February 8, 2008
Coverville 422: The Three Dog Night Un-Cover Story
Here's on what's on the show tonight:| Title (with link to iTunes, if available) | Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) | Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) | Original Artist |
| One | Nilsson | Aerial Ballet | Nilsson |
| Liar | Russ Ballard | Anthology - The Best of Argent | Russ Ballard |
| Joy To The World | Hoyt Axton | Joy To The World: Country Anthems | Hoyt Axton |
| Mama Told Me Not To Come | Randy Newman | Lonely At The Top: The Best of Randy Newman | Randy Newman |
| Never Been To Spain | Hoyt Axton | Joy To The World: Country Anthems | Hoyt Axton |
| Black And White | Greyhound | The Best of Greyhound | Arkin & Robinson |
| The Show Must Go On | Leo Sayer | The Very Best Of | Leo Sayer |
| Shambala | B.W. Stevenson | The Very Best of B.W. Stevenson | B.W. Stevenson |
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Posted by bibbott at February 8, 2008 7:46 AM
I love Three Dog Night! What a wonderful show!
This made me think of my favorite song of theirs - Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues). I think it is a cover - any chance of playing the original on an upcoming show? I would also love to hear other covers - I think maybe Elvis Costello did a version?
Posted by: Stephanie at February 9, 2008 8:43 PMJohn Farnham does a brilliant version of 'One' in my humble (Australian) opinion.
Posted by: Rose at February 11, 2008 9:25 PMJust listened to the three-dog-night (un)cover story, begs the question; who was the first true "Covers" band or artist?
Was there someone before three dog night who made it big on covers, rather than their own songs?
Jason-
See Boone, Pat
Great show. But I think it could be "un"coverville - since Hoyt Axton wrote "Joy To the World" and "Never Been To Spain" & Randy Newman wrote "Mama Told Me Not To Come".
After hearing Axton's "Never Been to Spain", I wonder if it inspired Cracker's "Eurotrash Girl?" They sound very similar to me. Great show!!
Posted by: Howard at February 17, 2008 7:53 PMYou mentioned Elvis several times... He regularly performed Never Been To Spain in concert in the '70s. (my hubby is a big Elvis fan, so I have to give credit to him for me knowing this trivia!)
Posted by: Sandra at February 19, 2008 12:17 PMThis is now my fourth listen to this show.
A real gem!