Friday, October 8, 2010

If This Doesn't Make You Happy, Nothing Will


[mp3] Mavis Staples: "Creep Along Moses"

Had the pleasure of stumbling upon this live the other night -- Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy play their cover of Creedence's "Wrote a Song For Everyone" that's on Mavis' excellent new album You Are Not Alone, out now on Anti. Pick it up if you don't have it. Happy Friday ya bastards. See after the jump for a bonus Friday vid -- if THAT doesn't make you happy, you have no soul. "Beautiful..."


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks. Two things:

1) These are the same song, right? Same changes?

2) Did they rip a backup singer from the cast of Law & Order? http://tinyurl.com/378v7h8

She sounds great. Liked her last one, going to have to do this one too.

Starkny said...

1) Yes, they are the same tune.
2) The drummer is a sieve and drops his stick.