A few weeks ago I posted a review of the recent Johnny Cash Tribute CD, Dressed In Black, in which I priased the various artists on the CD for their attempts at covering the Johnny Cash songs in a style very similar to the way he would have covered the songs. But on Goin’ Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino, you can still here the New Orleans based Rythm and Blues in many of the songs while at the same time hearing the artists bring their own style and perspective. The most striking example of this is the opening track of the CD in which John Lennon covers “Ain’t That A Shame” and a very heavy, almost helter-skelterish style and it works. Which leads me to the second observation about this CD, which is that it shows you just how well Fats Domino songs hold up through the decades. There’s so many good covers on the CD I hesitate to pick favorites, but definitely start with John Lennon’s cover of “Ain’t That A Shame,” then move on to Elton John’s cover of “BluberrytHill,” Paul McCartney’s cover of “I Want To Walk You Home,” Art Neville’s cover of “Please Don’t Leave Me,” Randy Newman’s cover of “Blue Monday,” Lucinda Williams’ cover of “Honey Chile,” Willie Nelson’s cover of “I Hear You Knockin’,” and Irma Thomas’ cover of “I Just Can’t Get New Orleans Off My Mind.”