Michael Borkson
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If You Could Read My Mind If You Could Read My Mind
My cover of the mega-hit song by Gordon Lightfoot in 1970. I was fortunate to have met Gordon several times-good to his fans-a star on and off stage.
6/10/2018 Cover Songs
Don Quixote Don Quixote
My unplugged cover of the great Gordon Lightfoot song from 1972-about the starry-eyed idealist from the novel by Miguel desCervantes. Gordon signed my album when I met him at a concert.
6/7/2018 Cover Songs
All Along The Watchtower All Along The Watchtower
My 12 string acoustic guitar cover of Dylan-sort of an acoustic Dylan-Jimi Hendrix merger of the 2 versions.
5/22/2018 Cover Songs
George Jackson George Jackson
My cover of the great Dylan 45single from 1971. I don't think it is on any of Dylan's albums. About the black revolutionary George Jackson-killed by Soledad prison guards in 1971. He wrote 2 books "Soleded Brother"and "Blood In My Eye".
5/22/2018 Cover Songs
The Chimes Of Freedom The Chimes Of Freedom
My 12-string electric guitar cover of the great Bob Dylan protest song(Byrds style).
5/22/2018 Cover Songs
Mr. Tambourine Man Mr. Tambourine Man
My 12-string electric guitar cover of the great Dylan song (Byrds style)-dedicated to the late Lee Pechilis who played drums on this recording- a great drummer and a great guy.
5/22/2018 Cover Songs
Where Do The Children Play ? Where Do The Children Play ?
My 12 string acoustic guitar cover of the great Cat Stevens (Yusuf) song from 1970-Tea For The Tillerman album. I met him once in Boston-his autograph lower left on album picture.
5/21/2018 Cover Songs
The Voice The Voice
My unplugged cover of the cosmic Moody Blues song from 1981-from the Long Distance Voyager album.
5/6/2018 Cover Songs
All I Really Want To Do(Is Baby Be Friends...) All I Really Want To Do(Is Baby Be Friends...)
My unplugged cover of the great Dylan song.this goes out to the women i know.
4/30/2018 Cover Songs
My Back Pages My Back Pages
My 12-string electric guitar cover of Dylan's great song-I covered The Byrds version.
4/29/2018 Cover Songs
The Summer Side Of Life The Summer Side Of Life
My cover of the great Gordon Lightfoot song from 1971-I met him in person- a great man on and off stage-good to his fans.
4/22/2018 Cover Songs
Race Among The Ruins Race Among The Ruins
my unplugged cover of the great Gordon Lightfoot song from 1976.
2/23/2018 Cover Songs
Carefree Highway Carefree Highway
my unplugged cover of the great Gordon Lightfoot song from 1974-5. I met him a few times-a superstar on and off stage-always good to his many fans with an autograph or a photo with.He got the song idea while driving and saw a sign "Carefree Highway".
2/18/2018 Cover Songs
Summer Rain Summer Rain
my unplugged cover of the James Hendricks(not Jimi Hendrix) song from 1969 that the fantastic Johnny Rivers had a big hit with. Photo-Johnny Rivers with me about 2011. nice song to feel that summer vibe even in winter.
2/14/2018 Cover Songs
Eve Of Destruction Eve Of Destruction
My unplugged cover of the 1965 protest song written by a then 19 year old P.F. Sloan-it hit number 1 on the Billboard charts that year sung by Barry McGuire. I met P.F. Sloan once-he signed my original ABC Dunhill 45 single of this song.
2/3/2018 Cover Songs
Walk Away Renee Walk Away Renee
my cover of The Left Banke song from 1967-also covered by The Four Tops. photo-Renee Fladen-Kamm , the girl the song was written about.
2/10/2018 Cover Songs
My Sweet Lord My Sweet Lord
my 12-string acoustic cover of the great George Harrison song from All Things Must Pass album- 1971.
11/30/2017 Cover Songs
Foolish Love Foolish Love
My unplugged cover of the great Moody Blues song from the 1999 "Strange Times " album.
11/29/2017 Cover Songs
New Horizons New Horizons
My unplugged cover of the great Moody Blues song from the 1972 Seventh Sojourn album.
11/27/2017 Cover Songs
Day After Day Day After Day
My unplugged cover of Badfinger "Day After Day" from 1971. A band signed on The Beatles Apple Records label. I met Joey Molland of Badfinger a couple of times-great person.
11/4/2017 Cover Songs
