{"id":12207,"date":"2022-05-02T12:34:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=12207"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:57:38","slug":"dusted-the-10-best-cover-songs-of-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/02\/dusted-the-10-best-cover-songs-of-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusted || The 10 Best Cover Songs Of April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all new music is really new, as many artists cover songs. Sometimes these are songs by their favorite artists, eg as a tribute to such a musical hero for a special reason, or they simply feel that a song deserves to be dusted and polished to reacquaint fans with great songs from the past. Other times, bands cover songs as a parody. Regardless of intent, some of those cover versions are so good or so much fun, we\u2019d like to put a spotlight on them. Chosen from a wide range, here are \u2013 in random order \u2013 ten of our favorite covers from last month \u2013 links to the pages where you can add them to your wantlist included.<\/em><\/p>\n

In April we checked out George Is Lord’s My Sweet George<\/em><\/a> (10 George Harrison songs), Phonophore Records’ All Good Kids<\/em><\/a> (a tribute compilation with various artists doing 28 Guided By Voices tracks), The Greyboy Allstars’ Get A Job<\/em><\/a> (10 funky covers that have become an integral part of the band\u2019s famed live sets), Edgar Winter’s Brother Johnny<\/em><\/a> (an all-star musical love letter to Johnny Winter), The William Loveday Intention’s Paralysed By The Mountains<\/em><\/a> (Billy Childish calls his You Gotta Move<\/em><\/a> cover, featuring his wife Julie and Dave Tattersall, one of his best recordings ever), and Willie Nelson’s 72th(!) album A Beautiful Time<\/em><\/a> (with tunes of The Beatles and Leonard Cohen). We’ve already written about LPs by The Surfrajettes<\/a> and The Sellwoods<\/a> with some fun cover versions on it. And then there also were 20+ other releases that would be worth mentioning, but as always, we’re limiting ourselves to the 10 best.<\/p>\n

It’s Not Love, But It’s Not Bad<\/a> || Cover: Eli Paperboy Reed || Original: Merle Haggard and The Strangers<\/strong>
\nOn his new full-length album Down Every Road<\/em> (out digitally, on CD and vinyl LP through Yep Roc Records), American soul shouter Eli Paperboy Reed pays homage to country legend Merle Haggard<\/a> by putting a soulful spin on 12 of his classic country tunes. Thanks to Reed’s distinctive, powerful vocals and the groove of Mike Montgomery (bass) and Noah Rubin (drums), the new versions gain in expressiveness, which is certainly reflected in It’s Not Love, But It’s Not Bad<\/em> (this one isn’t written by Merle Haggard by the way, but by Glenn Martin & Hank Cochran). Those who pre-ordered the LP or CD in time, received a 7″ single with an almost unrecognizable take on Mot\u00f6rhead’s Ace of Spades<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n