(hennemusic) Robert Plant is revisiting his 2002 cover
of the Tim Buckley classic, "Song To The Siren", on the
third episode in the recently-launched third season of
his podcast series, "Digging Deep."
Originally
issued by Buckley in 1970, the tune appeared on "Dreamland",
Plant's seventh album - and the first with his band Strange
Sensation. "Some songs weave in and out of history, surfacing
with different singers, in new versions and interpreted
in different ways; each adds something new to the layers
of meaning around the original," reads the preview to
the podcast. "The beautiful 'Song to the Siren' is one
of them.
Originally
written by folk hero Tim Buckley, over the years it has
been recorded by Sinead O'Connor, Sheila Chandra and This
Mortal Coil. In this episode, Robert explains why, and
how he approaches performing a vocal for such a famous
song..."
The
podcast series recently returned in sync with news that
Plant will release a new anthology, "Digging Deep: Subterranea",
on October 2. The limited-edition 2CD set, which presents
30 songs from the singer's career, includes three previously-unreleased
tracks: "Nothing Takes The Place Of You," "Charlie Patton
Highway (Turn It Up - Part 1)" - from the forthcoming
"Band Of Joy Volume 2" album - and a cover of rockabilly
artist Charlie Feathers' 1957 tune, "Too Much Alike",
featuring Patty Griffin.
Stream
the new episode here.