The first of many versions of “One Meat Ball” was by Josh White in 1944. I encourage you to check out Second Hand Songs where I got the list. The roots of the song go back even further. I like the 1970 Ry Cooder version produced and arranged by Van Dyke Parks.
Category: Music covers
Covers: Don’t Worry Baby
Covers: Moonshiner
I know “Moonshiner” from the 1992 version by Uncle Tupelo. It’s an old folk song that may have originated in Ireland or the US.
Covers: Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
“Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” was originally by The Undisputed Truth but is much better known from the Temptations version – both released in 1972.
Covers: Desperados Under the Eaves
Great tweet by The Paranoid Style on a fine Warren Zevon song. “Desperados Under the Eaves” was released in 1976.
Covers: Some Cold Rainy Day
Covers: Like a Hurricane
“Like a Hurricane” is a great Neil Young song written in 1975 and released in 1977. Jay Farrar and Jason Isbell are among the artists who have covered it.
Covers: Losing My Religion
Covers: Oh, Pretty Woman
“Oh, Pretty Woman” is a 1964 Roy Orbison record. Covers include versions by Van Halen and this great one by the Ukranian band Selo i Ludy.
Covers: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean/One Kind Favor
“See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” was originally a 1927 record by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Versions have been done by Lou Reed, Mavis Staples, Bob Dylan and B. B. King among others. Some versions call it “One Kind Favor”