stealth6
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Ok, round two.....D15v2:
(and yes, I fully realize that some, perhaps many, of you already know that some or all of these are covers, but let's face it, most people do not).
I will refrain from posting the tons of Beatles, Stones, & Elvis tracks that many/most people think of as those band's original songs. There are lots. In particular, a ton of "Beatles songs" are in fact covers by artists such as Larry Williams, Arthur Alexander, the Miracles, the Shirelles, the Marvelettes, Billy Dee Williams, Carl Perkins, Buck Owens, the Coasters, Dr. Feelgood, Johnny Burnette, Eddie Fontaine, Buddy Holly, Little Willie John, the Isley Brothers, Barrett Strong, and of course Chuck Berry, and Little Richard (and more). (They also, of course, wrote a few pretty good ones of their own too.)
The original was by Richard Berry & the Pharaohs, recorded in 1956 and released in 1957. It was in fact covered by others before eventually becoming the huge smash hit by the Kingsmen released in 1963. It has of course been covered about 8 billion times by others since then.
Yes, a lot of people know that this was written (and recorded/released) by Kris Kristofferson. But most don't know that the first release was in fact by Roger Miller. It was also recorded/released by Kenny Rogers (& the 1st Edition), and Gordon Lightfoot, before Janis did her (simply phenomenal) take. As well, a lot of folks don't know that Janis' version was actually released posthumously.
Though it was their debut (single and album) from 1968, this is not a Deep Purple original. It was written by Joe South, and recorded/released by Billy Joe Royal first. It was also recorded and released as a cover by Australian band Somebody's Image before Deep Purple "made it their own" (and I for one, am glad they did).
Aretha absolutely "made this her own", and boy did she, in 1967. But once again, it's actually a cover. The original was written, recorded, and released by Otis Redding in 1965.
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(and yes, I fully realize that some, perhaps many, of you already know that some or all of these are covers, but let's face it, most people do not).
I will refrain from posting the tons of Beatles, Stones, & Elvis tracks that many/most people think of as those band's original songs. There are lots. In particular, a ton of "Beatles songs" are in fact covers by artists such as Larry Williams, Arthur Alexander, the Miracles, the Shirelles, the Marvelettes, Billy Dee Williams, Carl Perkins, Buck Owens, the Coasters, Dr. Feelgood, Johnny Burnette, Eddie Fontaine, Buddy Holly, Little Willie John, the Isley Brothers, Barrett Strong, and of course Chuck Berry, and Little Richard (and more). (They also, of course, wrote a few pretty good ones of their own too.)
The original was by Richard Berry & the Pharaohs, recorded in 1956 and released in 1957. It was in fact covered by others before eventually becoming the huge smash hit by the Kingsmen released in 1963. It has of course been covered about 8 billion times by others since then.
Yes, a lot of people know that this was written (and recorded/released) by Kris Kristofferson. But most don't know that the first release was in fact by Roger Miller. It was also recorded/released by Kenny Rogers (& the 1st Edition), and Gordon Lightfoot, before Janis did her (simply phenomenal) take. As well, a lot of folks don't know that Janis' version was actually released posthumously.
Though it was their debut (single and album) from 1968, this is not a Deep Purple original. It was written by Joe South, and recorded/released by Billy Joe Royal first. It was also recorded and released as a cover by Australian band Somebody's Image before Deep Purple "made it their own" (and I for one, am glad they did).
Aretha absolutely "made this her own", and boy did she, in 1967. But once again, it's actually a cover. The original was written, recorded, and released by Otis Redding in 1965.
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