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OT: You Like the Cover More Than the Original Song

This song was written for a 1955 movie titled Unchained and the original was part of the movie. Three artists recorded the song in 1955 and they all hit the Top10. Four artists recorded it in 1956 and each was in the top 20. The definitive recording was made in 1965 by Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. Over 1500 recordings have been made by over 670 artists. The Righteous Brothers recording enjoyed a new wave of popularity when it was featured in the 1990 movie Ghost.

 
The original was a huge hit. While I didn't dislike it, I prefer this you tube version.

 
"You Light Up My Life" is a ballad written by Joseph Brooks, and originally recorded by Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same title. The song was lip synced in the film by its lead actress, Didi Conn.

However it is Debby Boone makes this song as #1 big hit.

 
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Original...nobody even knows. Lost in antiquity. Lead Belly had an early recording of it, but it predates him. Been recorded endlessly, known by 2 different titles. I like this version, something different, and a bit creepy.

 
Here's another original you may not have been aware of. "Aretha Franklin's sister Erma recorded "Piece of My Heart" for co-writer Bert Berns' Shout label in 1967. It was a Top 10 hit on the R&B chart but didn't get past No. 62 on the Hot 100. A year later, Big Brother and the Holding Company released it on 'Cheap Thrills,' where it reached No. 12 and went gold. Shortly afterward, Big Brother's lead singer, Janis Joplin, left the band.
You decide which version you like better.

 
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Sticking with blues classics, this is the Doors doing Bo Diddley. Not only is it a brilliant rendition, it shows that the Doors were so much more than Jim, and they were a fantastic band even when thet weren’t relying on their songwriting.

 
A little side track. Freshman year of college at Univ. of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA), there was a jukebox in the dining room. Somebody played the Johnny Cash version of this at least once (and sometimes more) every single day for the entire year. Needless to say I heard it a few too many times. But I really dig this cover. Slow burn that sizzles by the end.

 
Absolutely love Bruce Springsteen’s version of Jackson Cage. However, something about this version blows me away.

 
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Personally, I feel Huey Lewis covers are among the best. Love this acappella version of the Impressions 1963 hit.

 
Okay, I'll do at least one song with a male vocalist. This was kinda crazy, I didn't even know it was a cover until probably 30 years after I first heard it. I do like the original once I heard it, a very different version of Fleetwood Mac than the one I thought I knew. But gotta love the twin guitar attack of Priest.

 
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"That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. Warner Bros. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift, but it is better known for the 1985 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder.​


 
Kai Winding was the first to record the Jerry Ragavoy-penned "Time Is on My Side" in 1963. A year later, it was covered by Irma Thomas, the "Soul Queen of New Orleans" as the B-side of "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)." Shortly afterward, the Rolling Stones cut it, borrowing many elements from Thomas' rendition, and released it as a single. It became their first Top 10 hit in the U.S.
 
Originally 'Hey Little Girl' by Syndicate Of Sound
Christina and Divinyls put an edge on it as 'Hey Little Boy'

 
I'm gonna pick on Bob Dylan. Probably many of his songs sound better when someone else sings it. Here's one. Original lyrics by the Old 97s, but it's the same tune (Desolation Row). Done with permission.

 
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