Song of the Day: The Waterboys - Purple Rain [live]

I've posted a song by The Waterboys, and I've posted a song by Prince. But I know what you're thinking - why haven't I posted a Prince cover by The Waterboys? What am I, an idiot?

A Scottish-Irish folk band playing "big music," complete with fiddle, covering the R&B power ballad? Sign me up! Well...OK, it may not sound like a match made in heaven, but don't knock it 'til you try it.



P.S. This is song #300 on the blog. It seems like just yesterday I was at #200.

Song of the Day: The Waterboys - A Girl Called Johnny

Though not nearly as influential as Big Star, the Waterboys share a similar cult status - they seem like the kind of band that only music geeks know about (at least American geeks - I think they are/were reasonably popular in Britain).  And like Big Star, I have a hard time discerning why they aren't more popular.  Many of the Waterboys albums contain big, anthemic songs, but they are perhaps a bit too British (Scottish...Irish...) for us.  Second only to a live cover of Purple Rain, which will likely be seen in a future post, this is my favorite Waterboys song.  Enjoy!   

A Girl Called Johnny - The Wat...