Comments on: Coverville 635: The BIlly Bragg Cover Story

By: beaubot

beaubot — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:29:09 +0000

Wow, great! Thanks a lot for this. Billy is one of those great songwriters that always seems to get overlooked. I stumbled upon this today that makes a nice holiday addition to this, a cover of Fairytale Of New York by Billy and Flo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQkLAhWsbi4

By: wayne from the UK

wayne from the UK — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:20:18 +0000

I heard that Billy Bragg had intentionally used the line as S & G were big influences on him. I don't think Paul Simon is that bothered.

I meant to say too, just when I think you have raised the bar really high with these cover stories, you go and raise it again – superb tribute!

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:13:29 +0000

er… "Lifted" not "Lifeted"

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:13:02 +0000

Interesting – sounds like Billy lifeted the opening line to "New England" from Paul Simon's "Leaves That Are Green". I wonder if Paul got co-writing credit?

By: Roger Green

Roger Green — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:50:56 +0000

Nice pairing of Walk Away Renee (a Four Tops cover song) with Levi Stubbs' Tears (the Four Tops lead singer)! Don't think it went unnoticed.

By: Wayne From The UK

Wayne From The UK — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:43:38 +0000

Poor Kirsty – you didn't mention it Brian, but we lost Kirsty MacColl this day in 2000 (18 December 2000). She's still missed…

How about a cover story for her?

By: Michael Rose

Michael Rose — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:28:43 +0000

My first cover story request! So very excited.