What are your Top 10 Casey Covers?

[HPsquares]

Below, in no particular order, is a list of covers there are videos or recordings from the internet. I'm not sure if it's comprehensive so if anyone has any to add to this list, please do. We all know Casey brings his unique singing style and superb guitar playing to all his songs. I thought it would be interesting to see which covers people like the best. Of course, as a Casey fan, I like everything he performs, but I narrowed it down to my top 10. It was tough, and I had two runners-up. For most of these songs, there are multiple performances on the internet, so you can specify if you like a particular performance best. As always, I'm sure this list will change for me, but this is how the mood has struck me for now. How about you guys?

List of covers:
1. Heaven (Bryan Adams)
2. I Don’t Wanna Be (Gavin DeGraw)
3. You’ll Think of Me (Keith Urban)
4. It’s All Over Now (The Rolling Stones)
5. Mrs. Robinson (Simon and Garfunkel)
6. Jealous Guy (John Lennon)
7. Don’t (Shania Twain)
8. Always (Charlie Robison)
9. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Elvis Presley)
10. Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Poison)
11. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman (Bryan Adams)
12. Power of Love (Huey Lewis)
13. Hold On, I’m Coming (Sam and Dave)
14. Liza Jane (Vince Gill)
15. Need Your Love So Bad (Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac)
16. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow (Fleetwood Mac)
17. Too Sweet For Me (Tab Benoit)
18. Georgia (performed by Casey at The Ranch, original by Tab Benoit) [Thank you NYYCEJFanJT for letting me know the name and original artist for this song.]
19. Polk Salad Annie (Tony Joe White)
20. Wayfaring Stranger (British folk song, recorded by Burl Ives)
21. Long Tall Texan (Jerry Woodward, Lyle Lovett others)
22. I Got Mine (The Black Keys)
23. Blue Sky (Ian Moore)
24. Blue Skies (Frank Sinatra)
25. Daughters (John Mayer)
26. Ok Is Alright With Me (Eric Hutchinson)
27. Gravity (John Mayer)
28. Drowning on Dry Land (Albert King, Tab Benoit)
29. The King’s Highway (Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
30. Satisfied (Ian Moore)
31. Shape I’m In (Arc Angels)
32. I Don’t Need No Doctor (Ray Charles)
33. Bubbly (Colbie Caillat)
34. Meaning (Gavin DeGraw)
36. Pipeline (The Chantays, Johnny Thunders, Hank Marvin, The Ventures and Dick Dale, the Del-Tones, Anthrax)
37. Everybody Thinks That You’re Still Mine (Matt Powell)
38. Small Town Saturday Night (Hal Ketchem)
39. The Rock (George Jones)

My top ten (in no particular order):

I Don’t Wanna Be
Jealous Guy (live American Idol Performance)
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow (American Idol studio version)
Always
Blue Sky
Wayfaring Stranger
Georgia
Gravity
Need Your Love So Bad
Drowning on Dry Land

Runners up: Meaning, Small Town

[Meems Wide Awake]

This is a wonderful idea , HP . thank you!

There is already a thread for AI songs & performances ( HERE ) , So I'll choose from post idol ( including Homecoming ) .
will post my take , later today!

[HPsquares]

great. I saw your post on favorite Idol song and responded to it. I know this post poses a tough question. It's so hard to narrow the list down, but I think that's what makes it interesting.

[NYYCEJFanJT]

My top ten in no particular order:

Blue Sky
Always
Drowning on Dry Land
Georgia
Need Your Love So Bad
Satisfied (the pre-Idol version)
Wayfaring Stranger
Gravity
Hold On I'm Coming - my sentimental pick from AI
Too Sweet for Me

[Inconnu]

I Don't Need No Doctor - On Ellen's (the actual performance)
Always - Kiss FM Party
Wayfaring Stranger with Debra James - Homecoming, Millsap, TX
Paint Me A Blue Sky - Homecoming, Millsap, TX
Need Your Love So Bad - Homecoming, Wildflower Festival
Drowning On Dry Land - Homecoming, Keys Lounge
Hold On I'm Coming, Jealus Guy & Don't - American Idol Live Performances
Talk About Suffering with Debra James, on Debra's CD

ETA: Long Tall Texas is great too (at the Whiskey Tango)

I like his choices of covers. They're great songs that I wouldn't have known otherwise.

