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I can't think of even a single Beatles cover that I didn't like better than the original - and a whole lot of other early British bands jumpstarted their careers the same way...
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Patsy Cline's version of "Crazy" is the definitive version of that song.
Willie might have written it, but Patsy owns it.
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Crossroads!
I love old blues, but Cream's cover is the best. |
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No one's mentioned Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes (Bowie wrote it) Heart (Nancy Wilson really) version of Elton John's Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters is fantastic, as well as their version of Led Zep's Battle of Evermore.
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Bonnie Raitt's version of "Angel From Montgomery" is outstanding, though I also like John Prine's original very much.
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Well except for post Haasome #5, but it is worth multiple mentions
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I agree with that, but Willie owns Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain, written by Fred Rose.
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Anything that Stevie Ray Vaughan covered was an upgrade on the original, except perhaps Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix.
Alison Krause is like that too. |
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I always liked Lives In The Balance by Jackson Brown. Then I heard Richie Havens play it live and I was moved to another level.
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Scarlet Begonias by Sublime:
I prefer it to the Dead's original. Actually didn't know it was a Dead song until a decade after 40oz to Freedome came out and someone told me... |
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Lyle Lovett covering The Grateful Dead's Friend of the Devil live at Red Rocks.
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I must have heard Whitney's version a thousand times before I heard Dolly's. I thought Whitney had an amazing set of pipes but it was just a sappy song. I had already known that Dolly wrote it but once I heard her sing it, I realized it's a great song. I love Dolly's version.
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At the time I guess it mattered how much Jerry Jeff at to drink that night, but I don't think most of us would have ever heard of Guy Clark if it wasn't for Jerry Jeff. And Guy Clark's versions on his songs are great!
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''Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans, Steve Goodman wrote it and I've seen him perform it on YouTube, but Guthrie's version is the best.''
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