Circe Link does some good originals, but they've built a solid following from covers which are very diverse, yet always done with taste and style. Two coming, first, a beautiful acoustic rendition of Yes' Your Move They also nail Starship Trooper pretty well.
.... and second and most shocking...I never thought I'd hear anyone do justice to Karen. She also does a very nice Landslide (Stevie Nicks)
Never would've thought that cover could work, but every time I hear it, I can't help but smile. An awesome remake of a classic. Lauren Hill definitely made this her own!
Elvis Presley's 1959 cover of Hank Snow's 1953 original, "A Fool Such As I".... Elvis had many "audacious" covers and reinterpretations of well known originals, especially during his early years
If you’ve ever heard the original version of Young Man Blues by Mose Allison, you’ll get why I’m putting The Who’s version in here.
As unimaginable as it might seem; possibly, I said possibly, I'm just trying to make point; different but equal to the originals: Absolutely Sweet Marie by Jason and The Scorchers and Please Please Please by Phil and Dave Alvin, a later day incarnation of The Blasters from the Brothers aptly named Lost Time recording on the audacious Yep Roc label. With all due respect to both Bob and James 2 legends among legends. If you're not familiar with these covers do check them out; audacious versions indeed. Additionally I'd also implore those not familiar with Lucinda Williams' cover of Bob's Positively 4th St. on The Vin Scelsa hosted Songwriters Sitting Around Singing (something like that) recording from The Bottom Line to give that a listen. Actually not so much "audacious" as wonderful and heartfelt. And finally; Richard Lloyd's covers of The Stones': Get Off Of My Cloud backed with Connection released on the Icewater Records 45rpm are truely audacious covers particularly as Richard sings and plays all the instruments. In full disclosure with a partner Icewater Records was owned by myself... back in "the day". And speaking of Stones covers I'll also include in my recommendations of audacious cover versions Townes Van Zandts' cover of Dead Flowers which can be found on his Roadsongs recording. But Absolutely Sweet Marie and Please Please Please are wonders to behold.
Only because it hasn't been mentioned and absolutely deserves to be: Cream's cover of Robert Johnsons' Crossroad Blues.
That trio of artists sounds like a triple bill right out of the prime days of The Fillmore East. Jimi as the headliner of course.
