Throwback 1974 || Grand Funk: "Bad Time"

I first came to this song via the Jayhawks version, from Tomorrow the Green Grass.  I knew it was a cover from the beginning, but either I never picked up on the fact that it was a Grand Funk composition or else I took note of Mark Farner's writing credit at first and then promptly forgot.

I initially considered the Jayhawks version as a candidate for Killer Covers, but in the end I decided that the only thing I prefer about the Jayhawks rendition is the vocals.  Otherwise they don't add enough of their own to consider it a superior cover.  Compare the two below and decide for yourself.




BONUS: The Jayhawks' version: