OT: The Original Song: It's The Best

[Ozimoto]

Crimson and Clover has been covered by at least Joan Jett, but the original by Tommy James and the Shondell's is the best version in my opinion.

 

[MSGRET]

Loved Tommy James & The Shondells, this is one of my favorites.

 

[MSGRET]

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, RIP Freddie

 

[Scud49]

California Dreamin' - Mamas and the Papas

Huge hit, covered by many others since 1965:

 

[Scud49]

Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes, 1964.

Beautiful song, one of Phil Spector's early productions:

 

[Scud49]

Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley" - one of the real pillars of R&R:

 

[VA Huskie]

EVERYTHING the Beatles wrote and sang.

I disagree… I think Joe Cocker’s cover of “A Little Help From My Friends” is better.

 

[VA Huskie]

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, RIP Freddie

Incredible song, but has anyone else covered it?

 

[Scud49]

I disagree… I think Joe Cocker’s cover of “A Little Help From My Friends” is better.

Oh yea, Paul McCartney said "We wrote it, but Joe put the soul into it". Can't agree more.

 

[Blond D.]

I disagree… I think Joe Cocker’s cover of “A Little Help From My Friends” is better.

NO WAY!!!

 

[MSGRET]

Incredible song, but has anyone else covered it?

Does Pentatonix count?



Studio version



Live version

 

[TerpWomenFan]

 

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[Bigboote]

Billy Idol had a hit with the Doors LA Woman. It was pretty good, but the original is just tremendous with Ray on the Fender Rhodes and tack piano and Robby with his screaming guitar.

 

[cuzinvinny]

From West Germany in 1975 Silver Convention became the second German act to have a number one song on the American music charts. The song received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance in 1976, this song only had six words...


"Fly, Robin, Fly" carries the distinction of being a Billboard chart-topper with only six words: the chorus simply repeats "Fly, Robin, fly" three times, with an ending of "Up, up to the sky". During a segment on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs, it was revealed that the original working title was "Run, Rabbit, Run"

 

[nwhoopfan]

Does Pentatonix count?

I think at this point in time, with all the various people frequently posting songs on You Tube, there's barely any songs left that haven't been covered. There's a pretty good version of this that's a collab between a bunch of different You Tubers--Addie from Halocene, Audra from First to Eleven, Violet Orlandi and Lauren Babic. I won't post it since this is the "original is best" thread.

 

[Jackcatscal]

Billy Idol had a hit with the Doors LA Woman. It was pretty good, but the original is just tremendous with Ray on the Fender Rhodes and tack piano and Robby with his screaming guitar.

Just read this: in the bridge, Morrison repeats the phrase "Mr. Mojo Risin'." That's an anagram for the name Jim Morrison!

 

[MSGRET]

Incredible song, but has anyone else covered it?

I looked it up on Wikipedia. There are 65 known covers of Bohemian Rhapsody, even Weird Al Yankovic did a parody song on it. Here is on of them by Pink live.

 

[Scud49]

Year of the Cat - Al Stewart

Been covered a number of times, but the original is such a masterpiece:

"On a morning from a Bogart movie
In a country where they turn back time
You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
Contemplating a crime
She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolor in the rain
Don't bother asking for explanations
She'll just tell you that she came
In the year of the cat"

 

[meyers7]

Incredible song, but has anyone else covered it?

These guys.

 

[meyers7]

I think at this point in time, with all the various people frequently posting songs on You Tube, there's barely any songs left that haven't been covered. There's a pretty good version of this that's a collab between a bunch of different You Tubers--Addie from Halocene, Audra from First to Eleven, Violet Orlandi and Lauren Babic. I won't post it since this is the "original is best" thread.

Yeah, kind of why I'm not really playing in this thread. Just basically pick any song you really like done by the original artist. Kinda too wide open for me. I could list 20-30-50-100-500 songs I really like. (minus some where I like a cover better)

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Yeah, kind of why I'm not really playing in this thread. Just basically pick any song you really like done by the original artist. Kinda too wide open for me. I could list 20-30-50-100-500 songs I really like. (minus some where I like a cover better)

Let's get really exotic: the best cover with at least 3 singers of an original from 1955 with less than 25 likes. Now that would be something.

 

[meyers7]

Let's get really exotic: the best cover with at least 3 singers of an original from 1955 with less than 25 likes. Now that would be something.

Don't tempt me.

 

[Shenandoah]

I can't believe that nobody posted the greatest song ever recorded: My Girl, by The Temptations

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Don't tempt me.

Shucks! Such control @meyers7 .