G-Sphere

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CD | Blues - Classic Blues
CD | Blues - Classic Blues
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Stoned Soul Picnic

Artist Song
Jill Sobule  Stoned Soul Picnic [Laura Nyro]
(I Never Learned To Swim: 1990-2000, 2001) 
Angelique Kidjo  Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) [Jimi Hendrix]
(Oremi, 1998) 
Grace Jones  Breakdown [Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]
(Warm Leatherette, 1980) 
Caetano Veloso  (Nothing But) Flowers [Talking Heads]
(A Foreign Sound, 2004) 
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66  Fool On The Hill [The Beatles]
(Greatest Hits, 1970) 
Jose Feliciano  California Dreamin' [The Mamas & The Papas]
(Collection, 2002) 
Toots & The Maytals  Take Me Home, Country Roads [John Denver]
(In The Dark, 1976) 
The Heptones  My World Is Empty Without You [The Supremes]
(The Meaning Of Life: The Best Of The Heptones, 1966-1976, 1999) 
The Isley Brothers  Fire And Rain [James Taylor]
(It's Your Thing: The Story Of The Isley Brothers, 1999) 
The Temptations  Love Is A Hurtin' Thing [Lou Rawls]
(Cloud Nine, 1969) 
Dusty Springfield  Make It With You [Bread]
(Dusty In Memphis, 1969, expanded edition) 
Laura Love Band  Son Of A Preacher Man [Dusty Springfield]
(Forever Dusty, 2000) 
Joss Stone  Fell In Love With A Boy [The White Stripes]
(The Soul Sessions, 2003) 
Brenda Kahn  Watch Your Step [Elvis Costello]
(Almost You: The Songs Of Elvis Costello, 2002) 
Marshall Crenshaw  Cruel To Be Kind [Nick Lowe]
(Labour Of Love: The Music Of Nick Lowe, 2001) 
The English Beat  Can't Get Used To Losing You [Andy Williams]
(I Just Can't Stop It, 1980) 
The Four Tops  It's All In The Game [Tommy Edwards]
(Ultimate Collection, 1997) 
Marvin Gaye  Sunny [Bobby Hebb]
(The Marvin Gaye Collection, 1990) 
Al Green  I Want To Hold Your Hand [The Beatles]
(Green Is Blues, 1970, expanded edition) 
The Rolling Stones  Just My Imagination [The Temptations]
(Some Girls, 1978) 
The Pioneers  Papa Was A Rolling Stone [The Temptations]
(Reggae Pulse 2: Hit Songs Jamaican Style, 2003) 

Comment:

Sittin' on the porch on a summer's evening with friends sippin' cold ones listening to a collection of interesting cover songs that seems to always takes the conversation back to the music.

Feedback:

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p the swede
Date: 6/27/2005
soulful versions, looking good to me
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g.a.b. l@bs
Date: 6/27/2005
Ooo...lovely Porche, er...porch sitting set, George!
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steelkillie
Date: 6/27/2005
Good one!
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Rob Conroy
Date: 6/27/2005
Looks good, George.
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Salman1
Date: 6/27/2005
Another cool edition in this series.
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Nest of Vipers
Date: 6/27/2005
Some really interesting and astonishing covers here - I just can't imagine the Isleys covering Taylor...
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Sean Lally
Date: 6/27/2005
really nice!
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The Misfit
Date: 6/27/2005
Interesting selections.
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Dom1
Date: 6/27/2005
Terrific cuts!
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Mixxer
Date: 6/27/2005
#7 Take me home to West Jamaica, mon.
#20 One of my favorite covers.

Cool how some of the folks get to be a coverer and a coveree both.
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hemizen
Date: 6/27/2005
Great stuff!
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dimflash
Date: 6/27/2005
looks lovely
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Mo Twang!
Date: 6/28/2005
Nice. I love that Toots track.
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mckbrd
Date: 6/28/2005
nice one George! i get to Ca dreaming this time of year and wish your porch were out here......
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Media Vixen: Radio Sally
Date: 6/29/2005
How did I miss this? Just terrific. Hope this one is in our trading future!
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SteveRaglin
Date: 6/30/2005
surprising and groovy... good stuff!
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James Jackson
Date: 7/1/2005
Wow! Some great choices here, George!