Southern Cross by Jimmy...

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » August 18, 2005 12:32 pm

Demerara wrote:Jimmy's cover versions are almost always more upbeat than the originals. He has a knack for taking popular songs (as opposed to obscure ones) and making them his own.

Depending upon your definition of obscure I think his knack extends to those songs as well. That includes: Jesse Winchester, Guy Clark, John Hiatt, Willis Alan Ramsay, Will Kimbrough, Marshall Chapman, Mac, Bruce Cockburn, etc.

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » August 18, 2005 12:45 pm

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Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » August 18, 2005 12:46 pm

Swim in cold water. Humiliate him publicly.

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » August 18, 2005 12:50 pm

I agree! I love Jimmy's version!!!!!

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » August 18, 2005 12:59 pm

I love her, what was this topic about

Creola · Post by **Creola** » August 18, 2005 8:14 pm

I always liked the CSN version, even before Jimmy started playing it, I had bought the "album" by CSN. I like both versions for different reasons. CSN is more subdued and Jimmys is a little more crankin. I think Jimmy brought a lot of himself to it, he did his thing...do I sound a little like Paula Abdul right now?

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » August 18, 2005 8:58 pm

Love it....my favorite concert song

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » August 18, 2005 8:58 pm

Eric Stone also Covers Southern Cross
I always thought of that song as a Harmony song

but Eric sounds good all alone..

Touch O Parrotdise · Post by **Touch O Parrotdise** » August 18, 2005 9:00 pm

i remember seeing the video back in the 80's.. stephen stills on a sail boat.. i fell in love with it back then.. jimmy's is more power... csn is nice and layed back..

Left Field ParrotHead · August 19, 2005 1:24 am

Just heard the 1999 Cincinnati show version, and I love Jimmy's Southern Cross. One of my favourite live songs.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » August 19, 2005 1:26 am

I like CSN's version, but, like most people here, I think Jimmy's just has more passion to it. Great cover!

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » August 19, 2005 1:27 am

Left Field ParrotHead wrote:Just heard the 1999 Cincinnati show version, and I love Jimmy's Southern Cross. One of my favourite live songs.

But what did you think of Brown Eyed Girl?

And you still spell funny.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » August 19, 2005 1:29 am

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:
Left Field ParrotHead wrote:Just heard the 1999 Cincinnati show version, and I love Jimmy's Southern Cross. One of my favourite live songs.
But what did you think of Brown Eyed Girl? And you still spell funny.

BEG....don't hate me for saying this, but that's probably my "Bathroom Break" song now....not because I don't like it, but because my boss's criteria for a live band at the restaurant is if they can play a decent cover of BEG. So I hear it more than any other song now!

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » August 19, 2005 1:45 am

CaptainP wrote:
Brown Eyed Girl wrote:
Left Field ParrotHead wrote:Just heard the 1999 Cincinnati show version, and I love Jimmy's Southern Cross. One of my favourite live songs.
But what did you think of Brown Eyed Girl? And you still spell funny.
BEG....don't hate me for saying this, but that's probably my "Bathroom Break" song now....not because I don't like it, but because my boss's criteria for a live band at the restaurant is if they can play a decent cover of BEG. So I hear it more than any other song now!

I could never hate you, CP!

I just think it is funny when people say they're tired of hearing it at every show...when half those shows or more are ones they listen to on RM!

But everyone's entitled to like and dislike whatever they want. Southern Cross and BEG happened to be songs I liked long before Jimmy covered them...I like both versions but Jimmy's probably have more meaning to me now.

Left Field ParrotHead · August 19, 2005 2:00 am

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:
Left Field ParrotHead wrote:Just heard the 1999 Cincinnati show version, and I love Jimmy's Southern Cross. One of my favourite live songs.
But what did you think of Brown Eyed Girl? And you still spell funny.

Took me a second to figure what I spelled funny in that post. I thought this particular version of Brown Eyed Girl was fantastic.

INKED PARROTHEAD · Post by **INKED PARROTHEAD** » August 19, 2005 7:00 am

I love this song esp. when Jimmy sings it.Even better when I hear it live at a show and Im dancing with my Buffett bride!

dchspoptart · Post by **dchspoptart** » August 19, 2005 9:57 am

I like Jimmy's better than the original one by CSN... I also like Jimmy's version better than any of the other versions on iTunes...
I'm serious, go on to the iTunes music store, search for "southern cross" and listen to the samples from each version of it. There's a heavy metal version, among many others... and they are HORRIBLE!

Anywho, I can't get to radiomargaritaville.com and more from work... they've done blocked it.

I also couldn't get to the RM on Sirius link from the M'ville website from here. I'm sad.
Margaritaville.com and BN still work though!

CaptDave · Post by **CaptDave** » August 21, 2005 2:03 pm

it is a concert classic.... sorta feel empty inside if he skipped it...

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