Neil Young cover versions

kd lang covered "after the gold rush" as well as "helpless"

(i think her 'gold rush' cover's better.)

Oh yeah, that reminds me that there is a killer Buffy Saint Marie cover "Helpless." I heard it on a Jack Nitzsche compilation.

only love can break your heart - jackie deshannon
birds - linda ronstadt, claudine longet

Roxy Music: Like A Hurricane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SseFmHprqcI

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.

"Sedan Delivery" - the feelies

Thanks all - maybe it should be a double

dorian if u need mp3z of the tori ones hit me up...

feelies also do a killer "barstool blues" ... and Yung Wu do "Powderfinger" ...

Yo La Tengo - For The Turnstiles

oh yeah, Bob Dylan covered "Old Man" in concert a few years back, funnily enough.

Carpenters - Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

has anybody ever covered "Tonight's The Night", or is that just too personal a song to go there?

OP8 (lisa germano, howe gelb) did a nice cover of 'round and round'

tom liwa, a german songwriter, covered "one of these day", "little wing" and "on the way home"

sp: one of these days

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?

Waco Brothers do Revolution Blues, too.

Chris Lee - "On The Beach"

Feelies also did "Sedan Delivery" on one of their 12" singles.

John Entwistle did a (somewhat disappointingly faithful) cover of Cinnamon Girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avGFz3uzlE

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.

bright eyes - on the weekend :)

Soulsavers did a cover of "Through My Sails" with Mark Lanegan on vox.

Matthews Southern Comfort - Tell Me Why

Wooden Shjips do "Vampire Blues."

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 Young
Borrowed Tunes

Linda Ronstadt - Love is a Rose
Annie Lennox - Don't Let It Bring You Down

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.htm
can't wait to hear Mraz's take on "Lotta Love" ...

...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

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."

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.

osh Groban's formal treatment of Harvest Moon

THIS GUY. seriously.

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?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2WfUzNYPwo

Hush Arbors - "Sugar Mountain"

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

Vancouver thing sounds like it was better than the Grammy thing:
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Neil+Young+tribute+bold+inventive/2583942/story.html
Especially 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."
!!!

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.

jealous
inspired by this thread i'm putting together my own neil young covers comp ... wonder if a recording of the vancouver show(s) will emerge ...

"Down By the River" got the Norman Whitfield soulful/ psychedelic treatment via The Undisputed Truth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTEU9fyTuo

I believe this is from the Rex Noble *new* Bedroom Sessions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGG6-8QVOBA

don't forget the Boney M heart of gold for sure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP2TMbqlHho

Mark Kozelek doing Albuquerque sounds like just about the best thing ever... off to Youtube!

Ok, I only found a version of RHP performing it in '96. Kinda underwhelming, tbh...

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW6AFi7oM84

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?

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...

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

ha, some interesting choices on there (and a nice cover, too!)

Recently discovered Prelude's After the Goldrush. More sad a cappella early 70s vibes please.

Interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6m4JosWcc

Discovered Ida not that long ago. Really enjoy their Neil cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZyiOsOAOY