covers

[The Spook]

What's everybody's favourite cover of a Daniel Johnston song? Of those I've heard (and admittedly that's not many) I really like Television Personalities version of Honey I Sure Miss You..

on a related subject, I haven't got a copy of Kathy McCarty's Dead Dog's Eyeball and was wondering if it's worth tracking down.. can anyone recommend it?

[Paul_Kelly]

Sparklehorse's version of 'My Yoke Is Heavy' does it for me.

[Doug Sulpy]

Yes... "Dead Dog's Eyeball" is more than worth the effort to find.

[jean astro]

sparklehorse 'My YOke is heavy' and 'Hey ,joe'
A-Camp 'walking the cow' is quite lovely too

((  i'd go for any mark linkous -produced cover of daniel  ; )   ))

and of course anything from k mc carty'deaddogseyeball

[raphneck]

Some things last a long time by Built To Spill, it' wonderfull.

[Disfranchise]

I hate the A CAMP version of Daniel's Walking The Cow.
They totally mess it up and it's lost its catchyness and mood.
A cover I really like is Gerry Nobody's cover of "I'd Like To Say Goodbye" (can be downloaded on the cover section).
One of few songs I think is done better by someone else than Daniel himself.

Anyone agree with me??

FEEL GREAT HAVE A NICE DAY BE THE BEST BE THE WORST

[gerry nobody]

Gerry Nobody has spawned a whole album of daniel Johnston covers to augment the growing tributes, its called 'THE SUN SHINES DOWN ON ME' and focused on earlier songs. The tracklisting is:
1 loner
2 you put my love out the door
3 i’d like to say goodbye
4 got to go on
5 worried Shoes
6 i hate myself
7 i'm a song
8 wicked world
9 how I love the organ music
10 only missing you
11 why, without you
12 the sun shines down on me
It's available to buy by credit card at www.gerrynobody.pro.ie along with a new album of original material.a couple of free downloads will be available as soon as the mysterious internet leprechauns stop interfering.ok
peace to you & yours this winter[/url][/b]

[Stallion]

Kathy McCarty's Dead Dog's Eyeball is well worth it, if you can find it.  One of my fav covers danny has done is off of Merry Christmas called "And then she(he) kissed me."

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Gerry Nobody's covers are all great - you can listen to some or all of them on mp3's on that site - and the CD is worth buying!

http://www.gerrynobody.pro.ie

[Henry Long]

The release called "P" by the band "P" (Gibby Haynes, Bill Carter, Sal Jenco, Johnny Depp (!) and Flea, produced by Andrew Weiss) opens with a stunning version of "I Save Cigarette Butts" that rocks. Worth getting for any Butthole Surfer fan. Can usually be had on eBay for a buck. An under-rated classic for sure.

Now I'm waiting for the all star tribute, sorta like the concert/2-CD tribute to Dylan (Bobfest) Columbia released in the early 90's. Imagine Neil Young and Crazy Horse doing "Honey I Sure Miss You" or "Rocket Ship"...yeah!

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"I've always admired people in whatever arena, whether it's art, film or music who are on the outside.  I prefer Daniel Johnston to Mariah Carey, you know what I mean? I admire Daniel Johnston greatly.  He's the kind of person I've always felt drawn to." - Johnny Depp in Vegas Magazine

[Strest Records]

"I've always admired people in whatever arena, whether it's art, film or music who are on the outside.  I prefer Daniel Johnston to Mariah Carey, you know what I mean? I admire Daniel Johnston greatly.  He's the kind of person I've always felt drawn to." - Johnny Depp in Vegas Magazine

Once around 1993 give or take a year Johnny and Gibby came over to my house to pick up a copy of Songs of Pain so they could learn "I Save Cigarette Butts".  When I handed the cassette to Johnny he was concerned that he might be taking my only copy.  

Jeff

[Strest Records]

I've always loved "Hey Joe" by De Artsen, a late 80s Dutch band that later evolved into Bettie Serveert.

[Strest Records]

One more thing while on the subject of covers - I hear that Bar None plans on reissuing Dead Dog's Eyeball next year and it will also include the tracks on the follow-up ep which means a great version of Worried Shoes that not too many people got to hear.

[danaisgone]

I love Yo-La Tengo's Speeding motorcycle

Dead Milkmen's Rocket Ship is great too.