Saturday, July 25, 2015

An overlooked cover tune V

You might not think that the Joni Mitchell song, "Both Sides Now," which was a Judy Collins hit, lends itself to a fast romp, but Heavens To Murgatroid pulls it off.  I remember playing it on KCOU and thinking that I never would have expected to hear it as uptempo, electrified rock.  On the surface, lyrics that contemplative wouldn't seem suited to such an arrangement.  Although the Mitchell and Collins recordings will always be the standards by which the song is judged, it's a breath of fresh air to hear Heavens To Murgatroid zip through the song and make it its own.  Sometimes, the unlikeliest source provides you with a fresh take on a classic.