Robert Plant has joined Paul Weller on a tune from the latter’s upcoming covers album, Discover El Dorado.
“Clive’s Tune” was initially carried out by Scottish people singer Hamish Imlach on his 1971 album, Outdated Rarity. The tune was written for Imlach by Clive Palmer, a founding father of the Unimaginable String Band, a band cited by Plant as an affect on Led Zeppelin.
You’ll be able to hearken to Weller and Plant cowl “Clive’s Tune” under.
The observe marks Plant’s first look on file since his 2021 collaboration album with Alison Krauss, Increase the Roof. Weller invited Plant to affix him on the observe due to the Zeppelin singer’s love of folks and blues songs.
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Plant will resume his European tour subsequent week along with his band, Saving Grace.
He concluded the tour in Sweden, Norway and Finland in late Might. Starting on July 10, he’ll carry out for 3 weeks in Italy, France and Spain.
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Discover El Dorado will likely be launched on July 25 and consists of 15 covers of a few of Weller’s favourite songs.
Along with “Clive’s Tune,” the album options tracks initially carried out by the Flying Burrito Brothers (“White Line Fever”), Bee Gees (“I Began a Joke”) and the Kinks (“No one’s Idiot”).
You’ll be able to see the observe itemizing for Discover El Dorado under.
Paul Weller, ‘Discover El Dorado’ Observe Itemizing (with the unique artists in brackets)
1. Handouts within the Rain (Richie Havens)
2. Small City Discuss (Bobby Charles)
3. El Dorado (Eamon Friel)
4. White Line Fever (The Flying Burrito Brothers)
5. One Final Chilly Kiss (Christy Moore)
6. When you’re a King (White Plains)
7. Pinball (Brian Protheroe)
8. The place There’s Smoke, There’s Hearth (Willie Griffin)
9. I Began a Joke (Bee Gees)
10. By no means the Identical (Lal and Mike Waterson)
11. Lawdy Rolla (The Guerrillas)
12. No one’s Idiot (The Kinks)
13. Journey (Duncan Browne)
14. Daltry Road (Jake Fletcher / PP Arnold)
15. Clive’s Tune (Hamish Imlach)
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