So could anyone do a decent cover of this today? Who? It strikes me as a song begging to be covered.

I woulda thought it was from a Kinks album I hadn't heard if I hadn't seen the title.

I doubt if the self indulgent Mr. Cobain would have much cared for meeting Mr. Lennon despite all the ridiculous comparisons that are made. Remember Mr. Lennon was killed by someone else's gun.

A masterpiece from an Icon.

it doesn't get any better than this song. that is all.

That guitar talent alone is worth the price of admission.

This song is so awesome but that bit in the middle is just plain silly.

I'm not a real fan of either but I think that Dave Grohl is a much better song writer than Kurt Coabain. For the drummer of such an iconic band to come out with his own, write all the music and consistently pump out good, catchy pop rock tunes, album after album, year after year, is pretty incredible. I doubt that Nirvana would have had much of a shelf life, had Cobain not blown his head off.

A gozillion times more palatable than the Black Crowes gawdawful remake of this song.

Gets 10 only because 11 isn't an option

Oh woe is me everybody loves me I can't take it I have to kill myself...c'mon give me a break, he was just another manic-depressive standing in front of an extremely talented band. At least now Grohl's band gets attention for their music and not the Cobain-icon-tortured-rock-star drama bulls**t.

Sorry, a harsh opinion but just mine.

one of my least favorite XTC songs. there are so many better XTC songs than this poc.

Always great to hear some Jayhawks, but why nothing from "The Sound of Lies"?! I love that album and would recommend throwing a few cuts from it into the mix!

The album cover says it all.

Bah! You're all insane. This was an excellent song. Mother, now that's album filler!

By the way, the Empty Bottle mentioned in the first line of this song is a bar in Chicago.

Would have to count this album as one I would need stranded on a desert island...... vocals, songwriting, & musicianship that just comes together so well in a varied yet cohesive moment.

Have influenced the sound of half a dozen bands (STP, Staind, The Nixons, Creed, etc.). All of those bands suck but their influence on the music scene is undeniable.

Odd--I used to really, really like the Indigo Girls. Now they just mostly annoy me.

This song defines the word "mediocre".

Yes, there are musicians in a studio.
Yes, they seem to have instruments.
Yes, there seems to be tape rolling.

Other than those, this song is completely vacuous.

When I was 14, my friend Geneva came with my parents and me to Dallas. She and I went to Six Flags. That night, after dark but long before closing, she and I were waiting in line for some roller coaster, and there were tv screens in each corner playing videos to entertain you as you waited. (And the wait for this particular ride was, like, an hour.) We were sitting on one side of the rail with our feet on the other when the video "Don't Dream It's Over" came on. We had spent most of our money, and we were young and free and girls. We were hot and tired and just sat there, waiting and listening. I don't think I've ever been more content in my whole life. For years, that song would instantly transport me to 1988, to Dallas. As I get older, and contentedness is harder and harder to come by, I've found that any song with his voice will do.

Props for the Crowded House, one of the best bands of all time. Unfortunately, this is one of their worst songs. Even Neil Finn later recanted it. :-)

This has to be fun live...

Is this one of those albums where he played all the instruments and produced? An undeniable talent, but somehow I think something is lost when one guy just goes in the studio and does everything.

The Clash are responsible for everything that came after "London Calling" in my music library. I have a sharp break from Journey and Foreigner, bands I listened to in high school. When I went off to college in 1979, punk rock was in full force in many cities and college towns throughout the country. One of those places was Athens, GA...a town where I spent many nights jamming to bands like Pylon, R.E.M, and the B-52's.

The Clash have informed and influenced my taste from that point - from the new wave/alternative of the '80s to the indie rock I listen to today.

This was a great song to throw up to in college.

Every time I heard the first few lines of lyrics I immediately get the impression I'm listening to Bono from U2. It's a feeling that's hard to shake.

Not that it makes the tune any less enjoyable. It's still a great tune. :-)

Gotta say that they've always been one of my favorite bands, and their early stuff (Can't Buy a Thrill; Countdown to Ecstasy; Pretzel Logic; Aja) is great. Once Denny Dias and Skunk Baxter departed and took their great guitar chops with them the sound of the band mellowed quite a bit but they're still most likeable.

what was their signifigance that made them popular?

this rocks, but liz phair's version is better!

Exile in Guyville is a stripped-down piece of work, musically and emotionally. Exceptional. I doubt she'll ever come remotely close to matching it.

