Songs where the cover version got all the plaudits

[Stato]

I'm sure we've done this before, but here's a few:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46tcAcFafTM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUmLAGEHB0U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_u2OK_IKw0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBAOjKBLpqo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2uZh4ezBtM

 

[Simgull]

In the Ghetto

 

[Tarpon]

All Along the Watchtower
Hendrix's version was so good Bob has been playing it since '75

 

[Cosmic Joker]

Original version



Greatest version



but most know

 

[Juan Albion]

 

[The Large One]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zf0rMfTeaI

 

[The Large One]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdHxfPni24k

 

[The Large One]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMc8naeeSS8

 

[studio150]

 

[SUIYHP]

 

[Superphil]

I Want Candy

Originally by The Strangeloves in 1965, then by Brian Poole and the Tremeloes before Bow Wow Wow came up with their 1982 version.

 

[Whitechapel]

Original: 27,000,000 Views




Cover: 130,000,000 views

 

[WATFORD zero]

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHXoVN-DCY8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0ioEa4f9n0

Love them both!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Here's another . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaNthj0pC08

versus the original

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddlIPv-DAeM

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Mrs Tackle offers this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6rrTROoZIw

versus this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQmznZFi8Ho

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I love old Billy Bragg stuff but this cover KILLS the original

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XA7p8NiAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljJl-E5bzm4

 

[Norman Potting]

Can,t find a clip of the original but Cyndi Lauper's breakthrough hit "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" was originally recorded as "Boys Just Wanna Have Fun" by Robert Hazard (no, me neither).

 

[ManOfSussex]

 

[ManOfSussex]

Here's another . . .]

I've still got 'Disgraceful' by Dubstar.