I *love* this version of FOTD.

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I'm not familiar with the Dead at all, but I am a longtime fan of Lyle. I instantly knew I didn't recongnize this song and wasn't aware of the album. Can't compare it to the original, obviously, but I like the song. However, if you want to hear some of the absolute best covers, best songs, best Lyle Lovett performances...all that and more, you gotta listen to his excellent double-album Step Inside This House. It was his tribute to Texas songwriters. Some of the best music I've ever owned. And mostly by people you've never heard of.

decent. At least it wasn't Natalie Merchant..

Good enough to listen to & enjoy.

nelamvr6 wrote:
What, you mean other than the fact that Lyle can sing?

I've never heard this version before - sent me running to the playlist to see what Lyle album this was from. Most excellent!

oufason wrote:

I'll say it for you then. This cover is better than the original. But then I'm not a big Dead fan.

there are some great covers on this album...somehow I don't remember this one.

Something in the way he sings this ages the song....in a good way. You could truely believe this was some old folk/blues song dusted off from the shelves circa 1930 or so.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

nelamvr6 wrote:

Well, it is on a tribute album, after all. Remakes of their great works are kind of unavoidable. Should the tribute album only include covers of their less-than-great stuff? Would be lame, don't you think?

-mt-

A most beautiful, honorable version of this...

Robert_V_West wrote:
I liked Lyle even before I moved to Texas. Maybe I'm a geek, but it made me happy to learn that he lives only a few miles from me... our area and school district is named for his family. His homestead is as down to earth as his musical style.

Lyle covering a truly great Dead tune.. that's pretty close to perfect for me.

Shocking to think I've never heard the original of this song. Only the excellent Counting Crows version and this one.

I wont say this cover is better than the orginal, but it is one of my favorite LL recordings, and I am a huge LL fan.

This CD is uneven but there are some other jems in there

The original version was about as close to sublime as humans are likely to achieve.

The best thing I can say about this cover is that it's not all that objectionable. But it seems to me to be totally superfluous.

Just listen to the original. There's really nothing more to say, some songs just shouldn't be re-done.

Lyle is a Texas staple, if you never been here just listen to Lyle and you will get a feel for the place.

the whole afternoon sets have been sleepy like this....yuck!

cbonai wrote:

i am pretty much a hard rock fan.

but a friend of mine dragged me to a Lyle Lovett show and i was absolutely floored. at least 10 musicians on stage at any given moment, and yet you could hear a pin drop. so subtle and so amazing. 10 years later, it remains in my top 5 best concert experiences.

Jennnn wrote: YES!

I agree with the great majority here. Each time I hear this, I like it even more than the last. It has a quality that seems to make you appreciate it more and more.

Well, isn't this just a sweet treat!

rockasaurus wrote:Yeah, it's a goodie.

This is fine, but the Dead never (rarely?) played it fast like they did on American Beauty... which is how I prefer it...

Carly wrote:And only LATER his looks?

Platypus wrote:

I'm with you here. This is a great cover, but Jane's Addiction's cover of Ripple is amazing.

Great song from a great album. The covers of "Truckin'" and "Uncle John's Band" blow the originals out of the water, IMHO.

Mari wrote:



You are quite the prolific poster...do your posts make sense to you?? I can't for the life of me understand most of them. Not trying to be harsh, I really mean it.

I love this song after "Ripple". It's a nice mix master Bill!

Carly wrote:

What's unexplained is how he ever fell for her...degustibus non disputandum est.