing The Needle and the Damage Done, Dave Matthews said, "Death is a wicked way for life to remind us how precious it is."
― Euler, Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:18 (fourteen years ago) link
This was a really mean thing to do to Neil in exchange for donating to his causes. Just sign the checks fer crissakes, don't torture the good old man.
― CATBEAST!! (Z S), Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:22 (fourteen years ago) link
osh Groban's formal treatment of Harvest Moon
THIS GUY. seriously.
― CATBEAST!! (Z S), Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Was coincidentally just listening to a pretty amazing Danish art rock/metal band called Kellermensch who cover Don't Let It Bring You Down.
Wasn't there a Shimmydisc band who covered Out Of The Blue Hey Hey My My back in about 89 - possibly with Thurston Moore on backing vocals?
― Doran, Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:33 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2WfUzNYPwo
― Joe Pass Filter (MaresNest), Sunday, 31 January 2010 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Hush Arbors - "Sugar Mountain"
― Maltodextrin, Monday, 1 February 2010 03:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Lou Reed, Broken Social Scene, Joan as Policewoman and a cast of dozens to perform Neil Young tribute at Vancouver Olympics: http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/event-listings/hal-willner's-neil-young-project-_70660zv.html
― there's a better way to browse (Dr. Superman), Monday, 1 February 2010 03:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Vancouver thing sounds like it was better than the Grammy thing:http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Neil+Young+tribute+bold+inventive/2583942/story.htmlEspecially this: "Reed would also come back for a killer F***in' Up with Costello and legendary bluesman James "Blood" Ulmer, decibels pushed as high as they would go."!!!
― tylerw, Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:08 (fourteen years ago) link
we went to the thursday show and a few highlights for me were emily haines doing " a man needs a maid" and mark kozelek doing "albuquerque" and "powderfinger". never thought i would ever see elvis costello cranking out the "cowgirl in the sand" guitar solos and actually enjoying it. watching/hearing lou and james blood ulmer were also highs for me.
we sat front row too.
― drone/a/sore, Saturday, 20 February 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
jealousinspired by this thread i'm putting together my own neil young covers comp ... wonder if a recording of the vancouver show(s) will emerge ...
― tylerw, Saturday, 20 February 2010 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
"Down By the River" got the Norman Whitfield soulful/ psychedelic treatment via The Undisputed Truth.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTEU9fyTuo
― beta blog, Sunday, 21 February 2010 07:43 (fourteen years ago) link
I believe this is from the Rex Noble *new* Bedroom Sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGG6-8QVOBA
― ^^potentially not true at all, sry^^ (Z S), Sunday, 28 February 2010 02:15 (fourteen years ago) link
don't forget the Boney M heart of gold for sure
― tramp steamer, Sunday, 28 February 2010 04:17 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP2TMbqlHho
― cartoondoor, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 01:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Mark Kozelek doing Albuquerque sounds like just about the best thing ever... off to Youtube!
― ColinO, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 05:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Ok, I only found a version of RHP performing it in '96. Kinda underwhelming, tbh...
― ColinO, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 05:38 (fourteen years ago) link
dudes, i put together a neil young covers comp (some of which I discovered via this very thread!) check it here:http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/
― tylerw, Friday, 5 March 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW6AFi7oM84
― Brio, Saturday, 6 March 2010 00:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, I love that version -- almost put it on the covers comp, but went with Undisputed Truth's version instead. There'll probably have to be a volume 2! By the way, what's up with covers of Down By The River when in the pre-chorus they're like "sha la la the weather"? That's not in the original is it?
― tylerw, Saturday, 6 March 2010 01:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Just discovered this (take note, Tyler):
http://rustfest.org/tunes/tributes/zg.html
Downloadable, but you get each side as a single mp3. Eventually I'll split them up into tracks...
― clemenza, Sunday, 17 November 2013 23:10 (ten years ago) link
Also this:
http://folkhive.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/neil2byoung2bmyriad2bcover.jpg?w=400&h=400
http://universalelectricity.blogspot.ca/2011/04/headed-for-ditch-tribute-to-neil-young_11.html
― clemenza, Monday, 18 November 2013 02:42 (ten years ago) link
ha, some interesting choices on there (and a nice cover, too!)
― tylerw, Monday, 18 November 2013 17:26 (ten years ago) link
Recently discovered Prelude's After the Goldrush. More sad a cappella early 70s vibes please.
― Deafening silence (DL), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
Interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6m4JosWcc
― clemenza, Monday, 6 March 2017 02:06 (seven years ago) link
Discovered Ida not that long ago. Really enjoy their Neil cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZyiOsOAOY
― that's not my post, Monday, 6 March 2017 03:28 (seven years ago) link