It must be a blast to be able to do a great job with a cover. In the early days of the band, i would think of songs I would love  to hear them do, but the ones that really get me are the "contemporaneous" covers. "Why Don't You Love Me" and a few years back they did "Golden" at several shows. I think I like that because back in the 60's &amp; 70's it was VERY common to have these real time covers...think Joe Cocker "I Get By with a little help from my friends" "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", Hendrix on "watchtower" (IMHO best cover all time), Motown covers, covers OF Motown, Janis Joplins unbelievable cover of The Bee Gees (??!!??) "To Love Somebody. That one is one of my all time favorite youtube finds. Blow your mind here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkGUt4QYc08.

While "Gimme Shelter" is off my favorite Stones album, I do find the lyrics for both it and "Paint It Black" very repetitive and to me they only work in the set because they ARE Stones covers. And if I had ever done a write up for the Nashville shows, I would have told you that "Jolene" had the most sincere, and lengthy applause I have ever heard at a GPN show. I think it works as an occasional aku number very well. I loved the seated unplugged 2-3 song mini sets they did mid-show... Gives everybody a chance to catch their breath, and hear clearly different intrepretations and vocal nuances.

But to me, the operative word is "occasional". Have one, maybe two a show , but really rotated so anyone one song is infrequent, so that it is a special treat to hear it. The people that only go to a few shows hopefully aren't coming to hear them do covers, anyway.

And there are GREAT songs in the back catalog that never get played anymore. I was encouraged to hear "Put Your Head Down", because that had been one of them. I really hope that others come out, not as staples for sure, but to let the new fans hear some of GPN's history, not the Stones. They already know that. And yes, I'm talking "Belladonna" and "Over Again" here. Among others. Don't make me name 'em.....