[beans]

Wow, thanks for the list. I had forgotten about some of those. Always is my favorite cover, and I had forgotten how beautiful it is until I saw it on the list again. Will go over and watch the YT video from the purse party now. . . .

[HPsquares]

thanks, beans.

[Meems Wide Awake]

The thing is , Casey's choices of "covers" remains one of the awesome things about him! if that tells us something , it would be how knowledge & musicianships he has! to choose songs ( especially the ones from the acoustic set at the Music Expo gig ) .
Sometimes , he reminds of the Dixie Chicks in choosing "obsecure" & old songs & can easily sell 'em!
As always , I don't have a clear fav. but his homecoming remains one of the awesome spots & if I want to choose a song it would be Long Tall Texan it's very expressing song ! Also his acoustic set from the music expo , which was a master-piece!

PS: there is no vid of the George Jones' song so far! , I really want to hear it so bad!

[waternymf]

^^Totally agree, Meme, and also looking foward to the vid of Rock!

My list in no particular order (sooo tough to whittle them down but fun trying:))
Need Your Love So Bad
Blue Sky performed in Fort Worth
Georgia sung with AJ Rafael (not sure if this qualifies but LOVE IT!)
Rock
King's Hwy
Too Sweet for Me
Bubbly
Drowning on Dry Land
Jealous Guy
You'll Think of Me

[HPsquares]

On Friday, Casey added three more to his list of recently covered songs: Use Me, Angel from Montgomery (duet with his mother Debra), and Green Light Girl. Here's the new list. Anyone want to weigh in on their top 10?

Shape I’m In (Arc Angels)
Heaven (Bryan Adams)
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman (Bryan Adams)
Too Sweet For Me (Tab Benoit)
Georgia (Tab Benoit)
Drowning on Dry Land (Albert King, Tab Benoit)
I Got Mine (The Black Keys)
Green Light Girl (Doyle Bramham Hall, II)
Bubbly (Colbie Caillat)
Pipeline (The Chantays, Johnny Thunders, Anthrax and others)
I Don’t Need No Doctor (Ray Charles)
I Don’t Wanna Be (Gavin DeGraw)
Meaning (Gavin DeGraw)
Need Your Love So Bad (Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac)
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow (Fleetwood Mac)
Liza Jane (Vince Gill)
Ok Is Alright With Me (Eric Hutchinson)
Small Town Saturday Night (Hal Ketchem)
Wayfaring Stranger [solo & duet w/ Debra James (British folk song, recorded by Burl Ives)]
The Rock (George Jones)
Jealous Guy (John Lennon)
Power of Love (Huey Lewis)
Daughters (John Mayer)
Gravity (John Mayer)
Blue Sky (Ian Moore)
Satisfied (Ian Moore)
Everybody Thinks That You’re Still Mine (Matt Powell)
Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Poison)
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Elvis Presley)
Angel from Montgomery [duet w/ Debra James (original by John Prine and Bonnie Raitt)]
Always (Charlie Robison)
It’s All Over Now (The Rolling Stones)
Hold On, I’m Coming (Sam and Dave)
The King’s Highway (Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
Mrs. Robinson (Simon and Garfunkel)
Blue Skies (Frank Sinatra)
Don’t (Shania Twain)
You’ll Think of Me (Keith Urban)
Polk Salad Annie (Tony Joe White)
Use Me (Bill Withers)
Long Tall Texan (Jerry Woodward, Lyle Lovett others)

[nycjfan97]

Hard to choose! I agree that he has made some really great, unique song choices and I love hearing his take on them. I'll have to think about this a bit and get back to you with my picks!

[HPsquares]

Thanks, NYC!

[boudica]

Wow there are so many! This would need some thinking. 95% or perhaps even more of that, of the songs Casey had cover I dont really know. So it is difficult for me to say if he had actually improved upon them or not. I have just always wanted Casey to cover Where did you sleep last night (Nirvana), although I realize now he would properly never do something like that, eventhough it is originally a delta blues song.

[HPsquares]

I'll work on adding the original artists to the song names so you can YouTube the songs, if you'd like.

[boudica]

Jul 7, 2011 12:56:39 GMT -5 HPsquares said:

I'll work on adding the original artists to the song names so you can YouTube the songs, if you'd like.

Wow that would be really awesome!