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Song of the Day #2,233: ‘Cover Girl’ – Brad Paisley

brad_paisley_moonshine_trunkBrad Paisley took a massive hit to his credibility, not to mention his album sales, with 2013’s Wheelhouse.

The harsher blows were due to the ill-advised crapfest ‘Accidental Racist,’ a stab at racial harmony (performed with LL Cool J) that turned out laughably bad and, ironically, a bit racist itself.

But the album’s lack of chart success (relative to Paisley’s astronomical sales numbers up to that point) wasn’t the fault of ‘Accidental Racist.’ It was a sign that Paisley’s increasingly experimental, envelope-pushing approach to country music had finally alienated a sizable portion of his audience.

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Song of the Day #694: ‘Every Little Thing (He) Does is Magic’ – Shawn Colvin

[Over the next five days, I’m handing the reins over to a guest blogger… frequent commenter Amy. Treat her kindly.]

This week I’ll be sharing some of the covers that have most intrigued me over the years. I’m starting with the one that has probably delighted me more than any other.

Found on the album Cover Girl, Shawn Colvin’s ‘Every Little Thing [He] Does is Magic’ is a perfect example of what a good cover should be. It captures all the things that work best about the original, then it offers surprises and twists that make it the cover artist’s own.

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