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Horse Head -- Beatle Covers You Can Count Me Out...(IN!)

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I'm going to skip the obvious,  over-played,  Beatle cover choices and include 9 other favorite covers.  "She's A Woman" Jeff Beck Blow By Blow (1975) ...One of my fav Beck instrumentals...has a kinda kraut-funk vibe-atude with outstanding phrasing utilizing the talk-box to amazing effect. "I Am The Walrus" Oingo Boingo Farewell (1996) Crazy energy with the band completely onboard. Here's another clue for your fanny. The walrus is Danny.   "Tell Me Why" April Wine Power Play  (1982) Gentle mellowed-down stamp that was risky and shouldn't have worked so well...and I enjoy it as much as the original.   "What Goes On" Sufjan Stevens This Bird Has Flown  (2005) Took my least favorite Beatle song...and turned it into something beautiful and quite inspired.   "Within You Without You" Sonic Youth Daydream Nation  (deluxe 2007)

Pandora The Explora - VOL. 2

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Doing the Pandora shuffle. Check 5...and see what the fates allow. "Breaking All The House Rules" Budgie Bandolier (1975) A shame Budgie never broke.   This has good green riffage with heavy foot on the accelerator.  Starts the night with a shot. " Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall" Paul Simon The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) This was recorded in England apart from Garfunkel.  Maybe he was considering not to return. Nice gentle song that I've already forgotten.  Still, Paul was always a solo act...even as a duo.  Press play for affirmation. " Bouncing Around The Room" Phish Lawn Boy  (1990) Phish serves up worm jam for the mind that allows you to float downstream. This one's a signature.  The studio version is great.  But LIVE is the way to go. " Stone Free" Captain Beyond Live in Texas October 6, 1973 A really good Hendrix cover...but the sound is a little muddled.  Still it shou