ECLECTICA #12: HAZY RECOLLECTION
compiled June 1999 by Paul Estin
http://home.intranet.org/~estin/cd/

Yet another collection of eclectic cover songs.  The title of this mix comes 
from the fact that I seem to have many fine covers of Jimi Hendrix’s Purple 
Haze, some (not all) of which are included among the covers here.

Some particular comments:

There are several Beatles songs this time around, featuring one in particular 
by the group Big Daddy.  They’ve provided many fine covers with their 
twisted ‘50s-rock versions of so many songs that were never intended to be 
‘50s songs, but I think that their finest is “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” 
which answers the musical question no one sane ever asked: what if Jerry Lee 
Lewis covered The Beatles?  Nearly as warped, though, is Alan Copeland’s 
song combining “Norwegian Wood” with the theme from “Mission: 
Impossible.”

Ciccone Youth is another name for the band Sonic Youth, who put out a joke 
album of cover songs, primarily of Madonna tunes (thus their alias name), 
though I’m fondest of their so-bad-it’s-fun version of Robert Palmer’s 
“Addicted to Love.”

“I Got Rhythm” (Robert Palmer) and “Nice Work If You Can Get It” (Sting) 
are my favorite songs from the tribute album “The Glory of Gershwin.”

“Green Haze” by Elvis Hitler is... well, it has to be heard to be believed.  
Another psychotic combination of music and lyrics.

“Goodnight Irene” by Brian Wilson starts a little rough, but them it smoothes 
into a bizarre Beach Boys style rendition of the Leadbelly song.  I rather like 
it.