Cover Versions You Knew Long Before the Original

[Mykesbass]

I heard Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit on the radio yesterday. As a soul/jazz fan in my teens it was years before I got to hear this version, but knew and loved this early CTI recording by George Benson.

 

Edited June 25, 2021 by Mykesbass

[Doctor J]

Yeah, same for me with that song 😂

 

[4000]

Nilsson - Without You

Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone and Denis

Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

Since You’ve Been Gone - Rainbow

Anything by Led Zeppelin. 😉

 

[Guest]

I had a real sinking feeling once I finally realised The Fall's Mr Pharmacist was a cover

[Fozza]

All the songs the Beatles covered on their earlier albums apart from the Chuck Berry stuff.

[Rumple]

I fought The Law by The Clash.

[MacDaddy]

Set me free - Saxon

I love rock and roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Tainted love - Soft Cell

 

[Dad3353]

Chelsea Morning; a Joni Mitchell song I first heard as performed by Fairport Convention (... and a very good job they did of it, too...).

 

 

 

Edited June 25, 2021 by Dad3353

[TheGreek]

Everything I own - Ken Boothe/ Bread

Labour of Love - UB40

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis / Carl Perkins

Knock on wood - Amii Stewart/ Otis Redding

[MacDaddy]

 

Rocking all over the world - Status Quo

[bass_dinger]

Girls Just Wanna have fun - original version by Robert Hazard Robert Hazard - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - YouTube 

Rivers of Bablyon - 10 minutes ago, I heard the version by the Melodians The Melodians - "Rivers Of Babylon" (Official Audio) - YouTube  

 

Great thread - an opportunity for basschatters to share obscure 78s that they have in their collection!     

[PaulWarning]

quite a few Bob Dylan songs, All along the Watchtower, If You Gotta Go Now, Mighty Quin, Mr Tambourine Man, probably be some more, Oh yes, the covers are always better than Bob's originals 😂

[Mykesbass]

9 minutes ago, PaulWarning said:

quite a few Bob Dylan songs, All along the Watchtower, If You Gotta Go Now, Mighty Quin, Mr Tambourine Man, probably be some more, Oh yes, the covers are always better than Bob's originals 😂

Naughty step...😆

[bass_dinger]

8 minutes ago, PaulWarning said:

quite a few Bob Dylan songs, All along the Watchtower, If You Gotta Go Now, Mighty Quin, Mr Tambourine Man, probably be some more, Oh yes, the covers are always better than Bob's originals 😂

Make You Feel My Love by Adele, too.  I had no idea! 

[Mykesbass]

1 minute ago, bass_dinger said:

Make You Feel My Love by Adele, too.  I had no idea! 

We used to play this always announcing it as a Dylan song. Usually got a few bemused punters.

[Noisyjon]

For me it was Step On by the Happy Mondays.
I was gobsmacked to hear it was a cover!:

 

[MacDaddy]

 

Twist and shout - The Beatles.

 

[Lozz196]

Red Red Wine, UB40. Jealous Guy, Roxy Music. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston. All very good versions of very good songs.

[cetera]

I'm A Man - Chicago Transit Authority

God Gave Rock n Roll To You - KISS

Alone - Heart

[steantval]

Two songs in our current set.

Rosalie - Thin Lizzy

Turn the Page - Metallica 

Both originally written and performed by Bob Seger.

[Lfalex v1.1]

Going Back to my roots - Odyssey. 

Originally by Lamont Dozier. The Odyssey cover is quite faithful. And better because its more upbeat.

[Lfalex v1.1]

5 hours ago, 4000 said:

Nilsson - Without You

I didn't know that either, but then I get confused between Without You, Without Her, and Living Without You. The last is actually Randy Newman, but Nilsson covers it on "Nilsson singa Newman" I think Randy plays piano on it anyhow. Damn good it is, too.

[lozkerr]

Tell Laura I Love Her - Sha Na Na's version. Still like that one much better than the Ray Peterson original and Ricky Valance covers.

[4000]

5 hours ago, cetera said:

 

Alone - Heart

Although this wasn’t the original either, this was the version I was familiar with, pre-Heart, as I enjoyed the series at the time. I even suggested recording a version of it to my then band, well before Heart, because I thought it could be a hit. Of course we never got round to it….🙄

 

[4000]

5 hours ago, steantval said:

 

Rosalie - Thin Lizzy

originally written and performed by Bob Seger.

Phil announces it as such on Live & Dangerous.