kewi Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Pardon me if this is a repeated topic, but has there ever been a list of artists that have covered Wilco songs? I can't see anything anywhere.Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Living Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I know that Norah Jones has covered Jesus etc. a couple of times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe6m1_dtJcM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Well, there was a whole tribute record of Wisconsin bands doing Summerteeth a while back, was there not? I know indie bands The Low Anthem and Milo Greene have both covered A Shot in the Arm. From Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, you have Chicago soul/funk band JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound with their great version of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. And in the complete opposite direction, there is Bill Fay's spare, gorgeous recording of Jesus, etc. from his Life Is People album a couple of years back. If you count California Stars as a Wilco song, then I'm sure there are more than a few cover versions out there. I know Rhett Miller of the Old 97's has done it and apparently so have the Wallflowers and Counting Crows together. This link has the aforementioned Wallflowers/CC California Stars as well as a few more items:http://www.covermesongs.com/2013/08/they-say-its-your-birthday-jeff-tweedy-2.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 During their first Daytrotter, Punch Brothers covered Poor Places. There's an okay version on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5mlEbgIs4o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 The Bad Plus covered Radio Cure Building off Bbop above, Bob Seger covered California Stars on his last album. Is he the only Rock N' Roll Hall of Famer to cover Wilco? as far as live versions, this is one way to look at it: http://www.setlist.fm/stats/covered/wilco-23d6982b.html Some cool artists on there that I had no idea played Wilco every now and then! Bleachers/Yo La Tengo doing Jesus, Grace Potter doing Muzzle, Widespread Panic doing Outta Mind, Lucius doing Dawned on Me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I was going to mention the Bad Plus. There is also the dreadful Picking on Wilco done by Old School Freight Train I think it's called, Not recommended. An entire CD of really aweful bluegrass versions with some of the worst banjo work ever. JC Brooks is a good one. California Stars is entering the canon as a rock standard at this point. A folk singer out of Cleveland Ohio covers Eisner on the Go. OH yea and Fred Lonberg-Holm did Jesus Etc. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thejokeexplained Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Austin Texas fiddle phenom Ruby Jane Smith covered IATTBYH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19I70OfJU8c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Bob Seeger - California Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlwXVjsPvuA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
d. boony Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Local Favorite Grace Potter and the Nocturnals covering Muzzle of Bees For the first year of her life, my daughter fell asleep nightly to Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star's Lullaby Version of Wilco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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