Music Appreciation

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2018, 01:26 AM Dec 2018

Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel

"Wagon Wheel" is a song co-written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show. Dylan recorded the chorus in 1973; Secor added verses 25 years later.

Old Crow Medicine Show's final version was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 2013.

Rucker's version reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and was certified triple Platinum by the RIAA in March 2014.

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Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 OP

Nice! Bayard Dec 2018 #1

I prefer the OCMS version but Darius's isn't bad ... great song though period ... mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #2

... left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 #3

S'What I'm talkin' bout! mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #4

Why not have both together? cemaphonic Dec 2018 #5

Good call! FANTASTIC! mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #6

Bayard

(22,083 posts)

1. Nice!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 01:43 AM

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mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. I prefer the OCMS version but Darius's isn't bad ... great song though period ...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 02:55 AM

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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

3. ...

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 10:06 AM

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mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

4. S'What I'm talkin' bout!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 01:08 PM

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Probably cause I heard it many many times ... first.

Darius' is respectable though, for sure.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

5. Why not have both together?

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 01:34 PM

Dec 2018

I'm not wild about some of the production/arrangement on Rucker's single version, but he's always had a really appealing voice, and he sings it beautifully.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

6. Good call! FANTASTIC!

Reply to cemaphonic (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 03:39 PM

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