Because Mr. Nolan says!

Introducing…

Mr. Nolan (Jeff Nolan), guitar hero and all-around rock king, has gone to the mountain of rock, drank from the eternal fountain and made it back alive! From time to time we hope he'll share some insights, tall tales and stories that'll make a trucker blush.
Who knows? We'll see.
In the meantime, he's put together a list of cover songs that you may not have realized were cover songs.
Take that Cat Power!
Discuss…

• All Along the Watchtower — Jimi Hendrix (originally written by Bob Dylan)

• Summertime Blues — Blue Cheer (originally written by Eddie Cochran)

• Hallelujah — Jeff Buckley (originally written by Leonard Cohen)

• Hey Jude — Wilson Pickett (originally written by The Beatles)

• Respect — Aretha Franklin (originally written by Otis Redding)

• With a Little Help From My Friends — Joe Cocker (originally written by The Beatles)

• Love Hurts — Nazareth (originally written by Everly Brothers)

• My Back Pages — The Byrds (originally written by Bob Dylan)

• Crossroads — Cream (originally written by Robert Johnson)

• Black Magic Woman — Santana (originally written by Fleetwood Mac)

• Jersey Girl — Bruce Springsteen (originally written by Tom Waits)

• Black Diamond — The Replacements (originally written by Kiss)

• Because the Night — Patti Smith (originally written by Bruce Springsteen)

• Black Betty — Nick Cave (originally written by Ram Jam)

• Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers — Motorhead (originally written by ZZ Top)

What a fool believes…

YACHT ROCK

J.D. Ryznar and Hunter D. Stair devised the series after noticing similarities among bands such as Steely Dan, Toto, and The Doobie Brothers. In particular, members of those bands often collaborated with each other and with singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. For example, Loggins and Michael McDonald co-wrote several songs, including Loggins' "This Is It" and The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes." McDonald himself sang backing vocals for several yacht rock artists, including Steely Dan and Christopher Cross.

Instead of choking on its vomit in a Paris bathtub or overdosing on a Hollywood sidewalk, Yacht Rock simply told one last story about Steely Dan, then hoisted its sails and drifted away while a satisfied crowd waved goodbye from the docks, exactly one incredible year after its historical debut. Bye, Yacht Rock. We loved you.

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SOURCE: YachtRock.com