I wouldn't want to make anyone nervous (Eclectic Playlist Series, 2.02)

For a band or an artist to re-record in its entirety another band or artist's album is a relatively unusual occurrence, and for the re-recording to emerge as its own work of art is even rarer. One of the best I've heard to date is the edgy, guitar-centric reinterpretation of the Steely Dan classic "Aja" done by the Canadian band The Darcys back in 2012. "Home at Last" was always my favorite song on the album and the 21st-century redo is pretty brilliant. It's actually one of three covers on this month's playlist, the other two being Diana Krall's simmering take on the Tom Waits song "Temptation," and then (kind of a trick answer) Al Wilson's "Show and Tell," which itself was a huge hit at the time, far overshadowing the original recording, done only the previous year by Johnny Mathis, of all people.

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