Astute readers will (and did) notice that in my haste to make sure I got yesterday’s post up on time, i accidentally skipped a day1. So here is the entry that was skipped, and tomorrow we’ll be back on track.

This is another hard one to pick a single song. I’m a huge fan of covers2, especially covers that do something really interesting and different with a song that transform in a way that feels entirely organic and natural. I mean, I also love covers that are just gimmicks,3, but someone taking a song and really turning it into something personal is always a treat.

So I’m using this entry to share a favourite track from one of my favourite musicians, Richard Thompson. At a 2000 tribute to Joni Mitchell, he performed this rendition of her classic song, “Woodstock”, and it delights me every time I hear it.

  1. Amusingly, the song I picked for the out of order challenge would have also been a valid entry here ↩

  2. and if you are too, you should subscribe to Brian Ibbott’s magnificent podcast, “Coverville” ↩

  3. such as those produced by Hayseed Dixie, Me First And the Gimme Gimmes, or Richard Cheese ↩