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John Hammond — Jockey Full of Bourbon
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lexica
(Oaktown, 510)
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 17:55
 
How… polished. Not to my taste — I'll take the raspy, rough-edged original any day.

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 13:30
 
 jagdriver wrote:

Methinks the best rendition is by the Blue Hawaiians.
 
{#Iamwithstupid}



bushrat
(Chainsaw Ridge)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 15:04
 
 dewinter wrote:
Not a good cover.  Please just play the original of this song!  That would be awesome!
 
absolute agreement

Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 04:55
 


Further proof that bourbon and horse riding do not mix... 


ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 14:46
 
 secretsauce wrote:


But I don't think that Waits' tunes should be avoided as cover songs as a rule.

 
Most of the other tracks on this album work.

This one, however, is just... toothless.

whomhow
(changeable)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 10:07
 
 dewinter wrote:
Not a good cover.  Please just play the original of this song!  That would be awesome!
 
totally agree!

secretsauce
(City of Angels)
Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 17:25
 
 jbunniii wrote:
Some artists' music simply should not be covered by others.  Tom Waits falls in that category.
 
Disagree completely!   That displays a very low opinion of Waits-the-songwriter to imply that his songs can only be carried by Waits-the-performer.  It is a credit to a song when it stands on its own merits independent of a specific performance or performer.  And Waits' songs are often spectacular bits of songwriting (as in this case).

I don't necessarily think this version succeeds (although I love the accordion).  I don't think Hammond is trying to add too much to the delivery of the lyrics that they just don't need.

But I don't think that Waits' tunes should be avoided as cover songs as a rule.


rjewyo
(Ventura, CA)
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 12:15
 
Ladybug, ladybug, fly away...your home is on fire, but your children are saved!!
,

dewinter
(Columbia, SC)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 11:26
 
Not a good cover.  Please just play the original of this song!  That would be awesome!

nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 20:48
 
 jbunniii wrote:
Some artists' music simply should not be covered by others.  Tom Waits falls in that category.
 
Well, Waits produced this, so he must've been OK with the cover version, don't you think?


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 06, 2011 - 03:01
 
 jbunniii wrote:
Some artists' music simply should not be covered by others.  Tom Waits falls in that category.
 
I completely disagree. Waits' songs are complex enough to lend themselves to many different interpretations, and his voice is, to put it mildly, an acquired taste. If you put a song into the public domain, then it can be performed by anyone as long as they cough up the rights fee. In this case, yer man Hammond has deliberately avoided the down 'n dirty sleaze of Waits which I think detracts from the original, but it's a good interpretation worthy of at least a 7 from the Nottingham jury.

On a more general level, there is no music that shouldn't be 'covered'. Bear in mind that the whole of the classical music oeuvre is effectively cover versions of composer's works.


Stranglersfan
(Revelstoke, B.C.)
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 19:23
 
 jbunniii wrote:
Some artists' music simply should not be covered by others.  Tom Waits falls in that category.
 
It's unbelievable how many Tom Waits songs have been covered.
However, I can't think of any songs that Tom Waits covers, but I guess if your that prolific..........


von_Hayek
(Fr-Su Duesseldorf, Mo-Th Magdeburg)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 11:38
 
 jbunniii wrote:
Some artists' music simply should not be covered by others.  Tom Waits falls in that category.
 
I disagree. Actually, Holly Cole did a nice job.

http://www.radioparadise.com/rp2-content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=34808


jbunniii
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 11:29
 
Some artists' music simply should not be covered by others.  Tom Waits falls in that category.

isayhoomhom
(Bethel, CT)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 11:27
 
Marginal at best. Feh. This had better be followed up by some real Tom Waits.

Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 26, 2010 - 03:49
 
 von_Hayek wrote:
I rather stick to the original. {#Arrowd}
 
2nd!

von_Hayek
(Fr-Su Duesseldorf, Mo-Th Magdeburg)
Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 07:32
 
I rather stick to the original. {#Arrowd}

Lostfreight
(Canada)
Posted: Sep 18, 2009 - 07:31
 
I must throw in with those who vote the Blue Hawaiians' version as best. They are the cooooolest band in the world!


SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:09
 
 jagdriver wrote:

Methinks the best rendition is by the Blue Hawaiians.
 

Bravo! Like Bryan Ferry does with covers, they made it their own.

Taraincognito
(Mountainous rugged terrain.)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:09
 
 BigTimber wrote:
When do we get to hear Britney Spears' version of "Singapore"??
 

Oh, if only.... I think more people should cover  Waits' songs. 

 

gobits
(New York, NY)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:09
 
 dedawson wrote:
If you want to hear this song done right, check the Moxy Fruvous' version.
 

No, if you want to hear this song done right, go back to the original: Tom Waits!  His voice: {#Cowboy}{#Drunk}{#Guitarist}

Gartholamundi
(Gainesville, FL)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:08
 
dedawson wrote:
If you want to hear this song done right, check the Moxy Fruvous' version.

i do like that version, but i don't mind this version ...


pinklife
(St. Augustine, FL)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:07
 
Um, okay...why not just pull Tom's teeth and be done with it?  {#No}

vivakitty
(The Girl Who Wrecks Your Dreams)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:07
 
Give me the Tom Waits version anyday.  You want someone that sounds like he has at some point experienced, and may even be experiencing while singing the song, the titular drink.

dancingfox
(Milwaukee, WI)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:07
 
I like the song name.  That is about it.

