Townes Van Zandt Cover of the Day

Today, it's a switcheroo. Here's Townes van Zandt covering the Stones:



And here he covers an old song of unsure parentage:

Today's Townes Van Zandt Cover

A strange version of "Lungs" by Swedish singer Annika Fehling:



And the Original:

Townes Van Zandt Cover of the Day

Cowboy Junkies doing a cover of "Highway Kind"

Townes Van Zandt Cover of the Day

It's a double header today and I'm bringing the All-Star Team

First up:
Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, and Faith Hill Team up to cover "White Freightliner Blues"
(with Jools Holland on piano)



Then Gillian Welch and David Rawlings give us another excellent version:

Townes Van Zandt Cover of the Day

Here's Nanci Griffith covering "Tecumseh Valley" on the Letterman Show.



And Mr. Van Zandt himself:

Today's Townes Van Zandt Cover

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings join Norah Jones to cover "Loretta" with amazing harmonies:




And the original:

Today's Townes Van Zandt Cover

Evan Dando of the Lemonheads performs "Waiting Around to Die"




And The One and Only:

Today's Townes Van Zandt Cover

Here's Ricky Scaggs and Sharon White dueting on "If I Needed You."



And the real deal:

Today's Townes Van Zandt Cover

Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan covering "Pancho and Lefty"

Willie Nelson & Bob Dylan - Pancho and Lefty.
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And Townes Van Zandt:

Today's Townes Van Zandt Cover

Here's Dixie Chick Natalie Maines with Pat Green covering "Snowing on Raton"



And Townes himself:

Townes Van Zandt Cover of the Day

Steve Earle Covering "To Live is to Fly"

"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." - Steve Earle



And the original by the inimitable Townes Van Zandt: