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Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« on: April 27, 2016, 11:37:58 am »
On a sillier note, this piece was originally by Paul Craft. Ray Stevens, however, made it his own. "It's Me Again, Margaret!"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU1F2RrmMlc
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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2016, 10:52:26 pm »
Ken Hensley - Stealin (A Uriah Heep'er covering Uriah)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIMf03mw-wQ



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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2016, 07:35:56 pm »
Postal Service Released it.  I like the Iron and Wine version concentrating on the lovely words.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGcCdZ0Uatg
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2016, 07:37:41 pm »
Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen

Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

The Letter - Joe Cocker

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

I Thank You - Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top

Promised Land - Johnny Rivers, Grateful Dead
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2016, 07:43:57 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 19, 2016, 07:37:41 pm
Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen

Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

The Letter - Joe Cocker

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

I Thank You - Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top

Promised Land - Johnny Rivers, Grateful Dead

I still prefer Martha & The Vandellas over Van Halen & The Box Tops over Joe Cocker...agree with Richard Berry's Louie Louie...
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« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2016, 09:01:25 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 19, 2016, 07:37:41 pm
Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen

Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

The Letter - Joe Cocker

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

I Thank You - Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top

Promised Land - Johnny Rivers, Grateful Dead

Watchtower Hendrix ... Check.

The Letter.  Box Tops by far way better!
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« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2016, 01:55:57 am »
(I like Arlo, don't get me wrong, but this is one Willie polishes smooth as buttah)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XyRdJr4LSc

Then there's this one. Originally by the Tempos, the Happenings made it infectiously catchy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWXm_73Jws
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2016, 01:59:32 am »
Now here's one that was so good that its original author, Neil Sedaka, re-recorded it in this guy's style and made it a hit.

Here's Lenny Welch's take on "Breaking Up is Hard to Do."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIGTpKhqAFc
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2016, 03:52:48 pm »
Tremeloes had a top 40 hit, very well known, with a song Cat Stevens wrote. I don't know who released the song on vinyl first but becoming acquainted with Stevens' version years after it was recorded I find they are both enjoyable.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t1NyxX1YyA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGlR6oFjC3A

There must be a lot of covers and originals and I just can't think of many others or I can think of them but they are somewhat obscure.
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2016, 03:56:15 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on May 20, 2016, 01:55:57 am
(I like Arlo, don't get me wrong, but this is one Willie polishes smooth as buttah)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XyRdJr4LSc

Then there's this one. Originally by the Tempos, the Happenings made it infectiously catchy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWXm_73Jws

What is interesting is the story behind the song, "City of New Orleans", written by a Steve Goodman who suffered from leukemia his whole life I believe, dying at 36. The song is just amazing as well as the story behind the song... yet, most of us would not know who even wrote it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans_(song)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Goodman
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2016, 04:00:27 pm »
Gordon Lightfoot wrote the great song, "In the early morning rain", maybe he was like John Denver (Leaving on a jet plane), they were songwriters before they were recording artists. Willie Nelson may fall into that category as well (Crazy Arms by Willie Nelson was sung by Patsy Cline, I think I have my history down, also 4 walls I think is written by Willie).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCTZI9h4IjY

Recorded by many people including Lightfoot himself, Peter Paul and Mary and Gene Watson among others.
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2016, 04:02:40 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 19, 2016, 07:37:41 pm
Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen

Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

The Letter - Joe Cocker

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

I Thank You - Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top

Promised Land - Johnny Rivers, Grateful Dead

Maybelline - Johnny Rivers, of course, Chuck Berry originally, Rivers version is very good too.

Johnny B. Goode - many artists, Johnny Winter's is very good.
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« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2016, 04:05:29 pm »
California Sun
Joe Jones (1961) Rivieras (1964)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jipr0Jgr14s
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2016, 09:42:12 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on May 20, 2016, 03:56:15 pm
What is interesting is the story behind the song, "City of New Orleans", written by a Steve Goodman who suffered from leukemia his whole life I believe, dying at 36. The song is just amazing as well as the story behind the song... yet, most of us would not know who even wrote it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans_(song)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Goodman
Yes, Steve Goodman, also the "good friend of" David Allan Coe's who penned "the perfect country and western song." I'll put that one in today's thread.
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2016, 09:43:24 pm »
Santana-She's not There
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Quote from: Wingnut on May 20, 2016, 10:06:53 pm
Hard to call the best on lil Darlin  but I think I liked the 5 Royals better

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« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2016, 08:31:42 pm »
This one's a harder choice for me since the Kathy Young cover version got so much more airplay. Despite that I slightly favor the original by The Rivileers...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fri2I16x88


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeqRWMjLKQ
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« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2016, 11:53:57 pm »
Chuck Berry wrote and performed it, good. Buddy Holly did the version many know and that's probably a classic.  Waylon Jennings and many others have done "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" but Sir Paul McCartney gave it a Zydeco spin and to me, that's my favorite.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oZnRcU-Xg0

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Quote from: pookie18 on May 29, 2016, 08:31:42 pm
This one's a harder choice for me since the Kathy Young cover version got so much more airplay. Despite that I slightly favor the original by The Rivileers...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fri2I16x88


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeqRWMjLKQ

I enjoy seeing the videos at youtube of KY singing this one live and relatively recently but the Rivileers version is very good too.
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Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part II
« Reply #23 on: May 29, 2016, 11:58:09 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on May 29, 2016, 11:53:57 pm
Chuck Berry wrote and performed it, good. Buddy Holly did the version many know and that's probably a classic.  Waylon Jennings and many others have done "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" but Sir Paul McCartney gave it a Zydeco spin and to me, that's my favorite.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oZnRcU-Xg0

I did like Robert Cray's cover of it in the Chuck Berry movie.
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« Reply #24 on: May 30, 2016, 12:08:38 am »
Quote from: TomSea on May 29, 2016, 11:53:57 pm
Chuck Berry wrote and performed it, good. Buddy Holly did the version many know and that's probably a classic.  Waylon Jennings and many others have done "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" but Sir Paul McCartney gave it a Zydeco spin and to me, that's my favorite.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oZnRcU-Xg0

I'd only heard Berry's version.
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