Cover Girls, Vol. 7

Bree Sharp covered Don Henley’s classic ‘The Boys Of Summer’ on her excellent, if underrated, sophomore album, More B.S.. The result is nearly five minutes of finely crafted rock that would no doubt make Mr. Henley proud.


Even though ‘These Boots Are Made For Walking’ has been covered many, many times, Trish Murphy’s rendition is interesting in that it doesn’t seem to add too many flourishes to the classic track. Of course there is a modernized instrumentation (namely harsher-sounding electrics), but the foundation remains the same and Murphy pulls it off swimmingly. Murphy’s version can be found on her 1999 album, Rubies On The Lawn.


It seems to me that everything Garrison Starr does is packed with such raw power, it’s extremely difficult to not be affected. An accomplished guitar player with a true love for her craft, Starr tackled the late George Harrison’s ‘Taxman’ on her 8-song EP, 24-7.


It’s a bold move anytime someone covers the music of PJ Harvey, but Boston violinist/singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham succeeds with an aggressively raw, live cover of ‘50ft. Queenie.’ Recorded live for the WFNX ‘Live at Fort Apache’ series and released as a rare b-side on the Australian import single for Bonham’s The One, one listen of Bonham’s shrieking violin will surely have you momentarily believing Harvey was on-hand performing with her.

Downloads:

Bree Sharp - The Boys Of Summer
Trish Murphy - These Boots Are Made For Walking
Garrison Starr - Taxman
Tracy Bonham - 50ft. Queenie (live)