Friday, July 11, 2008

Covers of The Clash classic Straight to Hell
+5 covers of Friend of the Devil Elseblog



It's Hell Week over at Star Maker Machine, and though I had pretty much relegated all cross-promotion of this collaborative blog to the sidebar, I thought coverfans and folkfans might be interested in this piece about Friend of the Devil, one of my favorite Grateful Dead tunes from one of my absolute favorite Dead albums American Beauty. For the original, plus five covers -- from countryfolker Lyle Lovett, true folksman Bob Dylan, poprockers Counting Crows, acoustic roots band Last Fair Deal, and oldschool newgrassers Rice, Rice, Hillman and Pederson -- head on over.

But don't leave emptyhanded, folks. My usual pre-post iTunes search called up several great indiefolk and alt-folk covers of Straight to Hell, an underrated, unusually downbeat political song by old-school Britpunk faves The Clash. The song isn't truly about Hell so much as it uses the term to voice mass culture's dismissal of the downtrodden in what Wikipedia describes as "a typical Clash condemnation of the wrongs that they saw in the world as they wrote the song". As such, despite its title, Straight to Hell doesn't really belong at Star Maker Machine this week. But the covers make a perfect short set for a Friday coverblog occasional, and it sure as hell makes me happy to share 'em here.



Cover Lay Down publishes Wednesdays, Sundays, and the occasional Friday and holiday throughout the year. We'll be back this Sunday with a coverset of treesongs for my eldest child's sixth birthday!

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

You're missing a terrific version by Moby and Heather Nova:

http://mattclowney.com/myspace/music/Moby-Nova_StraightToHell.mp3

Anonymous said...

Thanks for those - love the original. The Josh Rouse one is my favorite of the ones you've posted.

Bodie Johnson said...

great post and nice topic to touch on! Don't forget the modern take...Sri Lankan phenom, M.I.A.'s take on Straight To Hell (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7sei-eEjy4g)

boyhowdy said...

Chris: Yeah, the Rouse is my fave, too, I think -- true blue singer-songwriter folk of the best kind.

But thanks for the bonus songs, too, Bodie and Darren!

Anonymous said...

My dog is named salix. maybe your daughter would like that also.

Gordon Welch said...
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Gordon Welch said...

I've got a version Danny Michel did. Want me to e-mail it to you?

boyhowdy said...

Oh, Gordon, please do -- that would totally make my day!

Tracy said...

Don't forget the phenomenal Phil Cody version of the song off his album, The Sons of Intemperance Offering. Can't find a stream of the song online, but here's a video of him performing it live.

Anonymous said...

I'd like the Josh Rouse version the best if he got the lyrics correct. Should be " As railhead towns feel the steel mills rust." Not, "As railheads pound as steel mills rust."

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