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"At Last" was originally written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the film Sun Valley Serenade, but they didn’t add in vocals until it was recorded by John Payne and Lynn Bari.
 
“Unchained Melody” is one of the most beautiful songs of all time. It was the theme music for the 1955 film Unchained. Todd Duncan sang the vocals on the soundtrack and, ever since, it’s endured as one of the most covered songs ever—as folks like Elvis Presley, George Benson, U2, Cyndi Lauper and Orville Peck have tried their hand at. But none even approximate Bobby Hatfield's version. Ilke like this live performance best. It shows Hatfield's vocal mastery. No electronics! Just pure talent!
 
In 1968, Mark James wrote and recorded “Suspicious Minds” and it was a massive commercial failure. A year later, a guy named Elvis Presley picked the song up and transformed it into one of the greatest soul-pop productions in rock ‘n’ roll history.
 
“I Can’t Stop Loving You” was initially written and recorded by Don Gibson in 1957, but it was turned into a country soul pillar by Ray Charles in 1962. The Georgia pianist had decided to make a pivot from R&B to the country tracks he’d grown up on, and Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is one of the greatest albums of the decade.
 
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I’ll be here in the Morning- Hayley Jane

She is one my favorite local musicians who puts on a great show either by herself or with her band.

 
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SVCBeercats said:
“Unchained Melody” is one of the most beautiful songs of all time. It was the theme music for the 1955 film Unchained. Todd Duncan sang the vocals on the soundtrack and, ever since, it’s endured as one of the most covered songs ever—as folks like Elvis Presley, George Benson, U2, Cyndi Lauper and Orville Peck have tried their hand at. But none even approximate Bobby Hatfield's version. Ilke like this live performance best. It shows Hatfield's vocal mastery. No electronics! Just pure talent!
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57 other artists followed Bobby into this song! Many years after Bobby's version was released it hit #1 on the charts again when it was used in the movie Ghost.
 
Wasn’t me said:
Got to see her at The Kate - PBS recorded the concert for broadcast

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I’d never heard of her. This is absolutely fantastic, true to the original without being a copy.
 
Here’s a couple more y’all might enjoy.
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted - Joan Osborne with the Funk Brothers
Enter Sandman - The Warning, Pepsi Center live CDMX
 
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Heck, let's go in the opposite direction. This is Paul Young singing Tom Waits. When I got this album, a buddy and I were listening to this song, and I noticed that Waits had written it. We both agreed that it didn't sound like a Tom Waits song. Until we heard the lyrics.

 
A couple live covers... first a live cover of a Beatles song
The Georgia Satellites - Don't Pass Me By

 
Omar & The Howlers cover The Animals - We Gotta Get Outta This Place
Another live cut

 
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I think Les McCann's cover of the Marvin Gaye song What's Going On? is just epic:

 
Spaceman213J said:
My favorite covers are "Twist & Shout" by the Beatles, "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam, "Creep" by Scala (love the original Radiohead version as well), and recently "Africa" by Weezer (liked they didn't try to do too much with the original, but for me Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is number one.
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If you like 'Creep', you might find this interesting:
Paulina took this on as a fan challenge, learned it in about 4 hours, and recorded it with an iPhone and a piano.

 
Wasn’t me said:
A 1965 Marvin Gaye hit ‘Ain’t That Peculiar’ done by an excellent group - Fanny

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David Bowie described Fanny this way “They were one of the finest duckcking rock bands of their time, in about 1973. They were extraordinary: They wrote everything, they played like motherduckers they were just colossal and wonderful, and nobody’s ever mentioned them. They’re as important as anybody else who’s ever been, ever; it just wasn’t their time. Revivify Fanny. And I will feel that my work is done.”

Edited for language
 
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