Category: Cover Songs

Elvis Is King In Reno

Last Saturday night we traveled to Reno to see Elvis Costello and the first night of his “Spectacular Spinning Songbook” tour. First a bit of history: about twenty-five years ago Elvis toured with a big spinning wheel with names of songs on it. We saw that tour but it was a l-o-n-g time ago. And now, all these years later, he is doing a short tour again with a new, huge, updated wheel. The photo on the right gives you an idea of the size of the wheel. He gets people from the audience to come up and spin the wheel. Then he and the band play the song that is chosen by the wheel spin. Meanwhile, the audience member(s) get to relax with a beverage in some chairs on stage, or also have the option of dancing in the metal go-go cage at the left side of the stage. Yep, big fun!

To start, Elvis and his band, The Imposters, came out and played a few songs, starting with


Best Cover Songs Ever

A while back, a friend (John M) emailed me a list of what he thought were the best cover songs ever. You know, where an artist does a version of a song originally done by someone else? His picks are down below, but before that, I’ll say that other people also received the email and started to list their own favorite cover songs. I even listed a few off the top of my head. And the more I ponder it, I’m sure I’ll think of plenty of others too so I may revisit this post category from time to time.

My first picks are down below too, along with the other people’s. Read John’s and the other picks below, see if you agree or disagree. Then feel free to let me know your opinions and maybe some of your picks.  You can email me or just leave a comment below.


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