I was listening to my iPod at work. Like y'all know I am wont to do! And, "I Walk the Line" as covered by Dale Watson came on. I didn't really pay a lot of attention to the fact...I just kept working away. I enjoy the song. And, heck, just about anything by Dale Watson is bound to be good, right? But, like I said, it didn't really jump out me or anything. Until the next song came on: "I Walk the Line" as covered by Live. What? The same song? Two times in a row? Heh. The coverage is substantially different. And, that certainly caught my attention. I like both versions. I had to stop and check. Just how many versions of the song do I have? Answer: 5. The two already mentioned, two by Johnny (one live...recorded at San Quentin, apparently), and one by Shelby Lynne. I like all of them.
I don't think that's ever happened before. Two versions of the same song playing back-to-back. At least, it hasn't happened while I've been paying attention. I have plenty of songs covered by more than one singer or group. I've often thought I should make a playlist with multiple covers so I can listen to them back-to-back. But, I haven't ever done it. Now that it happened by accident, I'll have to re-visit that idea. The main problem, of course, is that I don't know of a way to automate the process. And, going through a list of 12,000+ songs, looking for repeated titles, can take a while. Heh.
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PS: Happy (slightly) belated birthday, Mom!
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