When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week Head Of Femur takes on Neil Young And Crazy Horse’s “Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown.” MAGNET’s Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover!
Neil Young co-wrote this song with Crazy Horse member Danny Whitten, whose struggle with (and eventual overdose from) heroin served as partial inspiration for 1975 album Tonight’s The Night. Originally released as a live version in 1970, the song was later recorded in a studio for inclusion on the next year’s Crazy Horse. The show at the Fillmore from which the track was originally pulled was eventually released as a full-concert bootleg as part of Young’s Archives series in 2006. Here is one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen, Chicago’s Head Of Femur, performing the song at Emo’s in Austin, Texas. Dig that fiddle.
The Cover:
The Original:
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3 Comments
Mott The Hoople’s version was better than either of these.
Man, I am playing in Head Of Femur in that video and there is still no way our version was better than Crazy Horse’s!
Try the version on “Crazy Horse” album by Crazy Horse!
That’s the definitive one!