Lots of Beatles, Kinks, Dylan…

The below tracks have been culled from years of research and dozens of live shows. Not every song has the greatest recording fidelity, but as much as possible, I chose the tapes with the best combination of performance and sound for this collection…It should be noted that Elliott Smith was a fan of the bands he covered—most of these were not one-offs, but songs he performed regularly. His Texas heritage is on display when he sings Willie Nelson, his pop influences as he strums the Kinks, the same for Big Star, and his beloved Beatles. He took his covers very seriously, too: at many a live show, he wouldn’t play a request because he didn’t feel he could do it justice that night.

[Rawkblog]