Cover Charge is simple: A covers B, B covers C, C covers D and so on, until I loop back to where I started, Ouroboros-style.
Last time: Andrea Bocelli to Leonard Cohen
Somehow this series has already run to 20 posts, in (for me, at least) fairly short order. It's been quite easy so far, although I have started to rub against the problem inherent in this premise: the acts and songs featured get older and older. I'm having to deliberately look for acts that have been around a long time but also recently active, so that when someone covers them I can pull the timeline back towards something more recent. But not today. Today I feature Leonard Cohen, in collaboration with Herbie Hancock, covering The Jungle Line by Joni Mitchell, for Herbie's 2007 album of Joni covers, River. Luxuriate in Leonard's delivery and tell me I don't spoil you.
That rolls us back to 1975 for Joni's original, from her album The Hissing of Summer Lawns. See the in-built tendency this series has, to go further and further back in time?
Next time: Joni and friends take us even further back...
As a fan of Leonard, I hadn't heard this before. Thank You!, but I was confused by your dating this Herbie album as from 2018. Leonard has passed away in 2016 and his voice is sounding younger than from his last albums. I did a search and this album is from 2007. Good stuff no matter when its from.
ReplyDeleteI've been misled somewhere online then. Will correct the post. Cheers for spotting!
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