OT: Favorite Cover's of Classic or Iconic Songs

[Hoops66]

"Play it Sam" sure, but Rudy Vallee was the first to sing it 11 years earlier.

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Scud49]

Waylon Jennings covering Marshall Tucker:

 

[Aluminny69]

It can be either, a cover of a song can be sung note by note or a different arrangement, it's still a cover of the song.

True, but the question was, which do you prefer? Some people don't like alternate versions, some do. How about you, or others?

 

[CTBballfan243]

The Scottish Band December covers U2's A Sort of Home Coming

 

[Kaizen]

Debbie Boone, You Light Up My Life.

 

[Aluminny69]

"Play it Sam" sure, but Rudy Vallee was the first to sing it 11 years earlier.

How about this version of the Edith Piaf WW2 song?

 

[MSGRET]

A group of young ones that I recently discovered while surfing You Tube.

 

[CTBballfan243]

December covers the band Big Country "in a Big Country"

 

[Scud49]

Wooden Ships - The Airplane's version of the CS&N classic song:

 

[MSGRET]

One of the most beautiful voices in the World. Karen Carpenter's version of Don't Cry For Me Argentina".

 

[Scud49]

Suzie Q - CCR's version of Dale Hawkin's 1957 song:

 

[MSGRET]

True, but the question was, which do you prefer? Some people don't like alternate versions, some do. How about you, or others?

I guess it would depend on the song, different versions can be sometimes even better than the original.

 

[Aluminny69]

Bonnie introduced her version on the 1977 broadcast of Midnight Special.

 

[Aluminny69]

Time for another bad Pun?

 

[Kaizen]

IMAGINE.​

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[YoDore]

@MSGRET inspiring me to bring out the big guns. Jennifer Nettles and Karen Fairchild on the same stage. This song, "Life in a Northern Town" is superb.

 

[Scud49]

Summer Wind, Frank Sinatra.

Several artists recorded it before Frank did, but he knocked it out of the park:

 

[Kaizen]

Olivia Newton-John - Physical​

 

[Scud49]

Another huge classic - Bobby Darin, Beyond the Sea.

Love that big band sound he was famous for:

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Kaizen]

Carl Simon, Nobody Does It Better.​

 

[Kaizen]

Ode To Billie Joe​

Bobbie Gentry wrote this one and released it back in 1967

 

[Scud49]

Julie London - September in the Rain

She has that dimly lit club, sultry voice down perfectly:

 

[Aluminny69]

Acapella version of Lady Gaga hit. Try not to laugh.