Summertime

Here's a song that seems to pop up all over the place. There are a couple of recent covers by some unexpected people and a few of classics from many a year ago. The music was originally composed by George Gershwin in 1935, lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin.

The Zombies from Begin Here

Janis Joplin Live @ Woodstock (thanks to MicheleaCampora)

Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong (thanks to Pixture)

R.E.M. Live @ War Memorial Park (thanks to Kwaya Na Kisser)

Morcheeba feat. Herbert Lewis from Red Hot + Rhapsody (thanks to Monocrave)

They Might Be Giants (thanks to Monocrave)

Tori Amos (thanks to ObssessedMuch)

John Fahey (thanks to Tuwa's Shanty)

Scarlett Johansson (thanks to Circles of Concrete)

...and here's a video from YouTube of Devendra Banhart performing Summertime, complete with acid freak dancer...

Previous covers posts...
In My Time Of Dying

New Buffalo

Another great Aussie band, New Buffalo, have been opening for some great artists so far this year, including Joanna Newsom and Vashti Bunyan. Lucky bastards.

Here's a song from their first album, Last Beautiful Day...

Recovery

The Magic Band

Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, minus The Beef, got together in 2003 to re-record some of their hay-day hits. Here's a track from the album, Back To The Front.

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