The worlds of
soft rock and country collide once again with Willie Nelson’s rendition of the
Pearl Jam ballad, “Just Breathe.” And his cover is not half bad.
Willie Nelson released the music video just this past
weekend, about a month after the release of his album Heroes. In the video he adventures on a road trip with his son,
Lukas, an up-and-coming country star himself. The song is very similar yet different from the Pearl Jam
original: Nelson’s short Southern draw contrasts with Eddie Vedder’s raspy
tone, and his harmonica adds a well deserved touch, as well as Lukas’ guitaring
towards the end.
That is not the only cover song making an appearance on Heroes. Nelson also covers “The Scientist” by
Coldplay, which was previously heard on a Super Bowl commercial aired last year.
It generated so much buzz he decided to include it. The song is also great, almost toppling the original; once again just a basic cover that sounds very similar to the original,
only it replaces Chris Martin’s rather winey voice with Nelson’s country southern
drawl.
Also, if you like Willie Nelson’s coverings as much as I do,
you may find this pretty cool as well. In 2007, he released a cover of Dave Matthews’ “Gravedigger.”
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