{"id":26491,"date":"2016-09-12T15:09:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T23:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=26491"},"modified":"2016-09-13T11:32:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T19:32:26","slug":"listen-to-chuck-prophets-soul-searching-cover-of-ezra-furmans-if-i-was-a-baby-new-album-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2016-09\/listen-to-chuck-prophets-soul-searching-cover-of-ezra-furmans-if-i-was-a-baby-new-album-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Chuck Prophet’s Soul-Searching Cover of Ezra Furman’s “If I Was A Baby”–New Album Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’ve been receiving semaphores from the Chuck Prophet<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0hemisphere about a new album in the works. We can’t wait for the new release from one of this land’s finest songwriters.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Prophet<\/strong>\u00a0has reminded fans of his high musical net-worth by reiterating the song If I Was A Baby<\/strong><\/em> from his last, under-appreciated album gem, Night Surfer<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Night Surfer\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>was\u00a0one of our Best Albums of 2014<\/strong>, and you should pick it up HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(and now) if you don’t already own it.\u00a0If I Was A Baby<\/strong><\/em> is an extremely rare cover by Prophet<\/strong> (if you write songs as well as he does, why bother?). Check out Prophet’s<\/strong> cover below of the the song written by talented wordsmith-maestro, Ezra Furman<\/strong><\/a>. Prophet’s<\/strong> timing may relate to Furman’s<\/strong>\u00a0announced departure from San Francisco to parts unknown. Prophet<\/strong> wows on the recording with his vocal prowess and agnostic seance (not to mention strings and rare use of banjo). Great stuff!<\/p>\n

About the song and recording, Prophet<\/strong> says: “This is an Ezra Furman<\/strong> song. I\u2019m a big fan. The drummer went home early that night [during the Night Surfer<\/strong><\/em> sessions] so we cut this spontaneously. I think this is from Ezra’s first record. He\u2019s got a mess of great songs. We were supposed to play some gigs together in the UK on the LFR [Let Freedom Ring!]<\/strong><\/em> tour a while back. But he and his band got stopped at UK customs and sent back. I was disappointed, but it also kind of warmed my heart.”<\/p>\n

After Prophet’s<\/strong> masterful cover, check out the Furman<\/strong> original on which Furman’s<\/strong> vocals remind of Neil Young <\/strong>circa Goldrush<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

All is not lost–keep your mouth on mystery’s breast.<\/p>\n