Original Songs That Covers Can't Match

[Pooh-Bah]

A year or two ago I was walking through a grocery store and I swear they were playing a cover of "Fire and Rain".
That's just heresy, right there.

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

That's a cover of a cover.

You would have to add a few more covers to the lineage.

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

I had no idea and I’ve just listened to the 1933 version. Amazing

I assume that you are referring to the Iron Head Baker recording, which was made at a prison farm not too far from my home. You might want to sample Lead Belly's rendition, which is far superior in my opinion.

Of course, Ram Jam beats each/every other version to death.

 

[Elric]

No one else will ever be able to cover FREE BIRD without sounding like pale imitators, some songs are just so tied to a certain sound, time and group that they are simply uncoverable.

I always thought Molly Hatchet did a decent job on their live album.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

The Ramones did a cover that was alright but not a patch on the original.

 

[philobeddoe]

But have you heard Pee Wee Hermans’ version?

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

But have you heard Pee Wee Hermans’ version?

Have you heard Peter Griffin's version(s)?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Peter Green was a force of nature.

 

[FurCoat]

Anything sung by Dolly Parton. White Stripes and Whitney Houston tried, not saying it wasn't good, but it ain't Dolly.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Anything sung by Dolly Parton. White Stripes and Whitney Houston tried, not saying it wasn't good, but it ain't Dolly.

 

[FurCoat]

Her Collective Soul covers were epic.

 

[AJL67]

Surprise, no one posted this.