Bad Gopher
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Andrew Zimmern had a great Twitter solicitation yesterday:
So, what are everyone's favorite or most memorable live covers you saw in person? I'll start. I've witnessed so many great shows and cover songs, so it's hard to know where to begin, but these are the most memorable, including the circumstances.
Billy Joel, Target Center--March 10, 1994
He told a great story about himself from 1967, the year of so much great music and culture. He talked about the Doors' debut and, of course, Sgt. Peppers. They assigned him summer school to get his credits/grades up or whatever, and he said he thought about it and concluded, "Bleep it--this is the summer of love!" Then he ripped into "Good Times, Bad Times" (Led Zeppelin), which was a dead ringer for the album recording, including Joel's vocals sounding amazingly like Plant's.
Sheryl Crow, State Theatre--March 27, 1994
Not long after seeing Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow came to town touring in support of Tuesday Night Music Club, her first big success. Later in the show, she played "I've Got A Feeling" (The Beatles). It was such a groovy version: instantly recognizable and true to the original, but she still made it her own.
The Verve Pipe, First Avenue--April 19, 1997
Supporting their smash LP "Villains," they really impressed with their showmanship and faithfulness to the album recording. Then they came out for the most memorable encore. They played the opening riff from "FNT" (Semisonic), and the next thing you know, Dan Wilson and John Munson were onstage playing it with them. I was like, WHAT IS GOING ON. I hadn't noticed those guys were in the room, but obviously they were. After that, "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" with Dan and John still playing, and that was the show. Afterwards, I and the friend who I attended with hung around for a while in the afterglow of a great concert, and suddenly they were projecting the KARE 11 news on the big screen, showing downtown Grand Forks on fire. That was the night the flooded Grand Forks burned. It was surreal to say the least. We just sat there and watched it happen.
So, what are everyone's favorite or most memorable live covers you saw in person? I'll start. I've witnessed so many great shows and cover songs, so it's hard to know where to begin, but these are the most memorable, including the circumstances.
Billy Joel, Target Center--March 10, 1994
He told a great story about himself from 1967, the year of so much great music and culture. He talked about the Doors' debut and, of course, Sgt. Peppers. They assigned him summer school to get his credits/grades up or whatever, and he said he thought about it and concluded, "Bleep it--this is the summer of love!" Then he ripped into "Good Times, Bad Times" (Led Zeppelin), which was a dead ringer for the album recording, including Joel's vocals sounding amazingly like Plant's.
Sheryl Crow, State Theatre--March 27, 1994
Not long after seeing Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow came to town touring in support of Tuesday Night Music Club, her first big success. Later in the show, she played "I've Got A Feeling" (The Beatles). It was such a groovy version: instantly recognizable and true to the original, but she still made it her own.
The Verve Pipe, First Avenue--April 19, 1997
Supporting their smash LP "Villains," they really impressed with their showmanship and faithfulness to the album recording. Then they came out for the most memorable encore. They played the opening riff from "FNT" (Semisonic), and the next thing you know, Dan Wilson and John Munson were onstage playing it with them. I was like, WHAT IS GOING ON. I hadn't noticed those guys were in the room, but obviously they were. After that, "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" with Dan and John still playing, and that was the show. Afterwards, I and the friend who I attended with hung around for a while in the afterglow of a great concert, and suddenly they were projecting the KARE 11 news on the big screen, showing downtown Grand Forks on fire. That was the night the flooded Grand Forks burned. It was surreal to say the least. We just sat there and watched it happen.
