No good live version so I'm forced to embed this. Another case where the cover is better than the original ... Raul has a nicer voice than Van's:

Bright Side of the Road by Raul Malo, Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, & Dave Pomeroy on CMH Records' The Nashville Acoustic Sessions: Raul Malo, Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, & Dave Pomeroy -- Available Now at CMH Records, Amazon, and iTunes!!! CMH Records: http://www.cmhrecords.com/web/page.asp?pgs=product&catid=3&id=578 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nashville-Acoustic-Sessions-Malo/dp/B0001MDPNQ/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_aud?ie=UTF8&qid=1394734841&sr=8-1&keywords=Raul+Malo%2C+Pat+Flynn%2C+Rob+Ickes iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nashville-acoustic-sessions/id277666690