Songs where the cover version got all the plaudits

[Uter]

Love Chris Farlowe's voice:



Not actually the original, but pre-dates the Clash version and you have to love the dancing girls in this:

 

[Icy Gull]

Some great songs on this thread that I didn't know were the originals.

This was made famous by the Troggs and especially Hendrix but here's the songwriter doing his version

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-aJWGSoAMA

 

[Icy Gull]

Ha yet again the beatles rip off another band/artist boy they were the biggest charlatans of all time.... trend setters my arse, they were nothing more than a manufactured boy band.

Here's another one

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F0freGwgZVY

 

[Uter]

The much covered Unchained Melody from the 1950s prison movie "Unchained". Depending on your age the plaudits go to The Righteous Brothers, Robson and Jerome or Gareth Gates.

 

[portlock seagull]

Tainted Love - Soft Cell, was a cover and arguably the greatest dance song of the 80s. But a cover!

 

[Gwylan]

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

Original

Hmmm.....


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[lasvegan]

https://youtu.be/YTKDqxGEKs8

 

[The aloof gatekeeper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvC9V_lBnDQ

 

[Garage_Doors]

Hmmm.....


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"My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" co-composed and co-written (with Jacques Revaux), and performed in 1967 by Claude François. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French song. The song was a success for a variety of performers including Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and the Sex Pistols. Sinatra's version of "My Way" spent 75 weeks in the UK Top 40, a record which still stands.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

In this case I'm not sure which version I prefer. SDATBS became prog rockers Gentle Giant. Rick Wakeman claims to be the only melotron man in the late 60s but I don't think he played on this. As for the latter, Billie McKenzie had a voice to die for, and sadly took his own life. RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nlRMzT2i3A

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

 

[schmunk]

Oops, wrong thread. Ignore me...

 

[Albion my Albion]

Oops, wrong thread. Ignore me...

I'm sorry, what did you say?

 

[schmunk]

I'm sorry, what did you say?

The thing that I actually meant to (and ultimately did) say in the "SPANKY COVER VERSIONS" thread...

 

[Albion my Albion]

The thing that I actually meant to (and ultimately did) say in the "SPANKY COVER VERSIONS" thread...

Ah, okay, SWANKY MOVER VERSIONS thread.

 

[heathgate]

I will always love you ( Whitney Houston).... originally written and sung by Dolly Parton.