Wednesday, August 18, 2021

An overlooked cover tune XCIII

I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across a concert cover on YouTube today that I hadn't seen before.  In 2012, The Kennedys and Nanci Griffith performed a spirited rendition of "Daydream Believer," best known in its incarnation by The Monkees.  The Brevard, North Carolina audience received it enthusiastically and helped make the brief a cappella portion of the sing-along shine two minutes in.  Maura Kennedy is an ideal lead singer to convey such sunny sentiments, and it's also a pleasure to hear Griffith in such an unexpected context.