The Originals © by Arnold Rypens

Ry Cooder

Originals

Covers

Cover of ALIMONY in 1970
Cover of DARK WAS THE NIGHT, COLD WAS THE GROUND in 1970 - as Dark Is The Night on debut album; for his theme for Paris, Texas ('84) director Wim Wenders suggested a variation on this song
Cover of DO RE MI in 1970 - and in '77 live in Tex-Mex medley with Viva Seguin
Cover of GIRL I LOVE, SHE GOT LONG CURLY HAIR, THE in 1970 - as Goin' To Brownsville
Cover of HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE in 1970
Cover of LOVE ME BABY BLUES in 1970 - as France Chance
Cover of ONE MEAT BALL in 1970
Cover of PIG MEAT PAPA in 1970 - as Pig Meat
Cover of POLICE DOG BLUES in 1970
Cover of OLD KENTUCKY HOME in 1970
Cover of BILLY THE KID in 1971
Cover of DENOMINATION BLUES in 1971
Cover of FARMER IS THE MAN THAT FEEDS THEM ALL, THE in 1971 - as Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All
Cover of HEY PORTER in 1971 - and again in '08 in his song Johnny Cash on I, Flathead; in '18 he played it in duet with Rosanne Cash on Luther Perkins's guitar
Cover of MONEY HONEY in 1971
Cover of MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME (GOOD NIGHT) in 1971
Cover of ROOSEVELT IN TRINIDAD in 1971 - as FDR In Trinidad, crediting Fitz MacLean
Cover of TEARDROPS WILL FALL in 1971
Cover of VIGILANTE MAN in 1971
Cover of GREAT DREAMS FROM HEAVEN in 1971 - on Into The Purple Valley
Cover of CHERRY BALL BLUES in 1972
Cover of COMIN' IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER in 1972 - who knew it through Joseph Spence
Cover of MILK COW BLUES in 1972 - as Ax Sweet Mama
Cover of ON A MONDAY in 1972
Cover of RAILROAD BOOMER in 1972 - as Boomer's Story
Cover of CROW BLACK CHICKEN in 1972 - on Boomer's Story
Cover of KEEP MOVING in 1972 - as How Can You Keep On Moving, first track on second album Into The Purple Valley with Jim Keltner and Jim Dickinson
Cover of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM, THE in 1972 - idem on Boomer's Story and in '80 in film The Long Riders
Cover of DARK END OF THE STREET, THE in 1972 - instrumental
Cover of MARIA ELENA in 1972
Cover of BLUES FOR JFK in 1973 - as President Kennedy on Boomer's Story
Cover of I'M GOING HOME (BLUES FOR JFK) in 1973 - as President Kennedy on Boomer's Story
Cover of DIDDIE WA DIDDIE in 1974 - as Ditty Wah Ditty
Cover of FOOL ABOUT A CIGARETTE in 1974 - idem, in medley with J.B. Lenoir's Feelin' Good
Cover of IF WALLS COULD TALK in 1974
Cover of IT'S ALL OVER NOW in 1974
Cover of JESUS ON THE MAIN LINE in 1974
Cover of MARRIED MAN'S A FOOL, A in 1974 - crediting Blind Willie McTell
Cover of MEXICAN DIVORCE in 1974
Cover of YOU CAN'T STOP A TATTLER in 1974 - as Tattler
Cover of FEELIN' GOOD in 1974 - in medley with Fool For A Cigarette on Paradise And Lunch
Cover of TIE-TAMPING CHANT in 1974 - as Tamp 'em Up Solid on Paradise And Lunch
Cover of ALWAYS LIFT HIM UP (and never knock him down) in 1976 - on Chicken Skin Music incorporating Hawaiian gospel song Kanaka Wai Wai
Cover of BOURGEOIS BLUES, THE in 1976
Cover of CHLOE in 1976 - on Chicken Skin Music
Cover of IRENE in 1976
Cover of HE'LL HAVE TO GO in 1976
Cover of I GOT MINE (COON SONG) in 1976
Cover of STAND BY ME in 1976
Cover of VOLVER, VOLVER in 1976
Cover of YELLOW ROSES in 1976 - vocal & dominant Hawaiian steel: Gabby Pahinui
Cover of IESU ME KE KANAKA WAIWAI in 1976 - as Kanaka Wai Wai on Chicken Skin Music with slack key guitarist Gabby Pahinui who influenced Eddie Kamae
Cover of SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE in 1976
Cover of SCHOOL IS OUT in 1977
Cover of SHINE ON ME in 1977 - as Let Your Light Shine On Me live in Hamburg
Cover of BIG BAD BILL IS SWEET WILLIAM NOW in 1978
Cover of DAVENPORT BLUES in 1978
Cover of FACE TO FACE I SHALL KNOW HIM in 1978 - as Face To Face That I Shall Meet Him
Cover of IN A MIST in 1978 - on Jazz along with two more BB compositions: Davenport Blues (see there) and Flashes; the latter also cut by Jess Stacy (in '35 as In The Dark: Flashes) and again Bunny Berigan ('38)
Cover of NOBODY in 1978 - with the Golden Gate Quartet
Cover of PEARLS, THE in 1978 - in medley with Gene Rodemich's Tia Juana (see there)
Cover of THERE WILL BE A HAPPY MEETING IN GLORY in 1978 - as Happy Meeting In Glory; with elements of Spence's That Glad Reunion Day from his '65 Nonesuch album The Real Bahamas
Cover of DREAM RAG, THE in 1978 - idem on Jazz; with Earl Hines on piano; credited to Jack The Bear and Jess (sic) Pickett
