When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week Eddie Vedder, Neil Finn and Liam Finn take on Chris Knox’s “Not Given Lightly.” MAGNET’s Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover!
Pearl Jam just wrapped up its 2009 tour with a leg Down Under, where the band was supported by Liam Finn and Ben Harper. For the start of the encore in Auckland, New Zealand, frontman Eddie Vedder was joined by Finn and his dad Neil Finn (Crowded House, Split Enz) for a dedication and cover of the Chris Knox tune “Not Given Lightly.” Knox suffered a stroke earlier this year, and a benefit album has just been released to assist his family with the medical costs. Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox (Merge) features Knox covers performed by the Finn Family as well as Jeff Mangum (yep), Jay Reatard, Yo La Tengo, AC Newman and Lambchop, among others.
The Cover:
The Original:
2 replies on “Take Cover! Eddie Vedder, Neil Finn And Liam Finn Vs. Chris Knox”
No disrespect to Chris, but the Chills’ remake of “Luck Or Loveliness” on “Stroke” is better than the original … just my opinion, anyway.
I can’t believe I just voted against Neil Finn, but the Chris Knox original is divine. If it weren’t for the Finns & Vedder cover though I would have never heard of Chris Knox.