Rocky Raccoon - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

Richie Havens, Ramsey Lewis, Jack Johnson, Andrew Gold, James Blunt, Phish, Jimmy Buffet and Maureen McGovern have recorded cover versions of this song. Folk/jazz artist Jessie Baylin covered the song on her 2009 concert tour. Steel Train have covered the song in the past. Phish covered the song as part of their 1994 Halloween musical costume, the Beatles' white album. Lena Horne (with Gábor Szabó) recorded a memorable version in 1969, which was subsequently re-released on several LP and CD compilations. Crowded House covered the song live as an intro to "Chocolate Cake". This performance was later released on their single "Instinct". A bizarre allusion to the song was made by TISM on their 1990 album "Hot Dogma". The song entitled "While My Catarrh Gently Weeps" tells the story of the Rocky Raccoon from the perspective of the victim of an unacknowledged plagiarist — "An imposter Rocky, diabolical, hell-sent, had pinched my spot, and with it fame and glory."

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