“For Your Love” (Cover by Michael Been in 2007; originally by the Yardbirds in 1965

https://youtu.be/9q5Btu4HYeI (music video - fan video?)

Been is best remembered as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for The Call, an intense and spiritual alternative band who never quite fit into the “Christian” market but who clearly had more on their minds than sex, drugs, or rock’n’roll. You’ve probably heard “I Still Believe (The Great Design)” or “Let The Day Begin” somewhere along the way - the latter either in its original form or covered by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (which includes Been’s son, Robert).

His 2007 solo album, “On The Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough” has a similar intensity, although I confess not every track stirs me quite as much as the opening track (“Us”) and this amazing cover, hidden about three-quarters of the way through.

Most great cover songs bring something new to the original while retaining what already worked; this one - in my humble opinion - is far superior.

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