OT: Songs that are covers of another artist

[Wasn’t me]

American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen

 

[bantamlaker]

Originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon in 1963

I like the Searchers version from 1964

 

[Wasn’t me]

Written and released by Al Green in 1974

 

[Scud49]

Tom Waits doing Red Sovine's "Big Joe and Phantom 309".

This is an Americana story at its best:

 

[jostar1]

Crazy Little Thing Called Love was written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen at the Live Aid Concert at Wembley.

Cover by Elvis Presley:

 

[DemonDeac22]

Written by Prince and recorded by The Family in 1985 then became wildly popular when covered by Sinead O’Connor in 1990

 

[Bigboote]

Crazy Little Thing Called Love was written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen at the Live Aid Concert at Wembley.

Cover by Elvis Presley:

That’s an Elvis impersonator. He died a few years before the song was written.

 

[Bigboote]

This is probably my favorite cover of Sam Cooke. Bring it on Home To Me by tha Animals:

 

[Aluminny69]

The song "Can't Help Falling in Love" was originally recorded and released by Elvis Presley in 1961. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The song appeared on Elvis Presley's album, Blue Hawaii, released the same year.

Haley Reinhart

Both Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams were on American Idol. Love this Zombies cover.

 

[CL82]

One More for My Baby - first done by Fred Astaire in a 1940's musical, this version by Charles Brown is just a killer cover:

This was very good. I think I will always lean toward the Frank Sinatra version.

 

[SalinasV]

A Bob Dylan cover

 

[SalinasV]

Another Bob Dylan cover

 

[SalinasV]

A "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins cover

 

[SalinasV]

Now this is hardly original but it's a good excuse to include Emmylou's fantastic cover of Townes Van Zandt's classic

 

[SalinasV]

And then there's Aretha's incredible cover of The Impressions original, written by the late great Curtis Mayfield

 

[SalinasV]

And another great Aretha cover

 

[SalinasV]

And of course Janis's legendary performance of Big Mama Thornton's "Ball & Chain"

 

[SalinasV]

And finally my favorite cover of Van Morrison

 

[Centerstream]

Both Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams were on American Idol. Love this Zombies cover.

Many, many very good artists have sung covers of some great songs on the various TV talent shows. I don't watch any of them live but somehow some show up on my YouTube feed. Here's on from America's Got Talent of a Queen cover

 

[Centerstream]

And a more recent one of a Journey cover.

 

[Dove]

American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen

That intro beat had me thinking of 5 other Jett songs.

 

[Huskee11]

Now this is hardly original but it's a good excuse to include Emmylou's fantastic cover of Townes Van Zandt's classic

These boys did a pretty decent version as well. Good video also, Townes is actually in it.

 

[DemonDeac22]

Disturbed’s version of The Sound Of Silence is haunting and crazy good.

 

[meyers7]

Don't really know these women, but they did a nice job on the Emmylou Harris song.

Red Dirt Girl - Sunny Sweeney and Jamie Lin Wilson

 

[meyers7]

Blues Traveler did a whole album of covers a while back. But I really like their take on this one by TLC.

Waterfalls - Blues Traveler (with Train and Diasha McBride)