Original songs better than their more famous cover versions

[yorkyexile]

for those that know...

Ask 1000 people who sang Whiskey in the Jar and nobody’s answering Metallica.

Similar to house of the rising sun i should imagine

 

[joemcdokes]

Could it be magic - Barry Manilow.

 

[Teed]

for those that know...


Similar to house of the rising sun i should imagine

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[Mickdundee]

Sugarbabes About You Now sounds much better by an Irish rock band

You learn something new every day, I had no idea the Sugababes had covered the Saw Doctors!

 

[EchoMan]

 

[becs]

You learn something new every day, I had no idea the Sugababes had covered the Saw Doctors!

Yeah I read the title wrong and was hoping nobody would notice

 

[What A Waster]

Prefer the Cocker version to the Beatles, cracking guitar work from Jimmy Page too, nice Hammond from Tom Eyre anarl...

Prefer this original too.

That's in the first post on the thread.

 

[heroesof73]

Local shout for Prelude and after the goldrush

 

[What A Waster]

Local shout for Prelude and after the goldrush

The song written and recorded by Neil Young nearly 50 years ago?

 

[heroesof73]

The song written and recorded by Neil Young nearly 50 years ago?

yep their cover was shortly after it. They still play the local circuit anarl in a couple of formats. Would post from youtube but cant as work blocks it

 

[What A Waster]

yep their cover was shortly after it. They still play the local circuit anarl in a couple of formats. Would post from youtube but cant as work blocks it

So how does that fit in with the thread topic?

 

[Skandhaless]

Paulo ntini did a good job but the lady herself nails it

 

[heroesof73]

So how does that fit in with the thread topic?

good point I have it the wrong way round--later here on my first day of the week!

Give you Mike Scott "How long will I love you" instead

 

[EchoMan]

So how does that fit in with the thread topic?

I’d give up if I were you.

 

[rapscallion]

Pretty much any "cover" by Dusty Springfield. Mind, I like the Byrds version of this Carole King tune. Cracking album by the way, issued in 1968 and I still enjoy listening to it.

The Byrds one swings, like.
Natural Harmony. Draft Morning. Triad.

 

[Boy]

 

[brir]

 

[Wred]

Bob Dylan - Make You Feel My Love.

 

[Boy]

 

[What A Waster]

That world party one sounds good