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GREAT COVERS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS
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GREAT COVERS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS
For many an original song that they love cannot and will not ever be duplicated by a cover, but there are many songs that have been done equally (debatebly) well by others..
So do you have favorites?
What are your favorite covers of favorite songs?
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"Some Kind of Wonderful" - Grand Funk Railroad - original by Soul Brothers Six
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Lay Lady Lay - Bryan Adams (Dylan cover)
From his album, Tracks of My Years (2014) which is all covers. It has a lot of great songs, and he sings them so well. I like it a lot! 😎
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I like Brian Adams. But, this is not as good as Bob Dylan's version.
Brian has a lot of good french songs. For instance: Brian Adams; Je Suis La Me Voila (mostafa bouhlil). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SaM6S-oHMw.
He has a lot of good songs in his own right. He just didn't do a good job with Dylan's song.
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"I've Told Every Little Star" * Mary Ellis (1933) written by J Kern & O Hammerstein. This operatic song was inspired by a Cape Cod Sparrow Melospiza Melodia. No kidding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mdcvrZYE4Q&ab_channel=RReady555
Linda Scott's version (1961) is the one everyone probably identifies with, but the warbling bird was a surprise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifgpiGs_4Js&ab_channel=imanuglyfrogtoo
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"Knocking on Heavens Door" - original by Bob Dylan - 1973
Have two favorite covers.
Eric Clapton - 1975 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIT7_1hTZ0g
Warren Zevon - 2003 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBuVh_BUe4
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"Sea of Love" - The Honeydrippers original by Phil Phillips with The Twilights
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"Nobody But Me * Originally written & recorded by The Isley Brothers {Ronald, Rudy & O'Kelly} 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5JG0PhWsGQ&ab_channel=MickLove
In 1968, the Human Beinz from Youngstown, Ohio had a massive hit with their cover version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CXtbGb8BwY&ab_channel=ObaTundis
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Originally by Roger McGuinn & Gene Clark (before they were Byrds), You Showed Me was later done by the Byrds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX2qLbu45CI, by the Turtles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANPGyzmgvk4, and others. I have a copy of another version that I thought was the Lightning Seeds, but it's not. I tried to identify it, but couldn't find another copy of it. It's an interesting one; wish I could identify it.
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"Teenager in Love" - Red Hot Chili Peppers originally by Dion and the Belmonts
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I Knew You When - Linda Ronstadt (Joe South cover)
Most everyone is familiar with the Billy Joe Royal hit …
Of the two, I prefer Linda’s cover though.
But my favorite is the Joe South original, with that raspy baritone voice. Always loved his music, and wore out his Greatest Hits album on vinyl.
https://youtu.be/_iKexBQAeN8
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These are not the "classic great covers" of Steppenwolf and ACDC you might hear, but I love them. So enjoyable to watch and listen.
"Born To Be Wild" - Steppenwolf - cover by The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVv7C2mCNA0
"Highway to Hell" - AC/DC - cover by the The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5-z1c-9QmE
They did some fun remote video performances during Covid Lockdown. I am posting one of them in the Songs That Cheer You Up thread. "The Model" by Kraftwerk
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John D Loudermilk {1934-2016} Yes, Mr. JDL again. Singer, songwriter but mostly his songs were covered and turned into hits. This one hit #1 Country by Eddy Arnold & pop by the Casinos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtNDAjrlZ0s&ab_channel=AlanCassaro
Other big hits so's not to keep reintroducing him and you all can look into yourselves, were "Tobacco Road" the Nashville Teens, "This Little Bird" Marianne Faithful and "Ebony Eyes" Everly Bros. etc. Also he had some pop hits on his own. But he often recorded his songs with his guitar and without a bunch of fanfare.
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"Cocaine" - Eric Clapton (1977) - original by J.J. Cale (recorded by , written by in 1976)
J.J. Cale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmD_HcOcfU
Clapton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTeAQFy5Ltw
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I've always preferred Canned Heat's "On the Road Again" to Willie Nelson's (Different songs.). But Andy Prieboy's version of the Canned Heat song is just amazing. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/GSwTO0kLQbY
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It isn't. That's why I said they were different songs. Here's Canned Heat, who originated the song Andy covered: https://youtu.be/qRKNw477onU
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