I Still Can’t Get Over This Tyler Childers Cover Of Pink Floyd’s “Time” That Seamlessly Transitioned Into His Unreleased “Harlan Road”

You can always count on Tyler Childers to deliver on a cover.

The country star doesn’t always include cover songs on his studio albums, but from time to time, he makes an exception (like with the S.G. Goodman’s “Space and Time” on Rustin’ In The Rain). And when it comes time to put together a record, Timmy Tyler Childers becomes very selective with what’s included.

That’s a testament to the legendary albums that he’s already put out in his career, like Country Squire and Purgatory. Hailing from the hills of Eastern Kentucky, he takes pride in helping to keep both the bluegrass and Appalachian sound alive. That’s also the case when he takes a Pink Floyd song and makes it his own.

“Time” is an all-time classic song by the rock band Pink Floyd. It was the fourth song on their timeless and instantly recognizable album The Dark Side of the Moon, which was their eighth (and arguably most transcendent) studio album. I’ve always loved the song, and didn’t think I needed to hear another version of the track.

But Tyler Childers changed my mind about that.

Much like the authenticity of Childers’ catalogue helps draw in fans by the masses, his Appalachian twang typically makes the Tyler Childers faithful that much more faithful. And the Kentucky native put that signature sound on display when he fired up this Pink Floyd cover at The Basement East in Nashville, Tennessee all the way back in 2016.

The long-haired, grizzly-bearded Childers took on the song solo at the intimate Nashville venue (you’d probably never be lucky enough to see him in such a small place ever again), and as I pointed out earlier, he really managed to put his personal touch on the notable Pink Floyd song.

And I can’t help but notice that with Pink Floyd’s version, the rock band sings the tune with a little bit of sadness and helplessness. When Childers sang the song – specifically in this portion that I’ve included below – he seemed angry and full of spite:

“And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
Sun is the same, in a relative way, but you’re older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death”

Just thought I’d point that out. You can see if you agree when you press play on the video.

And then without missing a beat, Childers moves right into his own song “Harlan Road.” It’s another one of his songs that have never made it onto a studio album. That’s kind of Childers’ specialty… making some of the best country songs known to man (and woman) and then never officially releasing them. People that love Tyler Childers are always waiting for new music from the Kentucky native, and I think that’s why his unreleased music collection has a life of its own online.

Such as this video, which kind of acts as a Childers two-for-one in that it features a cover – that he doesn’t often do – along with an unreleased fan favorite – which he often does. And both songs featured in the clip below sound so damn good coming from the country music artists that it’s a real shame they’ll never exist as actual Childers recordings:

Guess listening to that YouTube video over and over again will have to do.

Oh, and here’s Pink Floyd’s “Time” in case you wanted to hear the original:

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