I'll Cover You

Emmy the Great Performing "Fight for this Love" by Cheryl Cole at Union Chapel

There are few things I enjoy more then that. I was kicking myself for not going to Union Chapel to see that splendiferous performance, and I'm sure, many more.

My revisiting of that video made me think of the wonderful world of covers, good and bad. The above, I believe, fitting into the former category. So, once again, I have created a playlist of what I believe to be jolly good covers, ingeniously titles, jolly good covers (Much effort was put into not filling this with Cat Power songs). Spotify here, YouTube here, audio below.

Jolly Good Covers aka, I'll Cover You

A Message to You Rudy - The Specials

Monkey Man - Amy Winehouse

I'm Waiting For the Man - Belle & Sebastian

Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones

I Found a Reason - Cat Power

Just Like a Woman - Charlotte Gainsbourg and Calexico

I Can't Explain - David Bowie

River - Dianne Reeves

Sous Le Ciel de Paris - Edith Piaf

Redemption Song - Anjelique Kidjo

Barbara Allen - Frank Turner

Brain Damage - Jeffrey Lewis and Laura Marling

Mr Bojangles - Nina Simone

Redemption Song - Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash

Somebody's Baby - Phantom Planet

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Postal Service

Smile - Robert Downey Jr.

Killing Me Softly - The Fugees

Ring Them Bells - Sufjan Stevens

I Don't Like Mondays - Tori Amos

Louie, Louie - Toots & the Maytals