Day 59b: February 29 (bonus day): Day Tripper

"She was a day tripper, a Sunday driver."

This is my least favorite James Taylor cover, my least favorite track on Flag, and possibly my least favorite James Taylor song.  Some of it is because of my love for the original, some of it is that the great guitar lick is cheesed up pretty badly, and some of it is that James is trying really hard to be something he's not.  The idea of being a "day tripper" in the Beatles sense is pretending to be cool- you trip (get high) during the day (or at least appear to be into that scene) but when it's night and the real action is happening, you aren't involved.  In short, you're a poser, you talk a good game but when it's showtime you don't love up to the hype.  There's a sad irony in this cover.

Day Tripper

If you want to cover The Beatles, here's a clinic for you.  Joe makes the song his own and it still rocks.  I'm also amazed by how on the Belushi impression was,

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window