Soul legend Al Green brings the light to his cover of REM's "Everybody Hurts"

Allan Rose Hill 10:37 am Mon Dec 23, 2024

image: publicity photo

Last year, the Right Reverend Al Green released a beautiful cover of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day." He's followed that by reimagining another classic song: REM's "Everybody Hurts." Green is a master at what makes a cover great—he makes the song sound like he wrote it.

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"I could really feel the heaviness of the song, and I wanted to inject a little touch of hope and light into it," Green wrote. "There's always a presence of light that can break through those times of darkness."

(via Kottke)

Previously:
• Music: 'Here I Am (Come and Take Me),' Al Green (1974)
• Soul legend Al Green's drive thru pharmacy

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