Tuesday's Tunes: High Road

Cover songs are a tricky business: an artist must put their own spin on an already established song, be respectful of the original artist, but not provide a simple karaoke re-hash. So I'm always impressed by Joss Stone's efforts in providing soulful covers of songs often outside of her genre. I wrote about her new album, "Soul Sessions Vol. 2" a few weeks ago, in particular, her cover of Broken Bells' "High Road". First, here's the original version of the song:


Now here's Joss Stone's version:


Music and art is a highly subjective matter, so, how does Joss' version stack up? Tell me what you think in the comments section below!