Cover of TIA JUANA in 1978 - in medley with Jelly Roll Morton's The Pearls
Cover of WE SHALL BE HAPPY in 1978 - on Jazz; see also: There Will Be A Happy Meeting In Glory
Cover of SHINE in 1978
Cover of DON'T MESS UP A GOOD THING in 1979
Cover of GO HOME GIRL in 1979
Cover of IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE in 1979 - as I Think It's Going To Work Out Fine
Cover of LITTLE SISTER in 1979
Cover of LOOK AT GRANNY RUN RUN in 1979
Cover of TROUBLE in 1979 - as Trouble, You Can't Fool Me
Cover of CAN'T WIN in 1979 - as I Can't Win on Bop Till You Drop; lead vocal: Bobby King
Cover of DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS in 1980
Cover of EVERY WOMAN I KNOW (CRAZY 'BOUT AUTOMOBILES) in 1980
Cover of GIRLS FROM TEXAS, THE in 1980
Cover of JESSE JAMES in 1980 - in film The Long Riders
Cover of JOHNNY PORTER in 1980
Cover of 634-5789 in 1980
Cover of SPEEDOO in 1980 - as Speedo
Cover of WHY DON'T YOU TRY ME in 1980
Cover of SENECA SQUARE DANCE in 1980 - in film The Long Riders
Cover of HOLD TO GOD'S UNCHANGING HAND in 1980 - in film The Long Riders als Archie's Funeral (instr.)
Cover of GREASY SPOON in 1981 - as Never Make Your Move Too Soon
Cover of GYPSY WOMAN in 1982
Cover of NEED A WOMAN in 1982 - on The Slide Area as I Need A Woman and with different words
Cover of WHAT CAME FIRST: THE EGG OR THE HEN? in 1982 - as Which Came First
Cover of THAT'S THE WAY LOVE TURNED OUT FOR ME in 1982 - with slightly different lyrics on The Slide Area
Cover of BLUE SUEDE SHOES in 1982
Cover of RUMBLE, THE in 1984 - on soundtrack Streets Of Fire
Cover of POWIS SQUARE in 1984 - as Nothing Out There and as The Couch, both on OST Paris, Texas
Cover of DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI in 1986 - in film Crossroads
Cover of CROSS ROAD BLUES in 1986 - in film Crossroads
Cover of NITTY GRITTY MISSISSIPPI in 1986
Cover of VIOLA LEE BLUES in 1986 - in film Crossroads
Cover of COTTON NEEDS PICKIN' in 1986 - in film Crossroads; vocal: Frank Frost, crediting most of his band members: Frank Frost/Richard Holmes/Otis Taylor/John Price
Cover of ACROSS THE BORDERLINE in 1987 - coauthor on LP Get Rhythm, with Harry Dean Stanton singing a third stanza in Spanish
Cover of GET RHYTHM in 1987
Cover of GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT in 1987 - as Get Your Lies Straight
Cover of I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU SMELL in 1987 - in '00 along with David Lindley in El Rayo X
Cover of LET'S HAVE A BALL in 1987
Cover of THIRTEEN QUESTION METHOD in 1987
Cover of WOMEN WILL RULE THE WORLD in 1987
Cover of I'M ALL SHOOK UP in 1987
Cover of RIVER, SHE COME DOWN in 1994 - as River Come Down (PKA Bamboo) in film River Rescue
Cover of YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE in 1998 - in film Primary Colors
Cover of CHINITO CHINITO in 2005 - idem on Chavez Ravine; on El U.F.O. Cajó, another track of that same cd, Ry features the same Don Tosti, speaking out on what became his last session; Ry's stereotyping cover works within his storyline, advocating for the oppressed wherever they come from
Cover of THREE COOL CATS in 2005 - vocal: Little Willie G from Thee Midniters
Cover of CHUCOS SUAVES, LOS in 2005 - on Chávez Ravine; vocal: the late Lalo Guerrero
Cover of MISTY in 2007 - in song Green Dog; vocal: Juliette Commagere
Cover of LITTLE FOOTPRINTS in 2007 - idem on My Name Is Buddy with own lyrics
Cover of LET'S STICK TOGETHER in 2008 - as Let's Work Together
Cover of HULLY GULLY, NOW in 2011 - idem; live
Cover of CAN YOU BLAME THE COLORED MAN in 2011 - lyrical inspiration for John Lee Hooker For President
Cover of EVERYBODY OUGHT TO TREAT A STRANGER RIGHT in 2018
Cover of HARBOR OF LOVE in 2018
Cover of I'LL BE RESTED WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED in 2018
Cover of I'M IN HIS CARE in 2018 - idem
Cover of IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE in 2018
Cover of STRAIGHT STREET in 2018
Cover of YOU MUST UNLOAD in 2018 - played it live with Ricky Skaggs & The Whites, even at the Ryman in '16
Cover of PRODIGAL SON, THE in 2018 - title track LP with extra own lyrics; for the Prodigal Son by the Rolling Stones where Cooder played slide guitar on, see That's No Way To Get Along
Cover of MEMPHIS BLUES, THE in 2020 - as Mr. Trump Don't Like It

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