50 Great Neil Young Covers

Radiohead did a nice "On the Beach:"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQARzXtc2ik

Radiohead has also done "Down by the River" and 'Cinnamon Girl."

I've heard Golden Smog do a great "Revolution Blues" before. Uncle Tupelo did "Cortez."

Wedding Present did an OK "Don't Cry No Tears."

Nick Cave's "Helpless" is really good. So is Roxy Music's OTT Latin-disco-rock "Like a Hurricane."

Sort of a hard act to cover! Are we still counting?

Cowboy Junkies- "Tired Eyes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQAcJzIhSJ8

(From above) I was at this show and fell asleep listening to this.

In a good way.

47. Jack Logan - On The Beach

damn that merry clayton cover is fantastic, thanks dorian

That Merry Clayton cover is indeed fantastic. Anyway, a few more, though not all great by any means...

Neil Young cover versions

48. "Love is a Rose" by Linda Ronstadt

"Love is a nose, but you'd better not pick it..."

Buddy Miles - Down By the River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LH9eFMvhOw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5KRVtjgMkM

49. The Pooh Sticks: "The Rhythm of Love"

50. Waylon Jennings - "Are You Ready For the Country?"

^^ surprised Ian didn't list that one tbqh imo!

51. Killdozer -" Cinnamon Girl"

52. Royal Trux - "Lookout Joe"

53. Slint - "Cortez the Killer"

^^ live only as far as i know

54. Valerie Carter "After The Gold Rush"
A very nice cover too. Someone else did a cover of this song, but I can't put my finger on it right now.

55. jackie deshannon - only love can break your heart

I have a weak spot for Jackie Deshannon. Which album is that cover from?

jackie, reissued a few years back by rhino as jackie...plus

Can I rep for Pearl Jam's 'Rockin In The Free World'...

56. Q and Not U - "Don't Let it Bring You Down"

57. Bettye LeVette- Heart of Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ixBuhQGsw

more soul and funk covers please

58. the meters - 'birds'

we did this:
Neil Young cover versions

New Peter Gabriel covers album will feature a Neil Young cover

Scratch My Back is due out on February 16 in North America via Real World/Universal Records:
1. “Heroes” (David Bowie cover)
2. “The Boy in the Bubble” (Paul Simon cover)
3. “Mirrorball” (Elbow cover)
4. “Flume” (Bon Iver cover)
5. “Listening Wind” (Talking Heads cover)
6. “The Power of the Heart” (Lou Reed cover)
7. “My Body Is a Cage” (Arcade Fire cover)
8. “The Book of Love” (Magnetic Fields cover)
9. “I Think It's Going to Rain Today” (Randy Newman cover)
10. “Après Moi” (Regina Spektor cover)
11. “Philadelphia” (Neil Young cover)
12. “Street Spirit” (Radiohead cover)

Cassandra Wilson - "Harvest Moon"

Since it wasn't mentioned on the earlier thread,
Michael Hedges - After the Gold Rush

yow i gotta track down some of these!

Not sure if anyone's made a similar request, but I'm looking for some help in tracking down a copy of Everybody Knows This is Norway. I've tried the internets, Soulseek, Amazon, etc., and haven't made any headway at all. I think it's the only Neil-tribute LP I haven't yet found (once a couple of CDs arrive in the mail shortly, I'll be up to 15). I'd like to obtain an actual copy on CD or vinyl, but would happily settle for a CD-R.

60. rainy day - flying on the ground is wrong

61. ida - everybody knows this is nowhere

62. The Church "Cortez The Killer"

Two threads and no Undisputed Truth.

Guess I'm staying gone.

17. low and dirty three - down by the river

― A™ machine (sic) (omar little), Saturday, 16 January 2010 08:53 (1 week ago) Bookmark

^^This.

63. Mercury Rev - Vampire Blues

Jeez, that Gaga video upthread is painful. Classic for the fat guy hanging out at the edge of the frame chewing gum, checking his mobile and generally looking crushed by boredom, though.

didn't giant Sand do a cover of Revolution Blues as well? is it any good? i haven't heard it (haven't heard any Giant Sand actually)

almost forgot:

64.) Annie Lennox - Don't Let it Bring You Down (hi there Mena Suvari)

And here's a great cover of "Whip My Hair" by Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen

just posted a second comp of neil young covers here: http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/5867821093/hello-mr-soul-vol-ii-so-heres-the-hotly

Nice work!

The germ of Entwistle's "Cinnamon Girl" can be found near the end of "My Generation" here.

Fifteen months later, I'm still looking for a copy of this:

http://www.groove.no/anmeldelse/39136336/everybody-knows-this-is-norway-a-tribute-to-neil-young-diverse-artister

The website sums it up well: "Salvation Circus går helt opp til en signaturlåt, men versjonen av Cinnamoon Girl får ikke nytt liv denne gangen heller. Bedre versjoner er dessuten hørt tidligere, blant annet av The Dream Syndicate og Loop."

Four years ago, I did a piece on Neil covers for Stylus that they've been good (or negligent) enough to leave up. I've probably collected another five CDs and 60 or 70 covers since then, but I just can't seem to get my hands on the Norway album.

well, i know who should compile the next volume of my neil young covers series!

entwistle cover is kind of impressive in its rigid faithfulness to the original. i think they just slowed it down slightly. otherwise, an exact copy!

If you ever want, Tyler, everything I've got fits onto a 2GB USB. I'd be glad to send one out to you--I really enjoy all the Neil commentary you do on these threads.

even got the Type-O & Rheostatics covers in that article, clemenza; colour me f--king impressed!

i would not say no to a 2gb USB of neil young covers, that'd be awesome!
and yeah, some serious obscurities in that article!

entwistle cover is kind of impressive in its rigid faithfulness to the original. i think they just slowed it down slightly. otherwise, an exact copy!

I think it's in a different key; Neil used drop-D tuning for that, and it sounds like Entwistle's band (Cy Langston on guitar, and Humble Pie's Jerry Shirley on drums) does it in E. I kind of wish Entwistle had taken more liberties with it, though.

The Sylvester links don't work upthread, so just adding. It's *so* good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS_dmViKZXI

A different take on After the Gold Rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XcBL6kWn8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2suWODDn08&pbjreload=10&fbclid=IwAR1RfJ5JeLNDGfFq0YWXGoGveJEX8B8pc5XQG3Hyry-WclgHQws3juZsOsU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2suWODDn08

(I was trying to post a Facebook link.)

very nice. the singer's voice reminds of lou reed.

not a cover per se and not a neil song but just saw this for the first time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDzA0YDso8

Cover Me compiles a Harvest comp.

(yeah yeah, I know "compiles a comp." I'll shred my English degree now.)

my kids singing Emmylou Harris’s rendition of “Wrecking Ball”

i don't think we've had this yet, unless it's a broken youtube link upthread

John Morell - Old Man. I think it's awesome but it might not be for everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv8PJimST6g

the vocals are making me want to revisit the Anonymous Choir record and absolutely kicking myself for letting go of my copy

Shelia Hylton - Lot of Love. Single and Dub Version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziSzfxqog2o

John Muir Junior High- After the Gold Rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJJNiYzu6AQ