Raveonettes Got it Covered

  The other day while digging up the media to fill out the Whip-poor-will post I came across the Raveonettes version of Hank Williams 'I'm So Lonesome I could Cry'.  Their effort was definitely blogworthy. Although when I clicked on the youtube video to preview the song, I found in the right-hand column a couple of other intriguing tunes that the Danish band had covered.  So I pulled their version of the Williams classic from the whip-poor-will post so that it could lead off this post of Raveonettes covers.  The whole dilemma reminded me of an always  compelling, fascinating, educational, recurring theme that Chicago Sun-Tmes columnist Sydney Harris used to use periodically called "Things I Learned En route to Looking Up Other Things".

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)

The End (Doors)

I Wanna Be Adored (Stone Roses)

The Whip-poor-will

  Turns out the Whip-poor-will inspires a lot of songs.

Marcy Playground - Gone Crazy

J. J. Cale - Magnolia

 And lastly is a familiar song that everyone has heard and almost everyone has recorded.
Terry Bradshaw - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

  Johnny Cash and Nick Cave - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 

                                         

 Yo La Tengo - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

                                      

Were you looking for this?

Hank Williams - I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry

New Order Covers

Nada Surf - Bizarre Love Triangle

Lilys - Dreams Never End

Boo Radleys - Boo (True) Faith

Joy Division Covers

  Radiohead - Ceremony

Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls

Cure - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Pink Mountaintops - Atmosphere 

Feelin' Thankful for the Small Things Today

  On this date in 1944 Roger Daltry, vocalist for the Who was born in London, England. Even though Roger is an old man I still would watch out when he's birthday punching.

  On the same date in the village of Betchworth, Surrey, England,  Mike D'abo ,Manfred Mann singer songwriter was also born.

  At their advanced age (> 57) I'm sure they're feeling thankful for the small things today.

  Other notable musicians and vocalist that share this birthday are
Frederic Chopin 1810
Glenn Miller 1904
Harry Belafonte 1927
Jerry Fischer 1942
Tony Ashton 1946
Burning Spear 1948
Bill Ding 1958
Dafydd Leuan 1969
and unfortunately Justin Beiber 1994.

  On this date in 1967 the Beatles recorded ' Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'