Monday, January 18, 2021

Larkin Poe - Yet Even Still More Further Tip O' the Hat - Various Cover Versions (2020)

Running the blog, one of the very favorite album series I've put together is this one. Since 2017, the roots rock duo Larkin Poe has been periodically releasing acoustic cover versions of songs they like on YouTube. I've been gathering them as they come out and compiling them into albums. This is the sixth one so far. If you haven't given any of these a listen yet, why not get started with this one? 

As with past albums in this series, Larkin Poe has chosen an interesting mix of famous songs and lesser known gems and given them their talented acoustic treatment. Compared to previous albums though, I'd say there are more lesser known gems. I prefer that, as it helps me discover some good songs I sometimes overlooked.

By the way, Larkin Poe has stopped calling these performances their "Tip O' the Hat" series. Instead, they just call it their "Cover Channel." But it will always be the "Tip O' the Hat" to me, so I plan on keep calling it that. ;) 

Also by the way, the three Christmas themed songs near the end actually aren't a part of the series, but come from a video the duo did for "Fender Play Live" in December 2020. Since they're acoustic cover versions and I didn't have a better spot for them, I've included them here.

One final note. I naturally called the first album in this series "Tip O' the Hat," then the second one "More Tip O' the Hat." From there, I kept expanding the album titles until they're grown comically long and unwieldy. But I'm having fun with it. If anyone has suggestions on what I should call the next one, please let me know. It's getting harder to expand the titles without breaking grammar rules. ;)

Here's a list of the original artists for each song:

01 Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
02 If I Needed You - Townes Van Zandt
03 Born to Be Wild -  Steppenwolf
04 Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes - Taj Mahal
05 Angie - Rolling Stones
06 Nothing Breaks like a Heart - Mark Ronson with Miley Cyrus
07 In My Life - Beatles
08 Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart
09 White Lightning - George Jones
10 These Dreams -  Heart
11 Crocodile Rock - Elton John
12 Hellhound on My Trail - Robert Johnson
13 Kiss from a Rose - Seal
14 The Christmas Song [Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire] - Mel Torme / Nat King Cole
15 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
16 Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
17 Church Street Blues - Tony Rice

And here's the usual song list:

01 Who Do You Love (Larkin Poe)
02 If I Needed You (Larkin Poe)
03 Born to Be Wild (Larkin Poe)
04 Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes (Larkin Poe)
05 Angie (Larkin Poe)
06 Nothing Breaks like a Heart (Larkin Poe)
07 In My Life (Larkin Poe)
08 Gasoline Alley (Larkin Poe)
09 White Lightning (Larkin Poe)
10 These Dreams (Larkin Poe)
11 Crocodile Rock (Larkin Poe)
12 Hellhound on My Trail (Larkin Poe)
13 Kiss from a Rose (Larkin Poe)
14 The Christmas Song [Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire] (Larkin Poe)
15 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Larkin Poe)
16 Santa Baby (Larkin Poe)
17 Church Street Blues (Larkin Poe)

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I found the cover art photo from the duo's Facebook page. It dates to November 2020.

2 comments:

  1. Suggestions for the nextra two:

    Yet Even Still More Further Extra Tip O' the Hat

    Also Yet Even Still More Further Extra Tip O' the Hat

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  2. Return of the Son of Yet Even Still More Further Extra Tip O' the Hat (as in Frank Zappa ...)

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