Cover Me Up (Peter Green)

Peter Green (93 songs)

As I mention on the Beatles Covers page, I've collected free, legal, on-line covers of Peter Green songs over the years. Early on, many were found at the now-defunct MP3.com; some of those covers were transferred over to MP3.com's Australian counterpart, but many were not.

I subsequently discovered the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive. Unfortunately, finding songs credited to Peter Green or even Fleetwood Mac is well nigh impossible, so I've had to search the archive for individual song titles. To make matters worse, there are over 50 versions of "Black Magic Woman", almost all performed Santana-style. Now, I'm the first to admit that Santana's classic cover is the definitive version of "Black Magic Woman" against which all others, including Peter Green's, will be judged. Still, listening to 50-some versions of Carlos's guitar intro probably hastens the erasure of brain cells.

I confess that I enjoyed the early Fleetwood Mac recordings so much that I didn't expend much brain power on keeping track of who wrote what song. I'm a little more careful now. There is no need to remind me that "Jumping At Shadows" is by Duster Bennett (I've got his album) or that "I Need Your Love So Bad" was written by Mertis John, Jr. and performed by his younger brother, Little Willie John. I include covers of these two songs because I closely associate them with Peter Green.