Covers
The Afghan Whigs are nearly as known for their innovative cover songs as they are for their original material – in particular, freely reinterpreted songs from the soul music and R&B canon that they were exposed to in their youth. The Afghan Whigs have never restricted their choices in covers by genre, however: even from their earliest concerts, they have been known to cover songs like The Rolling Stones’ “Cocksucker Blues” and Neil Young’s “Like A Hurricane”, as well as tracks made famous by The Supremes, Prince, PJ Harvey, The Fugees, and TLC. On Congregation, Afghan Whigs also perform a memorable version of “The Temple” from the soundtrack of Jesus Christ Superstar and were also known to perform Pink Floyd’s album The Wall in its entirety. The Afghan Whigs’ most recent recording was a cover a rare 1970 soul song by Marie “Queenie” Lyons, “See and Don’t See,” although the band continues to explore contemporary material as well, such as “Love Crimes” by current R&B iconoclast Frank Ocean, which was debuted on the band’s 2012 reunion tour.
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