Loudon Wainwright III : Cover Songs & Music Videos Category

  • The Laptop Sessions: “Dead Skunk” (A Loudon Wainwright III Acoustic Rock Cover Song)

    Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

    By Chris Moore:

    Hello and welcome to your weekend edition of the best video blog in the world!  And we’re humble, too!

    Seriously, though, we’ve really been putting a lot of effort into this acoustic cover song music blog — practicing and recording acoustic rock covers, writing detailed and interesting blog posts and articles, adding photos to our posts, and so much more.  Next year, after the “session-a-day” project is completed, we have so many ideas for expansion that you’ll just have to check back regularly to experience them all.  I can’t say too much for now, but you’ll have to trust me that music fans and even fans of other things will not be disappointed!

    And now, to be anything but serious, I bring you Loudon Wainwright III’s most famous song, “Dead Skunk.”  My father used to play this for me from a seventies acoustic rock tape that he had.  It was always a lot of fun, and I still remember not quite believing that “Dead Skunk” was a real song when he sang the chorus to me before I had heard the studio version.

    I’ve heard that Wainwright is somewhat bitter about the fact that this song found so much success — and I can’t say I really blame him; it’s quite the legacy!  But this is not the only case of this; just think of the fact that Warren Zevon, with his amazing range of work, will probably only be remembered for “Werewolves of London.”  Still, success is success.

    Okay, that’s it for now, but make sure to hurry back tomorrow (as Zevon would sing, “Hurry home early, hurry on home…”) — if you’ve made Laptop Sessions your home, then Jeff Copperthite won’t disappoint with his latest music video tomorrow…

    See you next session!

    Download a FREE mp3 of this song at the Fusco-Moore Store by
    Clicking HERE! It’s on “The Laptop Sessions, Vol. 8″:

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Loudon Wainwright III Acoustic Rock Cover Songs and Free mp3 Downloads

Although he has been writing new music and acoustic songs for years upon years, Loudon Wainwright III will probably always be best remembered for his hit acoustic rendition of his original song “Dead Skunk.” While this may not be the song by which he hopes to shape his legacy, music reviews and those who listen to new music have certainly spoken – “Dead Skunk” is an acoustic song that Wainwright will be playing live and unplugged in concert for as long as he plays live in concert. And, just as in his recording sessions and clearly heard on his mp3’s, Wainwright’s preference for how to write a song is through an acoustic music style. This seems to be his zone of comfort and expertise. His acoustic guitar music has been placed online now in the form of mp3’s and acoustic tabs, as well as online music reviews of his recent concerts and albums. Although he came in a bit before music videos took center stage, he is easily searchable in the YouTube videos for free videos. His songwriting is distinct for its humor and will surely continue to captivate fans, as he continues to tour around the country and the world to this day.