Kicked it up from 8 to 9 this time. Still sounds fantastic. Even if Tom Petty does want his "Mary Jane's Last Dance" riff back.

Simply one of the most beautiful and uplifitng songs ever recorded. Enough said.

All I can think about is Saturday Night Live's Celebrity Jeopardy where they were making fun of her.

I saw Steve Earle in a small theatre in Colorado just before the 2004 presidential election. While he was very fired-up, his singing was incoherent, and his internal rage made a mess of the show. He released his frustration with the current administration at his fans by repeatedly swearing at us, and calling us "fucking lazy" for not voting and not protesting.

I like Steve Earle's music. I am not a wealthy industrialist who has sold congress and the presidency and shipped Amercia's jobs to foreign countries.

I also share some of Steve's sadness and anger with the direction the US government has taken us, but I guess he didn't know that when he was yelling at me. I bet there were very few neo-conservatives in his audience, but he attacked us like he was performing at the Republican Convention.

And when he broke a string during "Jerusalem", I worried that the blood vessels in his lungs or brain were not up to the task, or that he might kill his guitar tuner.

Steve Earle could be a powerful voice if he would learn from the great revolutionary speakers that unified people rather than insulting them. It might also help if he would open his mouth when he sings.

Lighten up, man. I voted.

Kim Novack?... I'll have to go find the darn jewel case now..lol

This is GOOD Wilco.. Not like the 'YHF' or 'A Ghost Is Born' crap...

but quite honestly, I don't need some Brit telling me to vote Ronald Reagan out of office. Dumb republican idiot appealed to an even dumber American republic.

Hardly.. could be their best. Most tunes from it are REM classics in their own right, and this one is no exception.

By the way, the woman singing is from the B52's.

If you truly want to be an REM snob then you can't like any album post Murmur.

Taken from my favourite LP of all time.

The originals are part of one of the greatest moments in the history of music. This adds nothing.

I always find this song uplifting. It never fails to raise my spirits. Snark that if you will, but it still is as true for me today as it was when I first heard it lo these many years ago.

That's Andy Summers, not Sting, on guitar.

Neil is a god. Period.
Maybe you have to be Canadian to like him.

The Crowes are going to go down in history as quite possibly the last great rock and roll band. What you hear in this track is only a tiny taste of the mind-boggling talent possessed by these guys. Check out amorica and Lions if you want the REAL Crowes.

Not a big Counting Crows fan (not a fan if i'm honest) but they do have a few very good songs, this is one of them. I love the way he sings here, it just gets me in all the right ways

and the remarks the current pope has made recently, she had a very valid point.

Not to be neg but he blows Jeff Tweedy out of the water in my opinion.

Every generation needs their John Cougar Mellencamp!

Seriously.

Overplayed or not, this was a classic song from a classic album that defined a generation.

This album and Nirvana's breakthrough album (with Smells Like Teen Spirit leading the way) were albums that revolutionized the way we thought about music. It broke music programming into "alternative" and "classic rock".

In Boston, we all listened to WBCN. In the 80s, it was very common to hear the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Cars and Boston in the average hour of music, with a little U2 mixed in for good measure. We were happy with this and did not feel that the music that we were listening to was tired or old. Then came Pearl Jam and Nirvana and they blew the doors off the traditional format. You can't call yourself progressive anymore when you play this stuff and then try to go back to playing the Beatles.

WBCN turned into "Alternative Rock" instead of just "the Rock of Boston". It was 1991, and there was no looking back.

Ironically, today in 2006, we look back on Pearl Jam as the Led Zeppelin of our time. Classic rock. Been around forever. This album broke in 1989, which is now 17 years ago. A lot like in 1987 listening to Let It Be (released in 1970).

Sounds like it is time to turn the clock forward again folks and find the new music revolution. Who will it be?? Better come quick because the natives are restless!

Best Band........Ever

never ever heard of this guy before. good stuff

not to mention the Katrina catastrophe?! Mr. Bush: " 0 tolerance" for taking water from Walmart in order for occupants of the Superdome who were actually trying NOT to die from dehydration (do have any idea how freaking painful that is?)

More Led Zep ... pretty please!!!

I don't know about the disc but this song is a crap!!

love this tune....so great to hear The Band on RP! thanks!

right on. finally someone else that knows some seattle scene history. nirvana were definitely in the right place at the right time (most famous people have been), but they did not single handedly change the face of music forever (although they are often given credit for it). they were part of a scene, similar to the 60's haight-asbury, and they had the right image. the media made them, and the media destroyed them.