Tune du Jour: “Ventilator Blues” – The Rolling Stones
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown vs. Richard Hell & The Voidoids vs. Jennifer Westwood & The Handsome Devils
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The Rolling Stones:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown vs. Richard Hell & The Voidoids vs. Jennifer Westwood & The Handsome Devils
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown:
Richard Hell & The Voidoids:
Jennifer Westwood & The Handsome Devils:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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Jennifer Westwood can certainly belt this one out. But I’m going with Gatemouth Brown. I like his version even better than the Stones’.If fact it sounds tome that like Jagger channeled his inner-Gatemouth when he did the vocal track for the Exile on Main Street session.
I’ve gotta go with the old school blues guy, Gatemouth. Great nickname, btw.
For years, whenever I tried to sing karaoke in public, patrons would curse me and tell me I sounded “like hell”. I dismissed such insults at the time, but I’m now furious to think some of my critics may have been comparing me to Richard Hell.
Hate to agree with everyone but Gotta Go Gatemouth.
All three versions have their merits. I’m impressed enough that Richard Hell even covered it. Close call between Jennifer Westwood and Gatemouth, but I gave it to Gatemouth. I agree with Doug. I think it’s superior to the original, in fact.
Gatemouth handily. I was reading an Alex Chilton review which opened with “with the possible exception of Richard Hell, he may be the laziest great artist in rock and roll”. I couldn’t stop thinking of that listening to his cover. I thought I liked Jennifer Westwood in the beginning but by the end it sounded like Melissa Etheridge punching Florence right in the machine for doing such a shitty Bonnie Raitt imitation.