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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.
n80
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bdp24, I'm very jealous. Also surprised you have any hearing left.

I saw Foreigner in the early 80's. So-so show but painfully loud. Ears rang for 12 full days afterwards. 
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slaw
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This one ain’t better than The Who’s,  but check out Alex Chilton’s version of "Summertime Blues".
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bdp24
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Wow slaw, two songs I haven't heard. So Steve Miller's "Mercury Blues" is a different song the Lindley's? I admit I haven't heard it. I saw The Steve Miller Blues Band (his original band name) in '67, before the first album came out, with Boz Scaggs playing rhythm guitar (a Gibson ES-335) only, not singing.

I'll bet Chilton's "Summertime Blues" is an interesting version, but haven't heard it. So much music, so little time!

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slaw
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@bdp24,

I’d love to know what you think of SM version of "Mercury Blues"?


Ps. I almost thought we were on the verge of our first argument. Haha.
panaseef
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