Cat Power - "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley Cover)

Man, I thought the Raconteurs did a great cover of "Crazy" ... Cat Power's version is ineffably good. So distinctly Cat Power, at many times unrecognizable. Amazing how much soul she infuses into the song.

While on the Subject of "Crazy" Covers

I'm starting to think there's no such thing as a bad cover of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley.

Wild, unrestrained vocal delivery partially from a distorted mic by Jack White (in the Raconteurs):



In complete contrast, a tightly controlled, mid-tempo, instrumental version by Booker T. Jones:

Second Chance: Violent Femmes

I've been listening to Baltimore folk-punk band Paul Newman and the Ride Home, lately, and while they don't entirely sound like Violent Femmes, their mutual acoustic sound and attitude made me decide to give the Femmes another shot. I can't remember when I got rid of my Violent Femmes collection. Probably back in high school. But anyway, the point is: "Blister in the Sun" is still a super-sweet song, and they do a killer cover of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley: