Elliott Smith Live Covers Compilation

As promised, here's a collection of my favorite live covers performed by Elliott Smith. They're made up mostly of Beatles and solo Beatles material, but there are some obscure nuggets in here as well. As a rule here, Smith ends up owning songs here that were, in most cases, written before he was even born, and I've personally been pledging allegiance to Elliott since the first time I heard Either/Or. That record got me through a broken heart.

Check out "Thirteen" and "Jealous Guy" especially.

If you enjoy this material, check out Rawkblog's complete collection of Elliott Smith live covers.
It's an incredible resource, and even though some of the performances and audio quality are spotty, it's a good time investment.

Also, before I sign off, I have to give a shout out to my Grandmother, Judy. She's been really into Merriweather Post Pavillion since I first played it for her this winter, and I'm convinced she's the coolest grandmother on the planet. She took me to see The Matrix when I was twelve, made a beautiful quilt for me before I left for college, and I love her dearly.

Favorite Elliott Smith Live Covers

1. Thirteen (Big Star) [6.02.98]
2. Jealous Guy (John Lennon) [4.17.98]
3. These Days (Nico) [10.14.99]
4. Harvest Moon (Neil Young) [3.29.99]
5. Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks) [4.12.97]
6. For No One (The Beatles) [11.14.97]
7. Long Long Long (The Beatles) [10.01.02]
8. Isn't It A Pity (George Harrison) [8.12.98]
9. Yer Blues (The Beatles) [11.10.00]

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Essential Live: Elliott Smith - At The Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA) [10/21/00]

Until the day of his death, Elliott Smith had an uncanny ear for melody, no doubt a result of his heavy Beatles influence, and was honest and naked in almost all of his work. This edition of the Essential Live series is a show of his following the release of Figure 8, and has a top-notch setlist that covers almost every period in Smith's career to that point, including rare electric versions of "Needle in the Hay" and "Clementine." Later, I'll be uploading a compilation of Elliott's live Beatles covers and his last Basement Demo recordings before his death, so if you're into this, check back later for that.

Elliott Smith - At The Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA)
Performance Date: October 21st, 2000

1. Needle in the Hay
2. Son of Sam
3. Division Day
4. Can't Make A Sound
5. Clementine
6. Waltz #2 (XO)
7. LA
8. Lost & Found
9. Ballad of Big Nothing
10. Independence Day
11. Speed Trials
12. Bled White
13. Stupidity Tries
14. Coming Up Roses
15. Everything Means Nothing To Me
16. Twilight
17. Color Bars
18. Say Yes
19. Nighttime/Thirteen (Aborted)
20. Angeles
21. Fond Farewell

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