And I thought I'd mentioned it, but worth a look - Mercury Rev covered Bobbie Gentry's entire debut album in the way only they could, with a rotating lineup of fabulous female vocalists. It's much more lush than the fairly simple arrangements on the original, but I can't help thinking Bobbie would approve (given how her later albums went). A taster, with Laetitia Sadier out of Stereolab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKmU75V3rsg
Love that. I might have mentioned it when it came out last year but it certainly deserves a repeat mention. Tbh, I wasn't previously familiar with the original - my Bobbie Gentry knowledge never stretched much beyond Ode to Billie Jo - but I've listened to Delta Sweete a lot since then. Great album.
Mercury Rev have always been good at cover versions. I saw them supporting Ride way back in 1991(?) and they finished their set with an incredible version of the Specials' Ghost Town.
Found a recording on Youtube, presumably from the same tour - sound quality isn't great but you get the general idea:
https://youtu.be/nZWaQ2M0gXs - when I saw them (in Folkestone), they extended the song into a mad instrumental jam that went on for about 10 minutes.