Got It Covered: Got an Urge for some Neil

Happy Birthday Neil Diamond.

One of the 20th Century's greatest songwriters, Neil Diamond has written hit songs for so many artists, as well as saving quite a few for himself. Down the road there will be a full blog on Neil Diamond, but for this installment of Got It Covered, on his birthday, I thought we could just taste one song that has a pretty well-known cover.

Originally released in 1967, "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon," reached the #10 spot on Billboard's Pop Chart. Then in 1992 it was covered by Chicago alternative rock band, Urge Overkill. Their version was later used by Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction in 1994.

First up, Neil's version of  "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" with that great opening line...

"Love you so much

Can't count all the ways

I'd die for you girl

And all they can say is

"He's not your kind"

They never get tired

Of puttin' me down

And I never know

When I come around

What I'm gonna find

Don't let them make up your mind

Don't you know

Girl, you'll be a woman soon

Please, come take my hand

Girl, you'll be a woman soon

Soon you'll need a man

I've been misunderstood

For all of my life

But what they're sayin',

Girl, just cuts like a knife

"The boy's no good"

Well, I finally found

What I've been looking for

But if they get the chance,

They'll end it for sure

Sure they would

Baby, I've done all I could

It's up to you

Girl, you'll be a woman soon

Please, come take my hand

Girl, you'll be a woman soon

Soon you'll need a man

Soon you'll need a man....."

And the wonderful cover by Urge Overkill "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon"

Not too different in approach, but the gritty vocal of Diamond and the smooth voice of Nash Kato are beautiful in contrast.

Thoughts...

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