I wholeheartedly second OBLGNY's nomination of Joe Cocker's cover of "A Little Help From My Friends". And, I'll bet, so does Ringo Starr.
Cover songs that are better than the originals.
There is an active thread about terrible cover songs so I thought I'd start one about cover songs that are better than or have completely eclipsed the originals. I'll start:
Randy Newman wrote Momma Told Me Not to Come for Eric Burdon who recored it with the Animals and Newman recorded it too. I have the Newman version and like it but Three Dog Night really seem to capture the mood of the song best in my opinion.
Randy Newman wrote Momma Told Me Not to Come for Eric Burdon who recored it with the Animals and Newman recorded it too. I have the Newman version and like it but Three Dog Night really seem to capture the mood of the song best in my opinion.
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SRV - Texas Flood Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On "Mystery Train" has been covered by many, Elvis, being the most famous. Here's a couple more that are definitely better than the original, Junior Wells Brian Setzer And how could we overlook, "That's All Right" by Elvis or https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tDWfOSKccLM |
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