Ponies

Most of my posts recently have been focused on a single artist or group, but I am going to try to start doing more posts based on a theme. Today songs about ponies.

First, Kasey Chamber's song "Pony".



Here is Lyle Lovett with "If I had a Pony".



This performance, of the Bill Monroe classic "Molly and Tenbrooks", is by a combination of two groups, Bearfoot and 49 Special. I don't know anything about 49 Special, but I did see Bearfoot perform at the Kennedy Center a while back.

Van Morrison Covers

Van Morrison vigilantly restricts embedding of his videos, otherwise I would have posted some videos of him before now. I guess he figures he has been cheated out of money in the past, and doesn't want to miss any now.

So here are covers of some of his best songs.

Amos Lee performing "Crazy Love".



Hal Ketchum performing "Tupelo Honey".



The is no video with this, but since this is my favorite Van Morrison song and I am going to see David Gray next week, here is "And It Stoned Me".

R.I.P. Marva Wright

Marva Wright, a blues and gospel singer from New Orleans, died earlier this week. Her house was flooded in Hurricane Katrina, and for a while she relocated to Maryland. I saw here perform once in Baltimore. She had quite a powerful voice. Here are some videos.

"Heart Breaking' Women"



"Bluesiana Mama"



"A Change Is Gonna Come"