“Streets” Cover by Derek Webb

Here’s an interesting one: mandolin, piano, marching drum rolls and Derek Webb.  I like it. You can listen and download it for free at SoundCloud.

It’s track #6 on Webb’s  Democracy Vol. 1 CD, which is a recording of covers chosen by votes from his fans and is available for $6 here. Webb has been releasing online a cover a month in 2010. I don’t know if the track order indicates the number of votes each song got, but it took until June for the U2 selection to appear (after the Beatles: understandable; Coldplay: forgivable; Bob Dylan: also understandable; Gnarls Barkley: intriguing; and Sufjan Stevens: obvious for Derek Webb fans).

Webb, formerly of Caedmon’s Call, is Nashville-based and has been on the path with his last few albums of being more and more outspoken on matters of faith and politics in America. He reminds me of the original artist who sang on “Streets,” not so much in voice by in conviction.

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8 Responses to ““Streets” Cover by Derek Webb”

  1. Adam 20 July 2010 at 11:48 am permalink

    He is currently in caedmon’s

  2. peach23 21 July 2010 at 4:26 am permalink

    I don’t know if the track order indicates the number of votes each song got, but it took until June for the U2 selection to appear….Answer Track 6 and June is 6th month ?

  3. calhouns 21 July 2010 at 6:02 am permalink

    Thanks peach23! :) Didn’t mean I was unsure if June was the 6th month of the year, but if “Streets” was the 6th most popular song based on the votes songs got from Webb’s fans.

  4. peach23 21 July 2010 at 7:42 am permalink

    sorry calhouns…didn’t mean to sound like a smartarse, interesting take on the song thou

  5. mcworth 26 July 2010 at 4:40 pm permalink

    Here is a video I made using part of this song – hope you enjoy it – I love the cover version Derek has done, quite an original take on a classic U2 track:

    http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWorthFace#p/a/u/0/btXJxmzUn6Y

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  7. JefferyHunt@gmail.com 1 August 2010 at 4:02 pm permalink

    What a great cover. I’d love to hear that live.

  8. JefferyHunt@gmail.com 1 August 2010 at 4:03 pm permalink

    Btw, I think it’s ukulele and notandolin. Maybe both.


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