Freakin' awesome site that Austin Kleon's newsletter clued me into. Here's one (Cait Brennan) I clicked randomly:
2 Look up!
As a mini project, 88 of the women who draw looked up and drew what they saw. The results are stunning!
3 Nine eleven
This is sobering
4 Han Solo
Harrison Ford appears to be the most boring man alive in interviews and so freakishly awesomely cool as Han Solo. Appears.
5 What's his name?
Dear old Mr Starkey doesn't get into the mainstream news much any more. But he did just now, with his revolutionary view on Brexit (smiley face, two thumbs...oops, wrong bloke, er, peace signs up).
Overtime
For me, cover versions have to add something to both parties to be meaningful. Think Hendrix doing Dylan, Joe Cocker doing The Beatles, and The Beatles doing The Isley Brothers.
I've been catching up on MySky recorded stuff and Norah Jones doing Young on Later With Jools Holland blew my socks off.
Unfortunately, that particular version (with Jools on some nifty organ) is not available on YouTube (annoying) but here's the cover she's put out:
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