Best of Cover Wars: Like a Hurricane Edition

After Jay Farrar toured the country in 2003 with backing band Canyon, he released this live album that features 17 originals, this cover and also Syd Barrett’s Lucifer Sam. The first thirty seconds could easily be mistaken for a live Neil Young recording. Source: Stone Steel & Bright Lights

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Jeff Healey unfortunately did not live to see this album on the shelves as he passed away a month before its release date. It was his first blues record in eight years and also includes covers of Sittin’ On Top Of The World and The Weight among others. Source: Mess Of Blues

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A tribute video to Jeff, set to Like a Hurricane:

UK Band The Mission released this cover on their 1987 collection of early singles and demos. There is some heavy stereo panning going on and it’s got a strong U2 vibe. Source: The First Chapter

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Video from Dusseldorf 1990:

Roxy Music featuring Bryan Ferry put together a very interesting arrangement that features back-and-forth vocals between Ferry and back-up singers for this live record recorded in 1982. Saxophonist Andy Mackay steps up in place of the first guitar solo. Source: Heart Still Beating (Live)

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I am continually amazed at just how many of these bands live performances I can find on YouTube:

After already covering Young’s Sugar Mountain and Harvest in this 1999 Colorado show, The Samples then encored with Like a Hurricane. I’m thinking they are fans. Great sounding SBD. Source: 11-12-1999

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Widespread Panic debuted this cover on Saturday in Alpharetta, GA. Among other Young covers, Walk On from the album On The Beach has been a staple in the WSP repertoire and was released on the mostly acoustic 2004 release Uber Cobra. WSP was also featured in the Cortez The Killer Cover Wars. This is another welcome addition to the band’s cover arsenal.
Source: 9-25-2010

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Checking in on last week’s Cover Wars for Goin’ Out West by Tom Waits, Gov’t Mule beat out Widespread Panic for the win.


From the American Stars n Bars DVD:

Rust Never Sleeps:

Always one to mix up his instrumentation, check out this version with Neil on the organ:

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  1. The best to me is still the first by Neil Young if for no other reason than guitar work that is as close to the voice of longing and pain as anyone has ever created.

    However, is there any truth to the apocryphal story that the Stars and Bars version was actually a recording of a sound check? I have heard this several times, but with no corroboration of any merit. The recording has that magic that sometime accompanies a spontaneous creation and happy serendipity of musicians. Like your site!! Bob

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