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 12:06
 
 dedawson wrote:
If you want to hear this song done right, check the Moxy Fruvous' version.
 
Methinks the best rendition is by the Blue Hawaiians.

JohnBauer
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Jul 02, 2008 - 19:01
 
I don't mind the polka business, but the lyrics and voice sucked.
dedawson
(Thousand Oaks, CA)
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 20:43
 
If you want to hear this song done right, check the Moxy Fruvous' version.
Pazzat
(Winchester, England)
Posted: Oct 25, 2007 - 03:55
 
DoctorHooey wrote:


Bwahahahaha

I hear Justin Timberlake does a killer version of "Strange Weather"


How about Beyonce doing 'Step Right Up'? I'd pay good money to hear that. "It gives you an erection, it wins the election".
Dylan76
(government office cubicle)
Posted: Aug 23, 2007 - 08:38
 
Thought it was Los Lobos for a second there...
rocco1207
("the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat")
Posted: Aug 23, 2007 - 08:36
 
ranwulf wrote:
Tom Waits is outstanding, but it's always amazing to hear people covering him: different interpretations turn the songs into something else entirely. Holly Cole does an entire album of Tom's music on "Temptation," and does a fantastic job. This is a good version, but I gotta say I prefer Tom.


Waits version blows this away. Hammond's is a relaxed, breezy, languid interpretation which is at odds with the desperate nature of the lyrics.
Professor_C
Posted: Aug 23, 2007 - 08:36
 
BigTimber wrote:
When do we get to hear Britney Spears' version of "Singapore"??

DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Aug 23, 2007 - 08:35
 
BigTimber wrote:
When do we get to hear Britney Spears' version of "Singapore"??


Bwahahahaha

I hear Justin Timberlake does a killer version of "Strange Weather"
ranwulf
(Richmond, Vee Aye)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 11:05
 
Tom Waits is outstanding, but it's always amazing to hear people covering him: different interpretations turn the songs into something else entirely. Holly Cole does an entire album of Tom's music on "Temptation," and does a fantastic job. This is a good version, but I gotta say I prefer Tom.
fretman
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 11:03
 
thatch wrote:
Is it just me or does he sing slightly flat?


Must be just you... But no worse than Tom Waits sounds when you hear him...
BigTimber
(Oroville)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 11:02
 
When do we get to hear Britney Spears' version of "Singapore"??
thatch
(Shhh....at work....)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 11:02
 
Is it just me or does he sing slightly flat?
SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 11:01
 
You all should hear the Blue Hawaiians' version. It's seriously good.
jagdriver
(Auburn, CA)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 11:01
 
I think the Blue Hawaiians beat this version by a L-O-N-G shot!
bjl000
(Pensacola Florida)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 10:59
 

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 09, 2006 - 16:39
 
Dianyla wrote:
How many possible versions of this song are there?


3,954,468--tho' I'm not sure if two Mitch Miller versions should count as 1 or 2.
UltraNurd
(Boston, MA)
Posted: Jan 09, 2006 - 16:37
 
the_jake wrote:


Moxy or Tom's version are better.


I prefer Moxy's version... but it's pretty cool that you could hear all 3 on RP.
the_jake
(.....at the railroad crossing looking both ways...)
Posted: Dec 11, 2005 - 16:49
 
JrzyTmata wrote:

MF's version rocks!! I think I will upload the Tom Wait's original when I get home.


Moxy or Tom's version are better.
birdland
(Zen)
Posted: Nov 12, 2005 - 10:02
 
Patrick wrote:
Gimme da concertina!


Yeah....
truk77
(Ponder, TX)
Posted: Apr 20, 2005 - 08:04
 
"Wicked Grin" is an excellent album. Some tracks we HAVE to hear off of it are "2:19", "16 Shells from a 30oz Six" and "I Know I've Been Changed"
fortyonejb
Posted: Apr 20, 2005 - 08:03
 
This is a great song but i'm gonna have to agree with the notion that the Moxy Fruvous version was awesome, i like how they gave it more energy.

give us MOXY!!

still this version has its merits
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle WA)
Posted: Apr 05, 2005 - 17:03
 
Two tunes off this album in one day! OK by me!
Dianyla
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Mar 21, 2005 - 23:04
 
How many possible versions of this song are there?
niceguy
Posted: Feb 20, 2005 - 11:08
 
Gregorama wrote:
I love this song & so I uploaded it. It's a Tom Waits song, as are all on Wicked Grin.

That's the great Flaco Jimenez on the accordian.

Hope y'all like it. Quite a divergence from most of Hammond's excellent Delta Blues.


MORE WAITS' COVERS AND MORE WAITS!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!
Platypus
(here, now)
Posted: Sep 25, 2004 - 22:11
 
hmmm... not bad, but i'll always prefer A Ass Pocket of Whiskey...