Some covers can be better than the original…. for instance Elvis Costello, Good Year for the Roses… when I heard it I thought it was a new song… Costello sang it moodily, telling us the story of his broken marriage
After three full years of marriage, it’s the first time that you haven’t
made the bed
I guess the reason were not talkin, there’s so little left to say we
haven’t said
While a million thoughts go racin through my mind, I find I haven’t said a word
from the bedroom the familiar sound of a babys cryin goes unheard
As you turn and walk away as the door behind you closes the only thing I have to say…… its been a good year for the roses
The original was part of the Nashville’s Country scene…. sung in a very melodic way… it has no atmosphere and is very easily forgotten…. give me Costello’s version every time :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQlU3hussQ