Blog: PopMatters

Some people think artists shouldn't cover a song unless they put an entirely unique spin on it. The late Jeffrey Lee Pierce of Los Angeles swamp-punk legends the Gun Club was one of those people. Miami (1982), the Gun Club's second album, features two covers: Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Run Through the Jungle" and the traditional folk song "John Hardy". The latter sounds nothing like any of the myriad arrangements it has been given over the...