This week’s 2022 retrospective takes us down the rabbit hole of our favorite cover songs from the last year. ‘Subjective’ is a key word here, and to keep it at 25 covers with no more then one per artist, presented some tough decisions. This list is solid though and each song deserving of a listen, so dig and find a new version of your old favorites.
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The (Subjective) Best Covers Of 2022 (in artist alphabetical order):
- BILLY STRINGS
“War Pigs” by Black Sabbath (w/Widespread Panic’s Duane Trucks)
10/31/2022 – Asheville, NC - BOBBY WEIR & WOLF BROS
“Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis (First time played)
3/10/2022 – Memphis, TN - DANIEL DONATO
“Ghost Riders In The Sky” by The Outlaws
10/06/2022 – Cincinnati, OH - DEAD & COMPANY
“Dear Mr Fantasy > Hey Jude” by Traffic and The Beatles
6/11/2022 – Los Angeles, CA - DOGS IN A PILE
“Great Balls Of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis
10/28/2022 – New Orleans, LA - DOPAPOD
“Brain Stew” by Green Day
11/04/2022 – Boston, MA - EGGY
“Madman Across The Water,” by Elton John (Also featured the Dead’s “Slipknot” and Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” teases)
10/31/2022 – Charleston, SC - GOOSE
“So Fresh, So Clean” by Outkast (With very special guest Big Boi from Outkast)
10/8/2022 – Austin, TX - GOV’T MULE
“Big Bottom” by Spinal Tap
10/29/2022 – New Orleans, LA - GREENSKY BLUEGRASS
“St. Stephen > Going Down The Road Feeling Bad > St. Stephen” by the Grateful Dead
10/29/2022 – San Francisco, CA - HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
“Bird Song” by Grateful Dead
2/26/2022 – Walla Walla, WA - JACK WHITE
“Whispering Sea” by Loretta Lynn
9/17/2022 – Chattanooga, TN - JOHN MAYER
“Friend Of The Devil” by the Grateful Dead
8/21/2022 – Livingston, MT - KITCHEN DWELLERS
“Transdermal Celebration” by Ween
10/6/2022 – Cincinatti, OH - METALLICA
“Borderline” by Thin Lizzy
12/16/2022 – Los Angeles, CA - MOE.
“Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin (with Hayley Jane)
9/3/2022 – Lake George, NY - MY MORNING JACKET
“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” by The Rolling Stones
03/02/2022 – Riviera Cancun, MX - OREBOLO
“Atlantic City” by Bruce Springsteen
12/10/2022 – Beaver Creek, CO - PEARL JAM
“Her Majesty” by The Beatles (in honor of the Queen’s passing)
9/8/2022 – Toronto, ON - PIGEONS PLAYING PING PING
“Learn To Fly” by The Foo Fighters (in honor of Taylor Hawkins)
4/1/2022 – Boston, MA - THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT
“Lonesome Fiddle Blues” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (with Billy Strings)
7/17/2022 – Morrison, CO - SPAFFORD
“Banana Boat Song” by Harry Belafonte
10/29/2022 – San Francisco, CA - THE DISCO BISCUITS
“Shakedown Street” by the Grateful Dead (with Al Schnier)
10/1/2022 – Utica, NY - UMPHREY’S MCGEE
“In The Flesh > Another Brick In The Wall” by Pink Floyd
9/8/2022 – Salt Lake City, UT - WIDESPREAD PANIC
“Dear Prudence” by The Beatles (First time played)
3/13/2022 – Las Vegas, NV
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