"Brand New Day" is a song from Van Morrison's 1970 album Moondance. Previous mixes have included an acoustic demo by Morrison as well as the album version. This week's mix includes covers by P.P. Arnold, Dorothy Morrison, Miriam Makeba and Esther Phillips with The Dixie Flyers.
"Any Other Way" is a 1962 Stax single by William Bell. This mix includes studio and live covers by 60s cult singer Jackie Shane as well as a cover by Chuck Jackson to accompany the original.
One other song repeats this week: "Too Much Of Nothing" is a song by Bob Dylan & The Band from The Basment Tapes album. The "Valerie" and "Vivien" in the lyrics refer to the two wives of T.S. Eliot. In the cover here Peter, Paul & Mary change the latter name to "Marion", which reportedly annoyed Dylan.
Ghostface Killah's "2Getha Baby" samples "Together" by The Intruders.
"Yo Vivere" is Gloira Gaynor singing the 12 inch version of her hit "I Will Survive" in Spanish.
The rest: Kayne West's Smokey Robinson-sampling "Devil In A New Dress", the disco-tinged "Lemon" by U2, Ride's dense "Drive Blind", Kool Keith's odd "MC Voltron" with Craig G, Betty Davis' sensuous "My Man", the nocturnal "Moonlight Drive" by The Doors and a cover of their song "The Crystal Ship" by Robyn Hitchcock.
Brand New Day P.P. Arnold
Any Other Way William Bell
Devil In A Blue Dress Kanye West
Too Much Of Nothing Bob Dylan & The Band
Brand New Day Dorothy Morrison
Any Other Way Jackie Shane
Lemon U2
Drive Blind Ride
Too Much Of Nothing Peter, Paul & Mary
MC Voltron Kool Keith ft. Craig G
Brand New Day Miriam Makeba
Any Other Way Chuck Jackson
For My Man Betty Davis
2Getha Baby Ghostface Killah
Together The Intruders
Any Other Way (live) Jackie Shane
Yo Vivere Gloria Gaynor
Moonlight Drive The Doors
The Crystal Ship Robyn Hitchcock
Brand New Day Esther Phillips with The Dixie Flyers
